Head of Mathematics – Maternity Cover

The Bicester School

Oxfordshire

Job type:

Full Time, Maternity Cover

Apply by:

6 November 2025

A unique career opportunity to head our Mathematics Department on a fixed term contract for Maternity Cover.

We are seeking to appoint a skilled and highly motivated professional to head our department to cover maternity leave from February – December 2026 in a supportive and team-orientated School graded as 'Good' in all categories (Ofsted March 2024).

The successful candidate will provide highly effective leadership and management of the Department to ensure continuous improvement. You will be someone with a passion for their subject and be able to deliver lessons that will inspire and engage our students, and who will actively assist in the further development of the subject within the School. You will join a committed, hardworking and friendly department who work closely together to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students. Previous experience in a Head of Department role is desirable but applicants with at least one year's experience in an Assistant Head of Department role will be considered.

Our Maths Department has grown in strength with the current team and we are looking for a passionate and driven individual with strong interpersonal and team working skills to contribute to the current teaching and learning strategies and develop their own teaching practice. Your challenge will be to teach good and interactive lessons, leading to high levels of student progress.

We are always happy to meet potential applicants prior to interview; please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like any further information or to arrange a visit to the school.

At The Bicester School we pride ourselves on having successfully created an ethos that is nurturing, but challenging, and fully inclusive to all staff and students. We are fortunate to be located in a rural part of North Oxfordshire with excellent transport links.

To apply for this position please complete the application form on the Staff Vacancies page

To arrange a visit or to submit an application form please contact our HR department by Email:

or Telephone:

Closing Date: midday, 6 November 2025 (we reserve the right to close the advert early so please reply as soon as possible).

Interviews: to be confirmed.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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

We undertake social media checks on all shortlisted candidates in accordance with DFE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'.

Letter

5.18MB

Brochure

4.34MB

Email us

Call us

The Bicester School

Queen's Avenue, Bicester

Oxfordshire

OX26 2NS

United Kingdom

We are an 11-18 School, graded as Good in all categories by Ofsted in 2014 and again in June 2018 with rising GCSE results and an increasingly academic curriculum offer. On the 1st August 2015, we became an Academy, joining the Activate Learning Group, a well-respected provider of specialist UTC and 6th form education in the Oxfordshire region. We have very good teaching facilities, an excellent programme of CPD and are able to offer candidates the opportunity to teach across the 11-18 age range in a disciplined, orderly and supportive environment.

The Bicester School is a Partner school in the Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance (OTSA). Teaching Schools are part of the government's drive to give schools more freedom and to enable headteachers to take increasing responsibility for managing the education system. The Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance is a partnership of Oxfordshire schools, Oxfordshire County Council, The University of Oxford, The University of Reading, Oxford Brookes University and other significant educational organisations. Our vision is that by bringing together the strengths of all OTSA partners we have a unique opportunity to develop a sustainable culture of aspiration, collaboration and excellence leading to a world class education for all young people in Oxfordshire. The Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance is working in the following key areas; Initial Teacher Training, Research and Development, School to School Support, CPD and Leadership Development, Succession Planning and Talent Management, Special Educational Needs and Disability, NQT Induction and Professional Learning Networks. Strategic Partner schools take responsibility for delivery of a specific area of work within at least one key area in which they have particular expertise, while Partner schools contribute to, or participate in, at least one of these areas. At The Bicester School we use OTSA for our NQT training and SCITT trainees.

We are also a partner school with the Buckinghamshire Partnership who also run SCITT programmes. Please see our Letter to Applicants below for further information on both providors.

Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools followTes' Fair Recruitment Policy.