Teacher of Maths

What skills and experience we're looking for

Teacher of Maths

September 2026 or January 2027

• Do have a genuine passion for teaching Maths and enjoy sharing your enthusiasm for the subject with students?
• Would you like the opportunity to work as part of an innovative and dedicated Maths Faculty?

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teacher of Maths.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team which continues to achieve excellent examination results. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate creativity as well as excellent subject knowledge and a commitment to developing and maintaining high standards of teaching and learning at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

Walthamstow School for Girls is a wonderful place to work, learn, teach and lead. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future. We are a truly comprehensive school, proud of our diversity and committed to social justice.

An application form and recruitment pack can be downloaded from the school website www.wsfg.waltham.sch.uk Completed application forms should be returned, as a word document, by email to recruitment@wsfg.waltham.sch.uk Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date

Tuesday 9th June 2026 (9.00am)

Early applications are encouraged. Applications will be considered as they are received and interviews arranged on a rolling basis. Walthamstow School for Girls reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage.

Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to Safer Recruitment practices and procedures.

Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

What the school offers its staff

• One of the lowest teaching time contact ratios in London, demonstrating that we have chosen to invest in our staff
• An understanding that work-life balance is important, including a commitment to staff wellbeing in our School Improvement Plan
• In addition to making allowances for staff to have cover for family events, we have been piloting a whole school approach to flexible working which will be rolled out across the school in 2025– 26
• Teachers have an allocated WFA - Work from Anywhere period included on their timetable

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Home and Family weeks

termly non-meeting weeks throughout the year to support with reduced workload and staff wellbeing

• No report writing
• Beautiful school grounds, including staff terrace(in summer!)
• The possibility of flexible working contracts (42% of our staff are part-time)
• Regular wellbeing surveys and wellbeing slots in staff meetings; member of SLT with responsibility for staff wellbeing
• 97% of staff say the school is a happy and enjoyable place to work; 95% feel their professional contribution is valued; 73% feel they have a good work-life balance.This compares very favourably with the TES national Wellbeing report where only 20% of staff felt their workload was manageable.

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Employee Assistance

free 24-hour confidential counselling, help and information service

• Staff organised activities including a running club, yoga and Boxfit exercise sessions
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Staff working in schools in Waltham Forest,regularly using computers,are eligible to apply for reimbursement towards some of the costs associated with eye tests and glasses
• Free on-site parking
• Lunch or breakfast provided on INSET days
• Free tea and coffee in the staff room
• Staff benefit from preferential admission criteria for their daughters.

Commitment to safeguarding

Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.