Secondary Mathematics Teacher
BrightPath Education · Lagos, Nigeria
- Salary
- NGN 6M – NGN 9M/yr
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid level
- Location type
- On-site
What this role actually involves
CareerHub analysis
BrightPath Education is hiring a Secondary Mathematics Teacher on a full-time basis in Lagos, Nigeria. The role is on-site and pitched at mid level, so the hiring team will expect working familiarity with Teaching, Curriculum design and Communication rather than classroom exposure. There are 5 core responsibilities attached to the position; the first two are usually what the interview actually focuses on. BrightPath Education operates in education, which shapes both the pace of the work and the kind of examples that land well in an interview.
About the job
Teach mathematics to secondary students across our tutoring programmes, with protected planning time and a mentor for your first two terms.
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver mathematics lessons against the programme curriculum
- Assess student progress and adjust teaching in response
- Contribute to curriculum materials used across partner schools
- Run weekly small-group sessions for students needing additional support
- Communicate progress to parents each half term
Requirements
- Degree in mathematics, education or a related discipline
- Three years of secondary teaching experience
- Strong classroom management
- Comfort with data — you will be asked to explain progress with evidence
- Teaching qualification or willingness to complete a funded one
Benefits
- Protected planning time
- Funded teaching qualification
- Transport allowance
- Health cover
Minimum education: Bachelor's degree
The skills that will be tested, explained
Written by our editorial team, not taken from the listing.
Teaching
On the job: Planning lessons against a curriculum, managing a room, and assessing progress in a way that changes what you teach next.
How it is assessed: A demonstration lesson is standard.
On your CV: Include class sizes, key stages, and outcome improvements.
Communication
On the job: Explaining a decision to someone who does not share your context, writing updates people actually read, and asking questions early instead of guessing.
How it is assessed: The whole interview is the assessment. Structure matters more than polish.
On your CV: Point to artefacts: documentation you own, a proposal you wrote that changed a decision.
Also listed: Curriculum design, Assessment.
Salary insight
This role advertises NGN 6M – NGN 9M/yr. For a mid level position in Lagos, Nigeria, treat the top of the band as achievable only if you match nearly every requirement listed. If you are asked for expectations first, give a range whose bottom you would genuinely accept, and confirm what sits alongside base pay — bonus, pension, leave, and any allowance for commuting.
Where this role leads
- 1Senior Secondary Mathematics Teacher — depth in one area plus reliable delivery
- 2Lead Secondary Mathematics Teacher or Secondary Mathematics Teacher Manager — the branch point between people and craft
- 3Head of Education function — three to six years out
How to apply for this role well
Tailoring your CV
- Put Teaching, Curriculum design, Communication in the top third of page one. Most screens for a Secondary Mathematics Teacher take under a minute, and recruiters read top-down.
- Mirror the language of the listing where it is honest to do so. If the advert says "Teaching", write "Teaching" — not a synonym an applicant tracking system will miss.
- Lead each bullet with a verb and close it with a number. "Managed reporting" is invisible; "Rebuilt weekly reporting for 12 branches, cutting prep time from 6 hours to 40 minutes" is not.
- The listing puts "Plan and deliver mathematics lessons against the programme curriculum" first, which usually signals the day-one priority. Make sure one bullet on your CV maps directly to it.
- Keep it to two pages and export as PDF so your layout survives.
Your cover letter
- Open with the specific role and where you saw it: "I am applying for the Secondary Mathematics Teacher role at BrightPath Education." No suspense, no throat-clearing.
- Paragraph two is the one that matters. Take a single requirement from the listing and give a concrete example of doing it, with the outcome.
- Show that you know something about BrightPath Education beyond its homepage — a product decision, a market they operate in, a recent change in education.
- Close with availability and a clear next step. Three to four short paragraphs, under 300 words, in the body of the email if you are applying by email.
- Never send the same letter twice. Reviewers can tell, and a generic letter is worse than none.
Before you hit send
- A CV tailored to this listing, saved as PDF with your name in the filename.
- A short cover note that names the role and one relevant result.
- Proof of the stated qualification, ready to send if requested.
- Two referees who have agreed in advance to be contacted.
- Ten minutes to complete the application form on this page.
Interview preparation
- Prepare a two-minute answer to "why this role at BrightPath Education?" that references the company's work in education.
- Have three STAR stories ready — situation, task, action, result — that cover Teaching and Curriculum design.
- On Teaching: A demonstration lesson is standard.
- Expect at least one question about working on-site, especially how you keep work visible to people who cannot see your screen.
- Prepare two questions of your own. Good ones: what does success look like in the first 90 days, and what does the team find hardest right now?
Certifications and registration
- Teaching qualification (funded if not already held)
Industry context
BrightPath Education works in Education. As a 85 employees organisation, that affects how the Secondary Mathematics Teacher role is scoped: smaller teams tend to want breadth and a bias to action, larger ones want depth and evidence that you can work across functions. Candidates who research the sector — its customers, its regulation, its current pressures — interview noticeably better than those who research only the company.
BrightPath Education designs curriculum materials and runs supplementary tutoring programmes for secondary students, working with schools across West Africa. The organisation publishes its learning outcomes openly, including where programmes have underperformed, which is rare in the sector.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Secondary Mathematics Teacher role at BrightPath Education remote?
No. It is an on-site role in Lagos, Nigeria.
What salary does this role pay?
The advertised range is NGN 6M – NGN 9M/yr. Total package may also include bonus, pension and leave, so ask for the full breakdown at screening stage.
How do I apply?
Use the application form on this page. You will need your CV and about ten minutes.
How long does a response usually take?
Two to three weeks is typical. If you have heard nothing after ten working days, a short, polite follow-up to the recruiter is appropriate and will not count against you.
What experience level is required?
Mid level. If you meet roughly 70% of the requirements it is still worth applying — very few candidates match every line of a job advert.
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Listing last updated August 15, 2026. The analysis, skills breakdown, salary insight and interview guidance on this page were written by the CareerHub editorial team and are independent of the employer. Always verify pay and conditions with the employer before accepting an offer.