Role: Temporary Teacher of Maths - Maternity Cover
Academy: Outwood Academy City
Interview Date: 21st October 2026
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary (Actual Salary): £34,069 to 52,853
Working Pattern: Full Time, Temporary to 31/08/2027 or the early return of the post holder
Full time or part time (4 days /0.8 FTE) considered.
Are you a dedicated and highly effective educator committed to raising the achievement of all students within your subject area? Join us as a Teacher, where you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality learning, utilising a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure student success.
This position requires a professional who is aware of strategies for improving learning, understands curriculum developments, and is creative in finding solutions to enhance student performance.
As Principal of Outwood Academy City, I am really proud to be able to introduce you to our amazing academy. Since I started, ‘new leaders have begun to transform the culture of the school’, so come and join us on our transformative journey. Serving the bustling city of Sheffield, Outwood Academy City has undergone a huge transformation for its 1200 students, with an innovative curriculum and a personalised approach to learning, enabling our young people to realise their vocational, practical, creative and academic abilities. Pupils learn an ambitious curriculum that the school has carefully sequenced to ensure that we give our young people the best chance to succeed. Our students are a really special group of young people, and they are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside our ambitious curriculum, and, as a result of high-quality pastoral care, pupils at Outwood Academy City are safe and well-cared for. Come and take a look at what we offer, and see if you could be a part of our team - #WeAreCity and we are striving for excellence. We love what we do, and we welcome enthusiastic, dedicated and hard-working people, whatever your experience, to join us on our mission.
We are proud to be part of the Outwood Family, a Trust renowned for its commitment to transforming lives and raising standards. If you share our passion for making a real difference in the lives of young people, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.
The maths department is a thriving, friendly department with teachers and 1 to 1 tutors at different stages of their career, including ECTs.
The vision is for the Maths department to be outstanding; where students are challenged, engaged and successful and teaching is relevant, exciting, innovative and transformational. A beacon of good practice and a leader in raising standards, attainment and innovation.
Our key aims are:
Maths at City is on a journey of positive improvement and the rewards are high. If you are an enthusiastic teacher of maths, who is committed to improving the life chances of the students at City Academy, we would like to hear from you.
We have won numerous awards as a school and are an IQM Centre of Excellence, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded the Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
As we continue to improve, help to take us to the next level.
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Sam Delany, Head of Department on s.delany@city.outwood.com
The Teacher is expected to implement and use a wide range of teaching and learning strategies within the classroom, applying techniques like Assessment for Learning (AfL) to continually improve student performance. A core duty involves effectively using student level data to identify areas for development and raise standards.
This professional must be aware of strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students, alongside possessing a good understanding of curriculum developments within their specific subject area. The role requires maintaining high expectations for all students and effectively communicating with students and their parents, both orally and in writing. The teacher is expected to work collaboratively as part of a team, sharing good practice across the department, and demonstrating creativity in problem solving and a willingness to adopt new approaches.
Essential qualifications include a degree in an appropriate discipline related to the relevant subject and a teaching qualification coupled with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Required experience includes recent and relevant teaching experience (either in employment or training) and experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4.
The successful candidate will be confident in using standard computer packages (word processing, email, and spreadsheets) and understand how these tools can enhance student learning. The role demands high levels of professionalism, including the ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner, and a capacity to recognise potential child safeguarding issues.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a comprehensive package focused on career development, fair pay, and well-being:
Take the next step in your professional journey and apply now to access these exceptional development and system-wide impact opportunities.
Note: If applying from an external job board, please click 'Apply' to access the working links on the Outwood Careers page
Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and down the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.
We’re incredibly proud of how far our kind, creative and talented teachers and support staff go to make life better for our pupils and their families. It’s why we have built such a leading reputation in education and taken failing schools to Ofsted-rated outstanding in a record amount of time.
We are committed to putting students first, raising standards and transforming lives.
