Do you want to work in an excellent, fully staffed team of Mathematics specialists, in a school which will provide you with outstanding training and professional development?

If so, we are looking to appoint an ambitious and dedicated teacher to join our highly successful Maths team. This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your teaching skills’ and work within an inspirational team of specialist mathematicians. You will be joining a highly successful department; students work in a purposeful and dynamic atmosphere where problem solving skills are developed and encouraged across all key stages 3-5. The department also embraces the opportunity to enrich students through extracurricular activities, such as the UK Maths Challenge and STEP challenge, as well as visits to Universities and industry.

Why work at The Compton School, part of Middlesex Learning Trust?  

• Smaller than average class sizes. 
• A lower contact ratio than the norm.
• Ambitious, respectful and hardworking students.
• Planning and evaluation time during the school day.
• Collaborative curriculum planning with opportunities for sharing of best practise across the Trust.
• We have invested over £12,000 in new, fully resourced KS3 Maths curriculum – we only appoint staff who believe in collaborative planning and sharing resources. Maths teachers have dedicated joint planning on their timetable at The Compton School.
• The opportunity to enthuse and develop trainee teachers from The Compton SCITT in developing their subject knowledge.
• Exceptional professional development: The Compton School works alongside a local Teaching School Hub to deliver key professional development programmes – this provides our staff access to National Professional Qualifications including Senior Leadership, Leading Teaching, Leading Literacy and Headship. The Outstanding Teacher Programme is also a fully funded CPD opportunity which is facilitated on site.
• You will be joining a highly successful school with a national profile of excellence in teaching and learning, teacher training and student outcomes.
• A commitment to staff wellbeing, including a staff-run Wellbeing Team, staff socials, a staff choir, cakes in the staffroom every Friday, a cycle-to-work scheme, wellbeing afternoons and free access to an employee assistance package.  We also offer a two-week Autumn Half Term Holiday and a double period of work from home PPA to all staff. 

Who are we?

We are a massively oversubscribed mixed multi-ethnic school that has had five outstanding OFSTED inspections in succession, most recently in March 2024.  

At The Compton, we understand that our brilliant teachers make a difference to the life chances of our students every day by helping them to secure outstanding outcomes. We always strive to appoint the very best teachers and once in post, we provide a workplace environment that ensures their needs are fully met now and in the future. 

The Compton School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are proud of our diverse school community, and we are committed to delivering our ethos of ‘Excellence for All’ in an inclusive and supportive working environment in which everyone is valued. 

Are you the right person to join our school? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you.

The Compton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.