Part time teacher of Mathematics
| Posting date: | 28 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Location: | Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2DG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | fef9f0b1-4529-4c6d-939e-a6bdc11c292a |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
PART TIME TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS
0.4 – 0.6 fte[likely to be 0.5 fte in the first instance]
Required September 2026
Salary: MPS/UPS Suitable for an ECT
Are you an enthusiastic teacher and keen to nurture and inspire young minds? Are you keen to develop your career in the top performing maintained school in the North of England? Are you seeking a friendly and supportive environment where professional development is given a high priority?
We are looking to recruit a part-time, qualified teacher of Mathematics to teach up to and including A Level who believes this is the right environment for them.
Ripon Grammar School provides an outstanding environment for newly qualified or experienced teachers to work. The school is a nationally renowned boarding and day school where academic progress and outcomes are exceptionally high and where a commitment to educating the whole child is highly valued. It is situated in the historic city of Ripon, amidst the stunning countryside of North Yorkshire, near to the Yorkshire Dales and within easy access to Harrogate, York and Leeds.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday, 16 March 2026
Interviews to be held on Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Full details of this post are available in the job description on our school website www.ripongrammar.co.uk/about us/vacancies, together with an application form.
Please email your application to Mrs Patricia Hargraves, Headmaster’s PA, at hargravesp@ripongrammar.com, together with a covering letter addressed to Mr Jonathan Webb, Headmaster, outlining why you are interested in this position.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the School. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.
What the school offers its staff
• Committed and hardworking colleagues who are proud of the school and its reputation
• Highly motivated and well-behaved students who are an asset to the school and the wider community
• Opportunities to get involved in a thriving community-focussed school that sees the value of developing the whole child
• Commitment to Professional development of all staff through its CPD programme
• Excellent working environment in a stunning location
• Opportunities to use the school's facilities, including the swimming pool, fitness suite, sports hall
• Access to North Yorkshire Health Assured Scheme
• Free car parking on site
Further details about the role
The Mathematics Department at Ripon Grammar School
The Mathematics department is currently made up of 4 full-time, 2 part-time and 1 member of SLT, all of whom are mathematics specialists and together form a strong and happy team. All members of the department are highly professional, hard-working people who set high standards for themselves and their students. Expectations are high for both quality of work and standard of behaviour, with an emphasis on students showing resilience and independence.
Everyone is expected to contribute to the smooth running of the department and to work closely with each other sharing resources and best practice. Given the nature of our students, it is vital teachers give plenty of stretch and challenge and the scheme of work is written with elbow room so that there is time in class to introduce such activities. Worksheets of past UKMT questions are readily available.
The department is run to maximise the amount of time teachers can spend on preparing and delivering lessons i.e. administrative tasks are kept to a minimum. The department’s website www.mathspanda.com is run specifically to support the needs of RGS students and helps teachers decide what is required to be taught.
Student numbers
Currently, there are approximately 120 students in Years 7 and 8, which increases to 135 in Years 9-11. There are 70-80 students in Lower 6 and Upper 6 taking Mathematics; of these there are 18 students in L6 and 8 in U6 taking Further Mathematics.
Teaching time
In Key Stages 3 and 4, each class has 5 periods out of a 40-period week. In Lower 6, 7 periods per week are allocated and in Upper 6, 8 periods.
Accommodation
There is a purpose-built Mathematics and Engineering block that houses 5 classrooms used almost exclusively for the teaching of mathematics. There is also an office that is shared by members of the department.
Textbooks
Throughout the school, students have access to a range of resources and textbooks.
In Years 7 and 8, the CIMT materials and worksheets form the basis of the course.
At GCSE (Years 9-11), students follow the Higher GCSE Maths 9-1 (Elmwood Press) and have homework books.
For the Sixth form, students have copies of the Cambridge OCR textbooks.
Organisation of Classes
Year 7 classes are taught in mixed ability groups. All students follow the same scheme of work and take common assessments.
In the Year 8, setting is introduced, with two parallel alpha sets and three middle sets, two of which are parallel. This setting continues until the end of GCSE.
All classes follow the OCR GCSE 9-1 course. In addition, alpha students take the AQA Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics.
In the Sixth form, the OCR A course is followed for Mathematics and Further Mathematics. In the latter, the department has chosen the mechanics and statistics options.
Each year several students go on to study mathematics or engineering courses at Oxbridge or Russell Group universities.
Outcomes
GCSE Maths 2025 73% Grades 9 - 7
A2 Maths 2025 77% Grades A* - B
A2 Further Maths 2025 100% Grades A* - B
[More details available on RGS school website]
Technology
All the mathematics classrooms are equipped with a projector and whiteboard. Although the department does not have its own dedicated suite of computers there are three networked rooms that can be booked. Software packages such as Autograph are available for use.
Each student is expected to have their own scientific calculator.
Competitions and Extra Activities
• About 40% of the school population are entered for the UKMT challenges at junior, intermediate and senior levels.
