Maths Teacher (maternity cover)

Fixed term one year

MPS/UPS + London Fringe Allowance

A recruitment and retention allowance may be available for a strong candidate

Required for September 2026 or earlier

Overview

Loreto St Albans is an 11-18 girls’ academy recognised in October 2024 by OFSTED as outstanding in the four key areas. With the support of our enthusiastic and accomplished staff our students achieve excellent results, and the Progress 8 performance measure has regularly placed Loreto in the top 2% of schools in the country. The school is oversubscribed and has earned an excellent reputation for discipline, pastoral care and academic standards.

For September 2026, we are looking to appoint a well-qualified and dynamic teacher of maths to join a well-established, effective and supportive department. The successful candidate will have a passion for the subject and will be required to teach across the whole ability and age range up to GCSE. Experience teaching A level would be an advantage although not essential. Applications from ECTs are welcome.

In the first instance this is to cover the parental leave of a member of the team. However, for the right candidate there is the possibility that the post could develop into a permanent position.

About Loreto College

Loreto College St Albans is part of the international family of Loreto schools and colleges, and as such benefits from a 400 year-old tradition and links with Loreto schools both in the UK and worldwide. Loreto College St Albans is an ‘Outstanding School’ at an exciting point in its journey.

The school benefits from a mixture of original and modern buildings with excellent equipment and facilities. The school is situated in St Albans in close proximity to St Albans City Thameslink Station and also is near to the M1 and M25 motorway and, as such, benefits from excellent transport links.

Application Process

Applications are welcome from people of all faiths or those of no faith who are supportive of our ethos.

If you possess the necessary skills and experience, we invite you to submit an application. Your application should explain fully your suitability for the role as detailed in the job description and tailored to meet the Person Specification in terms of your knowledge, experience, skills, qualities and qualifications. An information pack and application form can be downloaded from the documents below or visit the school’s website.

Completed application forms are to be sent by email to Carmen Yip on: cyip@loreto.herts.sch.uk - please note CVs are not accepted.

If you are interested in visiting the school before applying please also email Carmen Yip.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We'd love to hear from you.

Personal attributes

The successful candidate will have a passion for the subject and will be required to teach across the whole ability and age range up to GCSE. Experience teaching A level would be an advantage although not essential. Applications from ECTs are welcome.

Salary

MPS/UPS + London Fringe Allowance

Location

Loreto College (St Albans)
Hatfield Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3RQ

Supporting documents

Deadline & Interview date

Closing date: Monday 23 February 2026 – 9am

Interviews commence: Tuesday 24 February 2026

Equal Opportunities & Safeguarding

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring equality across our school, and that all staff are treated fairly, in line with our school policies. Applicants from under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Safeguarding Information

The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. We ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and a barred list check before appointment to the post. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions and any other information held by local police that is considered relevant to the role. Any convictions listed on a DBS check will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of two satisfactory references.