Mathematics Teacher

Salary: Gweler Hysbyseb Swydd

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Wanted For : 1 September 2026

MATHEMATICS TEACHER

PERMANENT

The Governors are seeking to appoint a well-qualified and committed Teacher of Mathematics to join our successful 11-18 secondary school in North Wales. The successful candidate will be an effective and reflective practitioner, capable of delivering high-quality teaching and learning in line with the Curriculum for Wales, and of inspiring pupils to achieve their full potential across all years. There is an opportunity for the successful applicant to contribute to post-16 provision, including the teaching of A Level Mathematics and/or Further Mathematics. This post offers an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and forward-looking department dedicated to securing strong outcomes and fostering a genuine enthusiasm for mathematics.

Working hours: 32.5 hours per week

Salary is paid in accordance with the Teachers' Pay Scale (£33,731 - £51,942) according to experience and qualification.

Anyone interested or requiring further information is invited to get in touch to discuss informally with the Headteacher. Telephone: 01248 364905 pennaeth@friars.ysgoliongwynedd.cymru

Applications for this post can be submitted online on Gwynedd Council's website or an application pack is available from the Project Lead, Ms Bethan Roberts, Ysgol Friars, Lon y Bryn, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2LN. Telephone: 01248 364905; e-mail: pennaeth@friars.ysgoliongwynedd.cymru If the application is to be returned by post, it should be returned to the above address by the closing date.

The Council will require a copy of the disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with confirmation of registration with the Education Workforce Council from the successful candidate before they can take up this post.

CLOSING DATE: 12:00P.M, THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Council will require a Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate for the successful applicant before they can start at the school.

Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Be a well-qualified graduate with a good honour's degree in Mathematics or a Mathematics based subject and a PGCE or other recognised teaching qualification in Mathematics.

Desirable

• Further professional qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Have experience of teaching and inspiring pupils across the secondary age and ability range to learn effectively and produce work of a high standard, using assessment to inform future planning of pupils' work will be advantageous, but it is recognised that this may be limited to teaching practice experiences in the case of applicants who have only recently undergone Initial Teacher Training.

Desirable

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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Be an energetic, innovative and enthusiastic teacher with a thorough knowledge of the Curriculum in Mathematics, and with the ability to motivate and interest pupils of all abilities
• Have a very clear understanding of the Literacy and Numeracy framework (LNF) and its application across the curriculum and model good use of literacy and numeracy with pupils as well as having an awareness of digital competency framework (DCF).
• Have a clear awareness of the new curriculum for Wales
• Show evidence from teaching or teaching practice of the ability to elicit work of a high standard from pupils of different ages and abilities
• Be a sound classroom manager with the skills needed to create a climate in which effective learning can take place
• Be able to contribute to the effective delivery of cross-curricular strategies such as those in numeracy, literacy and ICT
• Be a good administrator who can ensure the effective and timely completion of tasks, the writing of reports, maintenance of records etc.
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team, seeking advice when necessary
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Understand the teacher's role and responsibility in relation to the overall running of the department and the school
• Be aware of developments locally and nationally in the field of Mathematics and pedagogy
• The ability to undertake duties effectively in a bilingual school and LA.

Professional conduct and suitability to work with Young People

Essential

• Excellent attendance, punctuality and discipline record.

Desirable

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Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS

Salary is paid in accordance with the Teachers' Pay Scale (£33,731 - £51,942) according to experience and qualification.

Management

What follows is a list of responsibilities which a teacher may be required to undertake. It may be subject to renegotiation should there be changes within the Senior Leadership Team. It further represents a list of responsibilities which cannot be carried out simultaneously and is therefore subject to prioritisation, delegation or to the varying demands of different periods of the academic year. It is also subject to the terms of the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions of Service document which apply to teachers.

The Headteacher is responsible for the deployment and management of all staff employed to work at the school and his authority may be delegated to other members of the Senior Leadership Team. On a day to day basis, you are directly accountable to the relevant Head of Faculty/Department for your teaching duties.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

General Teaching Duties Duties - Outcomes to Be Achieved:

You should seek to support the school's attempt to secure the best possible attendance and:

• Ensure that pupils in your group are registered promptly and accurately
• Secure the best possible attendance of pupils in your registration group.

If acting as a registration tutor, you should ensure, as far as possible, that pupils leave registration prepared for the school day and:

• Ensure that pupils leave your registration period dressed in accordance with school uniform policy.
• Following the "Clean Slate" procedures.

