Job Description

Thomas Gainsborough School

Address:

Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 0NH

Salary:

MPR 1 - UPR 3 plus TLR 2a

Hours:

Full Time

Contract:

Permanent, required from September 2026

Reference:

8368



Join a team delivering "Excellence: for each, for all"


At

Thomas Gainsborough School

, our mission is simple and ambitious: excellence for every individual and for our whole community. We provide a personalised, aspirational and inclusive education that builds character, raises aspirations and nurtures a love of learning.


Following sustained growth and consistently strong outcomes, we are seeking a well-developed

Key Stage Leader of Maths

to help provide excellent teaching across Key Stages 3 - 5 as part of a talented and collaborative team.

Why Maths at Thomas Gainsborough School?

Highly experienced team, also providing Statistics GCSE with many choosing Maths after GCSE and continuing into our thriving Sixth Form Popular A Levels of Maths and Further Maths with many students then progressing to maths, and maths-based courses, at the full range of universities Our curriculum and wider offer broaden horizons, build resilience and secure academic excellence, so students not only dream, but achieve Dedicated support from a subject leader in maths, within a well-resourced faculty and an award-winning building designed for modern learning, with teachers and Sixth Form student each having iPads to support learning Focused and dedicated time with other professionals to help develop your skills at every stage of your career.

As our Key Stage Leader of Maths, you will:

deliver excellent, engaging and well-constructed lessons, based on research drive ambition of our students, through your teaching and role of form tutor, and develop character and intellectual curiosity, while securing the currency students need for future success be part of coaching and training programmes and develop all colleagues so that great teaching is the norm and outcomes are consistently excellent champion our values 'Respect, Resilience, Honesty, Happiness, Confidence and Positivity' in the classroom and across the team aid the Head of Department in strategic curriculum development by leveraging assessment analysis and evidence informed frameworks while coordinating operational tasks such as cover allocation.

You will:

be a well-qualified mathematician, able to teach Maths up to at least GCSE have an appetite to continue to grow and develop as a teacher and leader be a confident communicator who builds strong relationships with students, staff and families, and aligns naturally with our mission of "Excellence: for each, for all."

We can offer you:

Investment in professional development and career progression a supportive, collegiate culture and well-resourced classrooms Staff wellbeing at the forefront, including a two-week autumn half-term, salary-sacrifice schemes (transport and local nursery), and access to an on-site gym and swimming pool with discounted membership.

For more information

Please read the

(pdf)

and the

Candidate Information Pack (pdf)

.


To find out more about the school, please visit

our website

.


To learn more about this role or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact

Matt Johnston

and ask for

Mel Griss

, HR Manager by either emailing

mjohnston@tgschool.net

or by calling

01787 375232

.

How to apply

Please complete your application by visiting

Unity Schools Partnership's recruitment website

.

Closing date:

9am, 4 February 2026

Interview date:

Week commencing 9 February 2026




Thomas Gainsborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and other relevant pre-employment checks.


Please note we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.


In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.


Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.


We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you'd prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we'll facilitate this wherever we can - whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We're keen to ensure we're designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.