MPS/UPS (Outer London)
The school is happy to consider both full-time and part-time applications.
The school welcomes applications from ECTs and we offer three weeks’ paid work in July as an induction to the school.
A TLR may be available for a candidate with relevant experience.
Required for September 2025
Are you passionate about teaching and learning?
Do you want to develop your career in an outstanding school, working closely with colleagues who share that passion?
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective individual to join our expanding Art, Craft and Design department who has the drive and determination to contribute significantly to this already successful department. Art, Craft and Design is an increasingly extremely popular choice at Key Stage 4 and 5. The school has a successful track record of students progressing to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities.
The successful applicant will:
* be an excellent and ambitious classroom teacher;
* have a good understanding of the current educational developments, especially those relating to classroom-based practice;
* have the highest expectations of students;
* have an enthusiastic and positive approach within and beyond the classroom;
* have energy, stamina and a sense of humour.
Ruislip High School is an outstanding, oversubscribed, 11-18, mixed comprehensive school with 1300 students on roll and we have recently undergone an exciting phase of expansion, including a brand new sixth form centre. We obtain excellent results. In the summer of 2024, 57% of students attained a grade 5 or above in English and Maths with 27% of students attaining a strong pass (grade 5 or above) in the Ebacc measure; at A Level, 53% of all grades were A* to B, with the majority of Year 13 students securing places at their first choice of destination, including Russell Groups universities and prestigious apprenticeships.
Why work at Ruislip High School?
* Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.
* The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations.
* Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.
* Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff.
* There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment that focuses on teachers improving, rather than proving, their practice; where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky.
An application form can be downloaded from the school’s website click here where all information about this post and the school can be obtained. Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Applications should be returned to: Justine O’Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to: jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk
Closing date: 10:00am, Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Interview date: Friday 2nd May 2025
Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that, while certain older and less serious convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, any non-protected convictions or cautions must be disclosed and may be considered by employers as part of the recruitment process Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice ( click here ).
Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our community and the wider population in the UK. People of colour and minority ethnic staff are under-represented on our staff body. We are keen to attract applicants from a diverse pool of candidates and are determined to be a great employer for all.
Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.