• UKMT Maths Team challenges
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
PART TIME TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS
0.4 – 0.6 fte[likely to be 0.5 fte in the first instance]
Required September 2026
Salary: MPS/UPS Suitable for an ECT
Are you an enthusiastic teacher and keen to nurture and inspire young minds? Are you keen to develop your career in the top performing maintained school in the North of England? Are you seeking a friendly and supportive environment where professional development is given a high priority?
We are looking to recruit a part-time, qualified teacher of Mathematics to teach up to and including A Level who believes this is the right environment for them.
Ripon Grammar School provides an outstanding environment for newly qualified or experienced teachers to work. The school is a nationally renowned boarding and day school where academic progress and outcomes are exceptionally high and where a commitment to educating the whole child is highly valued. It is situated in the historic city of Ripon, amidst the stunning countryside of North Yorkshire, near to the Yorkshire Dales and within easy access to Harrogate, York and Leeds.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday, 16 March 2026
Interviews to be held on Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Full details of this post are available in the job description on our school website www.ripongrammar.co.uk/about us/vacancies, together with an application form.
Please email your application to Mrs Patricia Hargraves, Headmaster’s PA, at hargravesp@ripongrammar.com, together with a covering letter addressed to Mr Jonathan Webb, Headmaster, outlining why you are interested in this position.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the School. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.
What the school offers its staff
• Committed and hardworking colleagues who are proud of the school and its reputation
• Highly motivated and well-behaved students who are an asset to the school and the wider community
• Opportunities to get involved in a thriving community-focussed school that sees the value of developing the whole child
• Commitment to Professional development of all staff through its CPD programme
• Excellent working environment in a stunning location
• Opportunities to use the school's facilities, including the swimming pool, fitness suite, sports hall
• Access to North Yorkshire Health Assured Scheme
• Free car parking on site
Further details about the role
The Mathematics Department at Ripon Grammar School
The Mathematics department is currently made up of 4 full-time, 2 part-time and 1 member of SLT, all of whom are mathematics specialists and together form a strong and happy team. All members of the department are highly professional, hard-working people who set high standards for themselves and their students. Expectations are high for both quality of work and standard of behaviour, with an emphasis on students showing resilience and independence.
Everyone is expected to contribute to the smooth running of the department and to work closely with each other sharing resources and best practice. Given the nature of our students, it is vital teachers give plenty of stretch and challenge and the scheme of work is written with elbow room so that there is time in class to introduce such activities. Worksheets of past UKMT questions are readily available.
The department is run to maximise the amount of time teachers can spend on preparing and delivering lessons i.e. administrative tasks are kept to a minimum. The department’s website www.mathspanda.com is run specifically to support the needs of RGS students and helps teachers decide what is required to be taught.
Student numbers
Currently, there are approximately 120 students in Years 7 and 8, which increases to 135 in Years 9-11. There are 70-80 students in Lower 6 and Upper 6 taking Mathematics; of these there are 18 students in L6 and 8 in U6 taking Further Mathematics.
Teaching time
In Key Stages 3 and 4, each class has 5 periods out of a 40-period week. In Lower 6, 7 periods per week are allocated and in Upper 6, 8 periods.
Accommodation
There is a purpose-built Mathematics and Engineering block that houses 5 classrooms used almost exclusively for the teaching of mathematics. There is also an office that is shared by members of the department.
Textbooks
Throughout the school, students have access to a range of resources and textbooks.
In Years 7 and 8, the CIMT materials and worksheets form the basis of the course.
At GCSE (Years 9-11), students follow the Higher GCSE Maths 9-1 (Elmwood Press) and have homework books.
For the Sixth form, students have copies of the Cambridge OCR textbooks.
Organisation of Classes
Year 7 classes are taught in mixed ability groups. All students follow the same scheme of work and take common assessments.
In the Year 8, setting is introduced, with two parallel alpha sets and three middle sets, two of which are parallel. This setting continues until the end of GCSE.
All classes follow the OCR GCSE 9-1 course. In addition, alpha students take the AQA Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics.
In the Sixth form, the OCR A course is followed for Mathematics and Further Mathematics. In the latter, the department has chosen the mechanics and statistics options.
Each year several students go on to study mathematics or engineering courses at Oxbridge or Russell Group universities.
Outcomes
GCSE Maths 2025 73% Grades 9 - 7
A2 Maths 2025 77% Grades A* - B
A2 Further Maths 2025 100% Grades A* - B
[More details available on RGS school website]
Technology
All the mathematics classrooms are equipped with a projector and whiteboard. Although the department does not have its own dedicated suite of computers there are three networked rooms that can be booked. Software packages such as Autograph are available for use.
Each student is expected to have their own scientific calculator.
Competitions and Extra Activities
• About 40% of the school population are entered for the UKMT challenges at junior, intermediate and senior levels.
• UKMT Maths Team challenges
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.