Kingswood Secondary Academy · Corby, East Midlands
Kingswood: It is an exciting time for Kingswood Secondary Academy. We are privileged to serve one of the most deprived communities in Northamptonshire, yet our fantastic students are now in the top third of Northamptonshire schools in terms of their academic outcomes. Contextually, this places our students in the top 5 secondary schools, out of 42, in the county. If you’d like to find out more about how we and our students work together to achieve this, and you are a hard-working individual who enjoys being part of a team, then see the details below about coming in for a ‘Walk and Talk’. At Kingswood, we know that most teachers have come into the profession to make a difference in the lives of young people, and not for the money! The staff at Kingswood make an incredible difference in the lives of the young people in our care. Based on our RISE values of Respect, Independence, Service to Community and Empathy, we have carefully cultivated a culture that is conducive to learning, where teachers can enjoy teaching and students can thrive and learn well. Lessons are settled and very purposeful, corridors are calm and students get on well with each other during social times. Staff turnover is very low, and staff attendance very high. If you feel this might be the environment where you can make a difference, then come and see for yourself with one of our Walk and Talks. Have a look at what our staff say about working at Kingswood by looking at the ‘Why Choose Us’ section of our website https://www.kingswoodsecondaryacademy.org/page/?title=Why+choose+us%3F&pid=334 This role: We are looking for an energetic and hardworking, Teacher of Maths to start in September 2026. Our ideal candidate will have a passionate and uncompromising commitment to pupil achievement and be a believer in the potential of all young people. The entire Maths team are committed to the pursuit of excellence and are team players with a strong desire to work collaboratively. The faculty comprises 10 members of teaching staff from members of SLT to colleagues who are in the early stages of their careers. The team have developed a thoroughly well planned and carefully sequenced curriculum, underpinned by a culture of hard work and enjoyment in Maths which has culminated in strong GCSE results for the past three academic years. We pride ourselves on the excellent support we give to not only our students, but each other too, and we are keen to find like-minded colleagues to join this collegiate team and who would further support our students’ ongoing success. We have enough flexibility in the timetable to accommodate either full time or 0.8. Due to the time of year and the impending resignation deadline, and to give applicants the opportunity to prepare well when the timescale is short, we can advise that interviews will be held this Friday (22nd May) and that the lesson to be taught (30minutes) will be with more able Y9 students, on the topic of Inverse proportion and its graphs