Job Description

Wolgarston High School

Staffordshire
31,650 - 43,606 per year

Salary:

M1 - M6 31650.00-43606.00

Job type:

Full Time, Maternity Cover

Start date:

17 November 2025

Apply by:

3 October 2025

Job overview

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We are seeking to appoint a highly effective Teacher of Maths to cover a period of maternity leave, to work in our Maths Department from 17 November 2025. The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge and high expectations. This is an ideal opportunity for either an experienced Teacher or an Early Careers Teacher.

The Maths department is a team of specialist teachers who are all committed to ensuring that students achieve their full potential and develop a love of learning. The Maths Department are a strong, supportive team.

If you are a passionate and motivated teacher who is focused on helping students to achieve their true potential, we would welcome your application.


We welcome informal visits to the department from prospective candidates. To arrange a visit or call please contact Ranjit Heer (Office Manager) on r-heer@penkvalley.co.uk

The successful candidate will:





Be able to inspire, enthuse and motivate students to ensure that they achieve their full potential


Be a passionate teacher who contributes effectively to whole school improvement


Be able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school


Have high expectations of themselves and others


Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills


Be flexible and a good team player

Employee benefits

Access to first class CPD opportunities


Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 7 schools within the academy


Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme


Pension - automatic enrolment into Teachers Pension Scheme


Discounted gym memberships


Cycle to Work Scheme


Free will writing service

Being part of Penk Valley Academy Trust:

Penk Valley Academy Trust is the local academy Trust for the following schools: Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, St John's First School, St Mary & St Chad CE First School, Penkridge Middle School, Wolgarston High School and The Rural Enterprise Academy.

The Trust's vision and ethos is encapsulated in our motto 'Learning Together'. Our main aim is to work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for ensuring that every child and young person in our Trust receives an excellent education, achieves high outcomes and realises their potential. All members of staff work incredibly hard to provide the very best education for every child in our care.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and responsibility. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All staff working in the School during the school day will have contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity.


The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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About

Wolgarston High School

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Wolgarston High School

Cannock Road, Penkridge, Stafford
Staffordshire
ST19 5RX
United Kingdom

+44 1785 788400

Welcome

Wolgarston is a fantastic school, we've developed a reputation locally for delivering some of the very best results at GCSE, A-Level and BTEC. But it's not just our results that speak for themselves. Students leave Wolgarston as better people. People who are ready to make a positive contribution to the world, respectful of those around them and resilient enough to take on the challenges that life may bring.



We are proud of our academic ethos and high standards. Academic success is always the product of hard work, expert teaching and the nurturing of inquiring minds. At Wolgarston, alongside all other schools in Penk Valley Academy Trust, we follow the research-based approach to teaching and learning described in Professor John Hattie's Visible Learning.



This meticulous attention to delivering and sequencing high-quality lessons mean that students know precisely where they are on their learning journey and can develop the habits needed to be successful and independent. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum with a strong focus on traditional subjects and the facilitating subjects that open up the doors to the best universities and employers.



This deep learning is complemented by our strong enrichment programme. We offer an excellent range of educational visits and international learning opportunities and regularly welcome a variety of guest speakers to speak in our purpose-built lecture theatre. We play host to awareness days for all of our students covering such themes as cultural diversity, our community, careers and sports.


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