Lead Practitioner of Maths

Job reference REQ003722 Date posted 25/09/2026 Application closing date 07/10/2026 Location Dixons Unity Academy Salary LP1-LP6 Package Permanent Contractual hours 37.5 Basis Full time Job category/type Teaching Attachments Blank

Job description

• '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing one flexi day per fortnight on top of normal PPA time
• 9 training days per year as we invest in your professional growth
• Wider support and opportunities provided by our exceptional school trust
• Two personal days per year
• No meetings after school: PD, departmental meetings and fortnightly coaching for every staff member is built into the school day
• 'Feedback not marking' policy with live, in class, feedback prioritised
• Minimal data inputs and administrative tasks
• Centralised curriculum resourcing to allow you more time to tailor your teaching
• Exceptionally visible senior and pastoral leaders to support with behaviour and culture
• Health and wellbeing support provided through SimplyHealth
• Wider benefits such as cycle to work and technology schemes
• The opportunity to be part of a school on a special transformation journey

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of integrity, resilience and respect and completely committed to our mission: to ensure all students succeed at university or a real alternative; they live happy and purposeful lives.

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Greater Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
• We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
• We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
• We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
• We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).

Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Visit our OpenSource Youtube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

Learn more

Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.

Interviews will take place on 15 October 2026.

Please visit our careers site for more information about our trust, our roles and our benefits or call us on and speak to Nichol Pace, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here .

Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.