A high-achieving 11–18 school in Leicester is seeking a dedicated Maths ECT to join its thriving Mathematics department from January 2026. The school prides itself on a strong academic culture, excellent behaviour and a well-sequenced curriculum that supports early career development.
The Role
You’ll teach Maths at KS3–KS4 using mastery-driven schemes that are broken down into clear, coherent small steps. Each unit comes with model examples, diagnostic quizzes, pre-planned worked solutions and routines designed to build fluency and reasoning. You’ll benefit from structured lesson frameworks, shared booklets and visualiser-ready explanations to reduce workload and maintain consistency.
School Highlights
Rated Good with outstanding features, the school sees strong progress scores in core subjects. The Maths department is collaborative, friendly and highly experienced in developing early career teachers. You’ll benefit from classrooms equipped with digital visualisers, manipulatives, stable smartboards and department-wide behaviour routines that support a calm learning environment.
ECT Benefits
* Weekly scheduled mentor meetings with clear action steps
* A significantly reduced teaching timetable in terms 1 and 2
* Shared assessments, common slide decks, model solutions and revision booklets
* CPD focused on modelling, scaffolding, checking for understanding and high-quality questioning
* Opportunities to lead small intervention groups to build confidence before taking on full classes
You’ll Bring
* Strong understanding of mathematical concepts and curriculum structure
* Clear, logically sequenced explanations
* Calm, warm and consistent behaviour management
* Willingness to reflect, improve and work closely within a supportive team
This is an excellent first post for a Maths ECT seeking depth, structure and genuine developmental support from day one.