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We regularly seek new exam invigilators. If you would be interested in this occasional work and would like to be notified when we next recruit, please email our exams officer, Jo Potts: jopotts@exeterms.ac.uk.
We regularly seek new exam invigilators. If you would be interested in this occasional work and would like to be notified when we next recruit, please email our exams officer, Jo Potts: jopotts@exeterms.ac.uk.
To apply for any current vacancy, please complete both the EMS Employment Application Form and the EMS Personal Details Form and email them to jobs@exeterms.ac.uk.
Do you want to share your passion for Maths?
Do you want to make a difference to students in the South-West?
Are you looking for a role to fit around your other commitments, ie university studies?
EMS, as a delivery partner of Axiom Maths Circles, is currently seeking passionate and dedicated mentors to support and develop the mathematical thinking and curiosity of high prior-attaining Year 7 – 11 students through our exciting online enrichment programme.
Axiom is a charity dedicated to supporting students from all backgrounds to achieve mathematical excellence, so that they go on to have a greater and richer range of future personal, employment and economic choices. In an Axiom Maths Circle, a small group of students meets online weekly with an experienced, knowledgeable mentor to grapple with intriguing questions, to discover and explore exciting ideas, and to learn to think like advanced mathematicians.
Find out more at www.axiommaths.com
We’re looking for people who have strong mathematical knowledge, for example, an undergraduate degree in Maths or the mathematical sciences and/or excellent A-level Maths/Further Maths results.
You should also be:
EMS is fully committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the young people we work with and expect you to be too. All appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks, together with the receipt of references.
The Job Description and Person Specification for this role are below. Please ensure that you follow the correct application procedure for this role, including using the Job Application Form at the top of this page.
Application deadline: Monday 29th September, 9am
Interviews: w/c 6th October (online)
Training commences: Wednesday 19th November (twilight)
Circle launch date: January 2026
Do you like working with teenagers (aged 16 to 19)? Can you foster warm and supportive relationships? Do you want to make a difference to young people in the South West? We are looking for a proactive, emotionally intelligent adult to support our boarding students to thrive.
We’re looking for someone who is…
What you’ll be doing…
In return you’ll get…
Approximately a third of our students board at EMS, coming from right across the South West of England. What unites them is a love of maths and its applications, but they are a diverse mix and at 16, the vast majority are staying away from home for the first time. You will work with a team of boarding tutors to provide a safe, supportive and welcoming home for our students. Throughout their time at the school, you will support boarding students to developing the living skills they need to thrive at university and beyond.
Boarding is a vital part of our provision – it enables us to provide a specialist education for those who would otherwise struggle to access it. More can be read about our boarding on this webpage: Exeter Maths School | Weekly Boarding.
You don’t need to be a keen mathematician to take on this role (we’ve got plenty of teachers who have that covered), we need you to provide the pastoral support and guidance our young people need during this time of transition from child to adult.
EMS is fully committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the young people we work with and expect you to be too. All appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks, together with the receipt of references.
Further information and an application form can be found on this page. If you would like the opportunity to discuss this post, please get in touch by either calling 01392 429020 and asking to speak to Grace or Yasmin or emailing jobs@exeterms.ac.uk. We’d love to hear from you!
Application deadline: Tuesday 17th June, 1pm.
Interviews: Thursday 26th June.
Ideal starting date: Monday 18th August
The following quotes are taken form our most recent staff survey in January 2024.
“I think the school has strong communication and although I don’t teach. I understand clearly the objectives and purpose of the school.”
Line Managers
“My manager is perfect. The exactly correct balance of leaving me to get on with it and supporting/challenging when required.”
“My manager is absolutely brilliant. I feel really supported in my job, and I can trust that I will be pulled up when I make mistakes and helped to learn from them. Can not emphasise enough how amazing my line manager is.”
“My manager is always looking for new ways of delivering topics and regularly facilitates the sharing of ideas within the department.”
“My line manager is the best one I have ever had and I appreciate all their efforts to support me.”
“[My Manager is] extremely encouraging (but in a way that is based in fact and I know isn’t empty words), has good ideas, encourages me to try new things and has offered to be a listening ear at any time I need it. “
“Frequent check-ins, meetings, and feedback allows me to progress well in my role. Feedback is always constructive and improvements clearly pinpointed. It is always given in a positive, non-critical way.”
Colleagues
“The teaching team is the most supportive and compassionate team I have ever worked with.”
