Supply Maths Teacher – Secondary School | March 2026 Start
Location: Cheltenham
Contract: Full-time Supply (Monday-Friday)
Hours: 8:15am – 3:15pm
Salary: Competitive (Dependent on Experience)
Are you a committed and enthusiastic Maths teacher looking for a flexible role that works around your lifestyle? We are seeking skilled Supply Maths Teachers to support secondary schools across Cheltenham. While ongoing Maths cover is a key priority, we are also happy to consider teachers from other subject areas who can offer adaptable, high‑quality classroom support. Supply teaching is an excellent way to enjoy greater work-life balance, explore different school settings, and strengthen your professional practice without the added demands of a permanent post. Many supply placements naturally evolve into long‑term or permanent roles, offering both flexibility and the potential for progression.
This school provides a welcoming, ambitious, and supportive environment where every student is treated as an individual and encouraged to flourish. With strong values shaping its daily culture, learners are motivated, confident, and inspired to aim high. The school’s well‑structured curriculum is carefully designed to build understanding and resilience over time, delivered by passionate educators dedicated to nurturing curiosity and independent thinking. A wide range of extra‑curricular clubs, enrichment activities, and community‑focused programmes gives students every opportunity to discover their strengths in a setting defined by respect, kindness, and collective ambition.
Why This School?
- A friendly and inclusive community built on strong shared values
- A positive culture centred on respect, high standards, and supportive relationships
- Well‑developed pastoral systems that prioritise wellbeing and personal growth
- Leadership committed to staff development, training, and wellbeing
- A forward‑thinking school serving the wider Cheltenham community
About the Role
In this role, you will deliver engaging, well‑structured Maths lessons across KS3 and KS4. You will bring strong subject expertise, adaptability, and a calm, consistent approach into a variety of classrooms. Your lessons will support students in developing confidence with key mathematical concepts, logical problem‑solving, and independent reasoning. You’ll establish clear routines quickly, encourage purposeful learning, and help students foster a positive attitude toward Maths and their own progress. Your contribution will play an important part in supporting high‑quality teaching and a values‑led, ambitious curriculum.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver engaging, curriculum‑aligned Maths lessons for KS3 and KS4
- Support learners in developing solid numeracy, reasoning, and problem‑solving skills
- Work within existing school policies, lesson plans, and schemes of work
- Maintain a calm, well‑organised, and productive classroom atmosphere
- Encourage curiosity, confidence, and enjoyment of Mathematics
- Provide extra support to students who need help with focus, confidence, or behaviour
- Contribute positively to the school’s inclusive and community‑orientated ethos
- Promote high standards in mathematical thinking and independent study
What We’re Looking For
- QTS or suitable secondary Maths teaching experience
- Strong classroom management and clear communication skills
- Ability to motivate, challenge, and support students of mixed abilities
- A positive, flexible, and proactive approach to teaching
- Genuine passion for Mathematics and helping young people succeed
- Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and school values
- Experience in secondary settings preferred, though ECTs are warmly encouraged
Benefits of Working with Monarch Education:
- Leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved
- Opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy
- Free Safeguarding training
- Refer a friend scheme – £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals)
- Online portal to manage your pay and timesheets
To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)
Important Information:
- All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.
- Equal Opportunities – Monarch
- Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children daily, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
- This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.
