Head of Maths
Required for: January 2027
The Marist School is seeking an exceptional leader to head its Senior Mathematics Department. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape a core academic discipline and to contribute meaningfully to the strategic direction and pastoral life of the school. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with a proven commitment to academic excellence and to the values and ethos of the Marist school. Leading by example, they will model exemplary teaching across all key stages, fostering a culture of high expectations, intellectual curiosity, and genuine enthusiasm for learning. As part of the school’s Catholic community, the Head of Mathematics will actively uphold and promote its value, ensuring that every pupil is both supported and challenged to achieve their full potential.
The Marist School employs around 150 members of staff and we are proud to be a diverse community that fosters a family spirit. The School is a leading independent Catholic day school for girls aged 2 to 18 and boys aged 2 to 7. We have a values-led culture within a calm setting rooted in kindness, service, and a strong moral code, through which we deliver exceptional academic fire power.
At The Marist, our girls reach for the stars, but with their feet firmly on the ground. Rooted in humility and quiet confidence, pupils are supported by high-calibre staff who provide academic challenge, develop each girl’s unique strengths, and prepare them to be anything they choose - trailblazers, changemakers, and good citizens.
We provide a thriving creative and challenging curriculum that promotes a learning environment where our students become the best they can be. Our students leave us with excellent academic results as well as the cognitive and people skills to be a success in whatever they choose to do.
This role represents an opportunity to join an outstanding department at an exciting time of growth and development at The Marist. The role would suit either an experienced teacher looking to take on their first Head of Department role, or an experience Head of Subject looking to broaden their experience in an outstanding teaching environment.
Prospective candidates are invited to contact Bea Simmons, Deputy Head, for an informal conversation about the role: bsimmons@themarist.com
Application information is available from the school website: https://www.themarist.com/our-school/career-opportunities/ or contact us directly at The Marist School, Kings Road, Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PS, Tel: 01344 624291.
Completed application forms should be submitted by 9am on 26th June 2026. Interviews to be held the week of 29th June 2026.
Applications for this role will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and The Marist School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Early application is therefore strongly advised.
The Marist School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All posts at The Marist are subject to satisfactory statutory employment checks and referencing.
