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.

Required for September 2026

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 English department who has the drive and determination to make a significant contribution to this already successful department.  We are ideally looking for someone who has an interest in teaching Media Studies as a second subject.

All students study English Language and English Literature GCSE, with Media Studies GCSE offered at Key Stage 4. English Literature and Media Studies are popular choices at A Level.  The school has a successful track record of students progressing to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities as well as prestigious apprenticeships.

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 1325 students on roll and we have a dedicated sixth form centre.  We obtain excellent results. In the summer of 2025, 59% of students attained a grade 5 or above in English and Maths with 82% attaining at least a grade 4 in both subjects; 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.

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. 

Applications should be made through My New Term. Information about our school is available on our website: www.ruisliphigh.com.  

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact 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, Thursday 26th February 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 17th March 2026 

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 (2013, 2020 and 2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website (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.