“My co-workers are fantastic! They are really supportive and I never feel as if anything is too small to ask about. They have made learning about my job a very positive experience. I like the fact that I not only have links with those I directly work with on the pastoral team, but I have met others from across the school through mental health check-ins, progress meetings, and having a peer support buddy.”
“My colleagues are amazing and we always come together when things are tough.”
“Having supportive colleagues is one of the best features of working at EMS. They inspire me to try new and better ways of doing things.
“I think the cooperative spirit of the staff here is one of the key strengths of the school.”
Training and Development
“I have been granted opportunities to do teacher outreach and work with U-maths. This has helped me develop.”
“I have been given many opportunities to complete courses and CPD since starting in my role.”
“I feel confident the school will support me in undertaking any learning and development I will need.”
“I have been provided with so many appropriate training and development opportunities.”
Fairness and Inclusion
“The most accepting place I have ever worked in and a real feeling of being valued.”
“EMS feels like a very safe environment for me from both staff and students and I try my best to also give back to that.”
“EMS is a very inclusive school and all staff are valued for their contribution.”
“Feedback is always constructive, and I feel valued and respected. I am free to make decisions that I feel are appropriate at that moment in time, within the schools policies, and that my ability to make the right decision is valued.”
“I think we tend to be aware of our colleagues’ strengths and weaknesses, and in my experience this is played out by highly valuing their strengths and offering support in areas of weakness.”
As a 6th form our contracts are not typical school contracts. As such you have an entitlement to 40 days (8 weeks) of holiday each year plus bank holidays, all of which are taken outside of term time. In addition, we have a shut down period at Christmas which is not taken from your holiday allowance.
When you work Saturdays, you receive an additional day of holiday in lieu of the time you are in school. For a full-time teacher this tends to be 5 days / 1 week (pro rata for part time).
Our term times are similar to Exeter College: we normally break up for school holidays about 5 to 10 days into July and return to school on A-level results day (mid-August).
In the summer, teachers will always have at least 3 consecutive weeks of leave, but there are often more weeks available. At Easter, all teachers will have at least 1 week of leave and may be required to work for two or three days for outreach activities. We have also, for example held admissions interviews in February half term, requiring teachers to attend for up to two days.
We don’t tend to ask teachers to attend site during non-term time unless there is a specific reason such as training, outreach, or admissions events. These are planned at the start of the academic year, enabling teachers to plan their holiday time with certainty.
The table below is indicative of the how holidays may be taken by a full-time teacher who has worked for five Saturdays. The total number of discretionary days leave may vary, for example, depending on when bank holidays fall over the Christmas period.
The non-teaching roles vary greatly, some staff have term-time only contracts whilst others are employed for the full year. Some work “normal” office hours and others overnight. The information in this section is based on a full time member of staff who works for the full year, the principles are consistent with other roles but precise details will vary.
Full time is 37 hours a week.
The main school building is open between 0800 and 1800 on most week days and typically working hours fall between 0830 and 1800. Notable exceptions are boarding staff who work evenings and overnight and outreach staff who sometimes need to work on Saturdays to support events.
Annual leave is for 25 days a year plus bank holidays and additional Christmas closure days. The school has period of time over Christmas during which it is closed, this may vary each year but it is typically for two weeks. All staff take holiday during the shutdown period but this is not taken from their annual leave, in effect adding to their overall holiday allowance. The real beauty of this is that with every member of staff on holiday, you wont return in the New Year to an enormous string of emails and messages!
Non-teaching staff are expected to take their annual leave when students are on school holidays. In exceptional circumstances exceptions will be made but taking leave during the term time is not the norm.
All EMS employees have access to a range of resources and support through the Health Assured EAP. The programme includes:
Our staff and students have access to the facilities at Exeter College including HR support and Gym membership (for a small fee).
It’s a small gesture of our appreciation for your work that we provide tea, coffee and milk for staff and no charge. We hope it makes your day a little easier.
Teachers are entitled to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme: Teachers’ Pensions
Non-teaching staff are entitled to join the Local Government Pension Scheme: LGPS member site
The staff team is truly fantastic, welcoming, helpful and kind. It’s one of the very best things about working here (the students being the other). It’s not possible to overstate just how supportive they are – if you’re having a tough day someone will pick you up, if you’ve had a brilliant success, your colleagues will celebrate with you.
This scheme offers EMS staff a range of lifestyle savings vouchers from retailers, typically giving up to 5% off a purchase. It also gives access to Salary Sacrifice benefits which include:
