Lead Teacher Key Stage 3 Maths; Sir Graham Balfour School

Lead Teacher Key Stage 3 Maths (Sir Graham Balfour School)

Salary: Sir Graham Balfour Main Scale (£32,916 - £51,048) + TLR 2.1 (£3,527)

Start: Required From Easter Or September 2026

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic Teacher of Maths to join the Maths Faculty. Working within our strong, supportive and experienced team of Maths staff, the successful candidate will have a firm commitment to raising whole‑school achievement; a professional approach to staff development; high expectations; and a determination to succeed. The successful applicant will have the ability to successfully and effectively teach Maths in Key Stages 3 and 4, with the potential to teach at A level.

We are looking to appoint a forward‑thinking, inspirational professional to help lead the faculty and Computing through the next exciting phase of its development.

At Sir Graham Balfour we offer:

• A friendly, well‑motivated staff, who embrace willingly a culture of professional development.
• An ever‑growing reputation in the local community which has resulted in the school being consistently oversubscribed in an area where student rolls are falling.
• A very positive climate for learning.
• A first‑rate learning environment.

We are housed in buildings completed in 2002 and financed via a PFI initiative. Innovative 14‑19 collaboration and an increasing roll at KS5.

Additional information:

• All shortlisted applicants will be submitted for an enhanced DBS check.
• Applications will only be accepted if submitted on the IMAT’s formal application form.
• Two references will be required, one of which must be from your most recent employer. In the case of teachers, one reference must come from your most recent headteacher.
• Once a written reference has been received, we will contact the referee by telephone to confirm the provenance of that reference.
• If shortlisted, online searches will be carried out to identify any publicly available incidents or issues that may affect suitability.
• At interview, applicants will be asked if they have ever been involved in any activity that would make them unsuitable to work with children or might risk the school’s reputation.
• If shortlisted, we will request a portrait photo of you to attach to your file and to help confirm your identity.
• If appointed, the successful applicant will be informed that the appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of the following checks: the right to work in the UK, qualifications requirements, satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure, the Criminal Record Self‑Declaration Form, teacher prohibition and barred list checks, pre‑employment medical screening (if necessary) and satisfactory references (if not already received).

Visits to the school are strongly recommended and can be arranged by contacting Mrs Vicki McKeen at vmckeen@si or telephone

Applications close at 3.00 pm, Friday 23 January 2026.

Shortlisting will take place on Friday 23 January 2026, and successful applicants will be contacted no later than 5 pm that day. If you have not heard from us by this time, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Interviews will take place week beginning 26 January 2026. They will include a tour around the school, meetings with the Faculty, delivery of a lesson and interviews for the short‑listed candidates. Further details of the lesson will be sent out to the successful candidates.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Education