Teacher of Maths

Creative Education Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic educational organization in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a passionate Teacher of Maths to join Thistley Hough Academy. The role involves delivering high-quality Maths lessons to inspire and support learners. Ideal candidates will hold qualified teacher status and be committed to improving student outcomes. The position offers a salary range of MPS/UPS £32,916 - £51,048, with a full-time commitment and a starting date in April 2026.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic about teaching and committed to high-quality lessons.
• Ability to inspire and support students in their learning.
• Passionate about Mathematics and improving student outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Maths lessons that challenge and inspire learners.
• Support every student to achieve their full potential.
• Foster mathematical confidence and curiosity among students.

Skills

Qualified teacher status

Planning progression of subject skills

Applying behaviour management strategies

Job description

Overview

Join Thistley Hough Academy and help shape futures through exceptional maths teaching that challenges, inspires, and supports every learner.

Job Title: Teacher of Maths
Location: Thistley Hough Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: MPS/UPS £32,916 - £51,048 (potential TLR for Further Maths)
Start Date: April 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full time (32.5 hours)
Application Closing Date: 23rd February
Interview Date: 27th February

About You

Thistley Hough Academy are seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of Maths to join our dedicated team. We are looking for someone passionate about their subject, committed to delivering high‑quality lessons, and driven to help every student succeed.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Qualified teacher status.
• Expertise in planning the progression of subject skills within individual lessons and across sequences of learning.
• A strong ability to apply successful and robust behaviour management strategies.

About The Maths Department

The Maths Department at Thistley Hough Academy plays a central role in the school’s ambitious, knowledge‑led curriculum. The Academy places strong emphasis on ensuring that all pupils secure firm foundations in Mathematics, recognising it as one of the core disciplines that underpins success across the wider curriculum.

The department is committed to fostering mathematical confidence, resilience, and curiosity, ensuring that every learner—regardless of starting point—has the opportunity to succeed and thrive. This aligns with the Academy’s wider mission to deliver a broad, balanced, and inspiring education that equips young people for future study, employment, and life beyond school.

About Thistley Hough Academy

Thistley Hough Academy is a vibrant, inclusive, and high‑performing secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent. Proudly celebrating our best‑ever GCSE results in 2025, we are one of the city’s highest achieving non‑selective schools.

Significantly oversubscribed, our success reflects expert teaching, high expectations, and a culture of kindness. Our core values, Respect, Resilience, and Responsibility are central to everything we do.

We offer a broad, ambitious curriculum in a disruption‑free environment, supported by passionate staff and a strong sense of community. As part of the Creative Education Trust, we benefit from a collaborative network committed to excellence.

Recognised by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ school, we nurture the whole child, academically, socially, and emotionally, and build strong partnerships with families and the wider community. Join us in shaping a school where every child is empowered to reach their full potential. To find out more please visit our website.

About Creative Education Trust

Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.

We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.

We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.

Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.

Ready to Join Us?

Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you’d like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at [e-mail], and we’ll be delighted to assist you. Want to stay connected? Join our Talent Pool here and be the first to hear about future opportunities.

Essential Information

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe; we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.