Teacher of MathsNEWFast Apply# Teacher of MathsEmployerLocation: Bury, LancashireContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: M1 - UPS3, £32,916 - £51,048 Pay Award PendingPosted: 22nd May 2026Start Date: 1st September 2026Expires: 8th June :00 AMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: 1st September 2026Job ID: Start Date: 1st September 2026 Contract Type:Permanent Job ID: Share :We currently have an opening for a brilliant Teacher of Maths who is deeply passionate about numeracy and curriculum content and ready to be committed to joining our high performing team.You may be a new or experienced teacher but will certainly have a determination to be an outstanding practitioner. You must be driven to continuously improve, be an excellent team participant and have very strong subject knowledge.The successful candidate will complete our Maths department. Maths has been a consistently strong area of provision at Unsworth in recent years. Leadership of the department is very well established, experienced and skilled and comprises of a Head of Department, a 2nd in Department and a Lead Practitioner. The curriculum has been well designed, is robustly sequenced and is brought to life through enhancement activities and the use of digital technologies.Unsworth Academy is a thriving, oversubscribed, co-educational and non- selective Bury high school. The school is on an incredibly exciting journey of school improvement. Our latest Ofsted report, in April 2025 was glowing and indictive of an outstanding judgement were it to have been a graded inspection.A new three-year development plan titled 'Exemplary Unsworth 2028 was launched in September 2025. It will guide our journey to an even more sophisticated level of provision for the wonderful community of Unsworth.At Unsworth Academy, our vision is to drive both the academic and character development of learners, so they can positively shape the society and communities they inhabit. We are unapologetically ambitious, fostering a culture built on individual ownership, holistic development and community strength.At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the powerto transform a life. Whether you're supporting behind the scenes, inspiring inthe classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something trulymeaningful.Our values - opportunity, integrity, community, and equity - guide everything we do. Our vision is "Opening doors to the world through the power of learning." We bring this to life through our mission: working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives.We are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary,and special schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury.Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeplycommitted to their development through high-quality training, apprenticeships,talent development programmes, and research opportunities, we empower our staffto thrive as skilled, confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, valueevery voice, and foster a culture where you feel supported, motivated, andinspired to make a real difference.You will join a collaborative network of schools whereshared expertise and a strong professional community drive success. Everyacademy within our Trust has an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vitalrole in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and buildbrighter futures.If you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shapelives and create futures filled with promise, we would love you to join ourteam. Together, let's make the remarkable happen. We believe every child has the potential to beextraordinary. In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don't always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful, and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our innovation include moving towards an extended school day, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T Levels and apprenticeships.Our secondary schools are currently driving 'PedTech' across the sector: we believe teaching and technology should go hand-in-glove and are passionately committed towards providing a fully digitally enhanced curriculum. We are very close to achieving full 1:1 device delivery and are sprinting towards better use of iPads in lessons to enhance the experience and learning. Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment: An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff) Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years' service including Bank Holidays) Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being. Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands. Free Eye Tests Cycle to work scheme Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.We know our people are the key to our success and so we're committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one. Colleagues within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the National Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered by Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. Experienced leadership and subject-specific support. Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust. Access to the Trust's Institute of Education and SCITT. Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate. Participating in peer reviews. Access to a suite of online courses. Placement projects within our family of schools. Attachments Safeguarding Statement:Unsworth Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection PolicyThis position is subject to robust vetting procedures, including an online search for all shortlisted candidates, in line with our Trust's commitment to safer recruitment. Shaw Education Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are fully committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection processes promote equality, diversity, and inclusion at every stage. In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CVs alone will not be accepted. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on-going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, therefore, we encourage early applications. Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced
