Contract: Permanent

Salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR1a

Hours: Full Time

To start: September 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic, committed, and hardworking Head of Maths who knows how to deliver exceptional outcomes. You will be committed to achieving excellence for all students, developing your team and curriculum to ensure the best outcomes for all. If you are someone who has the passion and drive to really accelerate and evolve our Maths pedagogical approach and develop exciting approaches to learning, we would love to hear from you. Our aim is to ensure that the five-year journey from years 7 to 11 builds both confident mathematicians by raising outcomes and genuinely transforming lives but also ensuring students leave LCA loving maths and being able to apply it confidently to their everyday lives! 

About Us

Looe Community Academy is a small but vibrant 11–16 secondary school situated on the breathtaking south-east coast of Cornwall. Under dynamic new leadership, we're entering an exciting new era, united by a clear moral purpose: to provide the very best education for every student in our care.

Our school community is built on the values of Respect, Resilience, Responsibility, and Kindness. These aren’t just words on a wall – they are at the heart of everything we do, guiding our culture, relationships, and expectations.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic, committed, and talented Head of Maths to join our dedicated team.

We welcome applicants who are:

• Passionate about leading and developing others and its power to inspire curiosity and critical thinking.
• Driven to be the best you can be, day in and day out.
• Eager to lead a supportive, collaborative, and ambitious department
• Committed to making a difference in the lives of young people.
• Aligned with our core values and excited by our school’s journey of improvement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to teach in a school where your voice is heard, your work is valued, and your wellbeing is a genuine priority.

We believe teaching is one of the best professions in the world. And there’s no better place to practice it than here.

To find out more information about the role please email Paul Boyes, Headteacher on head@looeca.net

Please download details of this post and an application form below:

Application Form

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Job Description - Head of Maths

Person Specification – Head of Maths

Trust Information Pack

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 23 February 2026.

Interviews will be held during week commencing 2 March 2026.

Please email completed application forms to hrlooe@looeca.net

We are unable to accept applications made via CVs or applications from agencies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.