St Mary's, Colchester
Essex
Salary:
Main scale/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
15 September 2025
Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen at St Mary's Independent School for an enthusiastic, passionate Maths Teacher to join the Senior School. St Mary's is a happy, high achieving independent day school for girls aged 4-16 years with a Kindergarten for children age 2-4 years, a member of the Girls' Schools Association, Independent Association of Preparatory Schools, the Independent Schools Association, and the prestigious Round Square organisation.
Reporting to the Faculty Lead for STEM, this position offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic teacher with experience teaching Maths. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic, dynamic, and suitably qualified teacher who has a passion for Maths and is excited by teaching and learning developments. This unique opportunity invites the successful applicant to work with other members of the Faculty and the wider School in supporting pupils in making a positive transition to develop, grow and enrich their lives beyond their education at St Mary's.
St Mary's is proud of its commitment to its pupils and expects all staff to maintain high standards and support its mission and ethos to put girls at the centre of everything that it does so that they can flourish and excel. In return, St Mary's offers opportunities for further training and professional development which is actively encouraged amongst all staff.
For more information about the role, please email
To apply, please download the application form and return it to the school by email, or by post:
For the Attention of M Terry, HR & Compliance Officer, St Mary's School, 91 Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3RB.
St Mary's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All candidates must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening.
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About St Mary's, Colchester
St Mary's, Colchester
91 Lexden Road, Colchester
Essex
CO3 3RB
United Kingdom
St Mary's is an independent day school in Colchester, Essex for girls age 3-16 and boys age 3-4. We are proud to have charitable status, meaning all fees are reinvested into the school. We are also truly independent, with no owners or shareholders, and are overseen by a committed governing body who help ensure we provide a high quality education and a happy learning environment.
Principal
Mrs Nicola Griffiths
Values and vision
At St Mary's, we are totally committed to providing children with an education that will prove to be a solid foundation for a whole lifetime of personal fulfilment. For young people to thrive, learn and achieve, they must feel content, relaxed and secure. At St Mary's each individual is known and understood and there is a culture in the school community - our staff as well as our pupils - of caring for each other, celebrating successes and working through difficulties. In this environment, our young people develop the strength of character and the self-confidence they need to make the very most of the life that lies ahead.
Independent Schools Inspectorate
"The school is successful in meeting its aims to develop pupils who are self-confident, articulate, balanced and civilised, and who enjoy acquiring knowledge and skills"
View St Mary's School's latest ISI report
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