Also in this role, you should promote pupil achievement by:

• Passing on positive gossip from staff briefing;
• Following the school rewards procedures
• Recording particular achievements on achievement log and passing on any particularly noteworthy to the relevant Head of Year and Progress Leader;

In carrying out general supervisory duties you should seek to promote pupil safety and welfare by having due regard to appropriate procedures and in particular:

• Be on site by 8.45 a.m. and not leave before 3.25 p.m. unless working shorter part-time hours and/or granted permission to arrive later or leave earlier by a member of SLT
• Arrive punctually at lessons, ensuring that pupils line up in an orderly manner before entering and that they remain standing until told to sit and:
  • Teach or supervise them for the duration of the lesson or such part of the lesson as may be designated;
  • Not allow pupils to leave the class unless in accordance with school procedures and only after providing them with corridor passes;
  • Not dismissing the class before the end of lesson bell (but see below);
• Be at your designated duty location by 8.45, 10.50 and at the buses by 3.15 (bringing pupils from lesson 6 with you if necessary) on the day when you are designated to undertake duty;
• Inform your Duty Team Leader if for any reason (other than unforeseen absence from school) you are unable to carry out the above duties.

In carrying out your teaching duties, you should seek to secure the highest possible standards of achievement and behaviour of pupils in your classes by:

• Ensuring pupils adhere to school uniform rules
• Teaching in accordance with the agreed Faculty/Departmental scheme of work;
• Planning and delivering lessons which have due regard to the school's teaching and learning policy
• Plan and deliver effective lessons in line with the new CfW. Lessons should reflect the 4 Purposes and the What Matters statements in the AOLE.
• Assessing pupils' work and recording and reporting on their progress in accordance with the school and Faculty/Departmental assessment policy and marking policy
• Assessing pupils' work and recording and reporting on their progress in accordance with the school and Faculty/Departmental assessment policy and marking policy
• Setting appropriate homework
• Ensuring that pupils make appropriate use of the homework diary
• Preparing pupils for any relevant examination course followed by the Faculty/Department, having due regard to the Faculty/Department Scheme of work, the examination specification and the rules of the examination board;
• Following the requirements contained in any IEPs/PSPs relevant to pupils in your classes;
• Using the school's underachievement and behaviour recording systems in accordance with any guidance issued by the Headteacher;
• Following the school's pupil conduct policy and other procedures to promote good behavior;
• Following any policies or procedures in relation to the teaching of pupils with additional learning needs (ALN);
• Following any policies or procedures in relation to the teaching of able and talented pupils;
• Seeking, as far as is reasonably possible, to secure parental co-operation to sustain and improve the levels of their children's achievement by using the school's reporting procedures, through the use of the homework diary and through attendance of parents' evenings
• develop curriculum content to ensure that all learners have opportunities to develop and refine the skills set out in the Literacy and Numeracy Framework
• integrate literacy and numeracy into their teaching - whatever the subject matter
• inform discussions with parents/carers, learners and other teachers about learner performance
• help learners with their own self-assessment activities and planning for learning
• monitor, assess and report on individual learner performance
• identify learners who may benefit from intervention or who are working beyond age-related expectations

You should promote the pastoral care and welfare of your pupils and in particular you should seek to:

• Be vigilant for any signs of abuse or neglect and report these to the Designated Safeguarding Person,
• Seek to assist and support pupils with any pastoral problems and refer on to the Head of Year and Progress Lead.
• Be aware of any pupils for whom you are responsible who appear on the school's medical list and familiarize yourself with the care plans of the small minority who have more severe conditions in order that you can recognize the onset of the condition and secure appropriate assistance.
• Deliver the "Thought for the Day" on any day where pupils are in your charge as group tutor for a designated tutor period
• Bring pupils to assembly promptly on designated days and remain with them for the duration
• Follow the procedures for organising trips

You should develop your skills as a teacher by:

• Participating proactively in arrangements for your professional development;
• Reflecting on your own practice;
• Sharing good practice with others and contributing to Faculty/ Departmental Schemes of Work and resources any examples of good practice of your own.

You should support and foster the collaborative working of any team within the school of which you are a part.

You should assist the work of any faculty or department in which you teach by attending scheduled meetings and contributing good practice to develop the work of the faculty/department

You should seek to secure the health and safety of yourself and others by:

• Having due regard to the school's health and safety policy
• Familiarizing yourself with procedures for fire safety
• Reporting accidents and dangerous incidents in accordance with school procedures

In general you should:

• Comply with school policies and act in accordance with guidance and procedures issued by the Headteacher;
  • Keep the allocated teaching room(s) in good order and report any defects according to school procedures
  • Follow relevant personnel procedures such as those relating to sickness and leave of absence
• Undertake any duties as may be reasonably allocated by the Headteacher, following appropriate consultation, which fall within the duties set out in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions of Service Document.

The job description and allocation of particular responsibilities may be amended by agreement from time to time.