TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS in Birmingham

TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS

MAIN OR UPPER PAY RANGE

£32,916 - £51,048

PERMANENT CONTRACT

FROM

1ST January 2027

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicatedTeacher of Mathematicsto join our successful and supportive team at our thriving girls' secondary school in the heart of Hodge Hill. Applications are welcomed from bothEarly Career Teachers (ECTs)and experienced practitioners looking to further their careers in a nurturing and ambitious environment.

With approximately750 students on roll, our school is proud of its inclusive ethos, high expectations and strong sense of community. We are committed to ensuring that every student is empowered to achieve their full potential, both academically and personally.

We are looking for someone who:

• Have high professional standards, a strong work ethic and is resilient.

• Has a passion for teaching Mathematics and raising student achievement.
• Delivers engaging and challenging lessons that inspire a love of learning.
• Has high expectations of students’ behaviour, progress and attainment.
• Is committed to contributing to the wider life of the school.
• Works effectively as part of a collaborative and supportive team.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented teacher to make a significant contribution to the continued success of our school and the achievement of our students.

If you are committed to delivering high-quality mathematics education and want to make a real difference in the lives of young people, we would love to hear from you.

In return, we can offer you:

• A high performing and ambitious working environment.
• A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first.
• A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.
• A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team.
• Access to a wide range of CPD coursesincluding opportunities for `Masters - level courses and NPQ Programmes.
• Use of a school laptop.
• Access to teachers’ pension scheme.
• 24 hours access to the Employee Assistance Programme.

• Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities.
• A well-equipped staffroom.
• Free on-site car parking.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to the Birmingham City Council reward scheme.

Found in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a thriving secondary girl’s school with strong community roots and values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual. We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating tomorrow's women today".

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable): qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two appropriate references in line with all of our statutory safe recruitment procedures.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk