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 up to three weeks’ paid work in July as an induction to the school.
A TLR may be available for an experienced candidate.
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 maths department who has the drive and determination to contribute significantly to this already successful department. In the summer of 2024, 60% of students attained a grade 5 or higher at GCSE level and 75% of students attained a grade B or higher in A level Mathematics.
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, Wednesday 8th January 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 21st January 2025
This job is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account. Ruislip High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.
Ruislip High School is committed to the implementation of equal opportunities principles and the monitoring and active promotion of equality in all aspects of staffing and employment. We seek to reach the widest possible labour market when seeking to recruit new staff. All staff appointments and promotions are made on the basis of merit and ability and in compliance with the law. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our community.