Job Description

Merchant Taylors' School

Hertfordshire

Salary:

Competitive

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 January 2026

Apply by:

16 September 2025

Job overview

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We are seeking a talented and inspiring Teacher of Mathematics to join an exceptional department. The ideal candidate will be highly qualified, enthusiastic, innovative, and highly committed: an able communicator, with a positive, encouraging, and collaborative style that can enrich the work of an already highly successful department. We are seeking a teacher with the ability to inspire both teachers and boys, and to maintain and further develop the mathematical culture in the School.

You will be involved in the teaching of Mathematics throughout the school, from the Third Form (Year 7) through to the Sixth Form. The successful applicant will be able to teach A Level Mathematics; there is substantial scope for teaching A Level Further Mathematics as well as to contribute to extension classes, university entrance preparation and other Sixth Form enrichment programmes.

You will join, and contribute to, a stimulating, tolerant, and supportive environment that engenders the highest levels of achievement. Your commitment and ideas will help enable the School to maintain its status as one of the top academic boys' schools in the country. Working at Taylors' represents a fantastic opportunity to work in a school where teachers have a strong sense of community and in which enthusiastic involvement, pastorally and in the extensive broader curriculum, is the norm.

The Mathematics Department at Merchant Taylors' is outstandingly successful. There is a very strong mathematics culture within the school, with genuine enthusiasm for the subject beyond the syllabus. The Department aims to develop the mathematical potential of each pupil by providing clear, positive, committed and inspiring teaching tailored to individual needs. Pupils regularly go on to read Mathematics and Maths-related subjects at Oxbridge and other top universities.

The BenefitsThe School offers membership to a Defined Contribution (DC) pension scheme under a Master Trust provided by the Aviva Pension Trust for Independent Schools (APTIS) Access to a cash flexible benefit in lieu of pension contribution As a member of the pension scheme, there is life cover 4x annual salary and income protection Staff accommodation is often available and nearly half of the academic faculty lives on campus Interest-free loans are available to staff vacating school accommodation and taking out a mortgage


Career

There is an extensive induction programme for all new colleagues, and we encourage ongoing professional development through generous inset provision Each member of the academic faculty has a voice on professional matters via the General Purposes Committee


Personal

Fee concessions are available for the sons of any member of the academic faculty who meet the school's entry requirements Longer holidays than the maintained sector School Nurse on site Physiotherapist on site School Counsellor on site


For Recreation

Free use of the school's extensive leisure and sporting facilities. Free lunch and free refreshments are available throughout the working day during term time


The Process
Please complete an application form and an accompanying letter (maximum 500 words) outlining your suitability for the post; you may wish to include a brief CV.

Applications to be submitted by 9am on Tuesday 16 September 2025


First round online interviews to be held on Friday 19 September 2025


Second round interviews in school to be held on Tuesday 23 September 2025

If you have any questions regarding the role, please reach out to Simon Hardman, Head of Maths (SHardman@mtsn.org.uk)

Applications to (email or post):


Recruitment Officer,


Merchant Taylors' School,


Sandy Lodge,


Northwood,


Middlesex,


HA6 2HT

Email: recruitment@mtsn.org.uk

Merchant Taylors' School is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This role will bring you into contact with children, you are expected to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

How we use your information

We will use the information which you provided, and which we collect from other sources (such as from references and from the Disclosure and Barring Service) for the following purposes: to assess your suitability for the role for which you have applied, to assess your suitability to work with children and to enable us to comply with our legal obligations (including safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children ). Further information on how the School uses personal data is set out in the School's Staff Transparency Notice, which can be found on the Vacancy page of the School Website

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About

Merchant Taylors' School

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Merchant Taylors' School

Sandy Lodge, Northwood
Middlesex
HA6 2HT
United Kingdom

+44 1923 820644

Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, is a leading independent day school offering an outstanding, all-round education for over 960 talented boys aged 11 to 18 years. Competition for places is fierce, and entry is by competitive assessment at 11+ and 16+. Merchant Taylors' Prep School caters for an additional 370 boys from 3 to 11 years of age offering a through-school experience for suitable boys.



Renowned for its high academic achievement, Merchant Taylors' pupils are intellectually able, curious and enthusiastic about learning. These qualities are fostered through an academically ambitious curriculum and forward-thinking teaching methods that seek to stretch, challenge and support boys in their studies. A wide range of co-curricular activities further inspires and develops the boys' skills, passions and interests, ensuring they develop as happy, confident individuals ready to make their mark on the world.



Public examination results are outstanding, the majority of students proceeding either to leading universities as well as medical schools in the UK or abroad. We pride ourselves on our outstanding pastoral care as well as our excellent academic results, and aspiration in all areas goes well beyond the norm, making Taylors' a particularly exciting and rewarding place to teach.



Merchant Taylors' is fortunate to have some of the finest school grounds in the country with 280 acres of parkland, playing fields and lakes. Located in Moor Park in North London, Merchant Taylors' is just a 30-minute underground journey from Central London and is easily accessible from Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Buckinghamshire.

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