Health and Social Care Teacher
Southfields Academy, London, SW18 5JU21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
14 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Social sciences
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a passionate, motivated, and inspiring teacher to join our thriving Health and Social Care department at Southfields Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist who can deliver high-quality teaching across all ability levels up to Level 3, and who is committed to making a real difference to students’ lives.
Health and Social Care is one of our most popular and successful subjects, with many students progressing to careers in social work, adult nursing, midwifery, and radiology, as well as securing places at leading universities, including Russell Group institutions. We offer a strong and well-established curriculum across KS4 (BTEC Tech Award), Level 2 (NCFE CACHE Certificate), and Level 3 (BTEC National Diploma).
Health and Social Care is part of the Social Sciences department which also delivers core Religious Education and PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, Sociology GCSE and A-level Sociology and Psychology A-level.
We are looking for a teacher who brings energy and creativity to the classroom, with excellent planning and strong behaviour management skills. You will have the ability to engage and inspire learners through a range of teaching approaches, bringing the subject to life with meaningful, real-world connections. This is an exciting time to be a vocational teacher with the move towards V-levels in the coming years.
Whether you are an Early Career Teacher or an experienced practitioner, this role offers the chance to be part of a supportive and ambitious team. We are seeking someone with a genuine passion for Health and Social Care, who can bring the curriculum to life with real-world context and is excited to support pupils to achieve exceptional outcomes in vocational courses.
What the school offers its staff
Professional Development
The Academy has a tradition of innovation in education and pedagogy. The opportunity for teachers to not only make an impact on their own practice but that of colleagues across the profession is key to this success.
All teachers have professional development opportunities, designed for their career point, and department meetings are more often than not given over to the development and refining of practice rather than housekeeping.
Early Career Teachers benefit from a programme led by members of the Senior Leadership Team, there is an Early Professional Development Programme for second year teachers and through leadership opportunities across the Academy there is a culture of pushing those aspiring middle and senior leaders to reach their goal.
The Academy has a tradition of growing its own future middle and senior leaders.
Staff Benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, subscription to the Teachers' Pension Scheme and for Support Staff the Local Government Pension Scheme, Southfields Academy has a great deal to offer those that work here.
Staff are automatically enrolled as members of the Aspire Centre which is the Academy's onsite sports centre and adult learning facility. Staff can use the fitness suite and the swimming pool during supervised sessions before the school day begins and after school.
Staff are provided with tea and coffee during break time and there is a designated staff counter in the dining room at which staff can purchase food at cost price during the school day.
The Academy has a private day nursery available at a discount to all Academy Staff, subject to spaces being available.
Subject to the position and to negotiation with the Principal, part time working is supported at all levels.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Southfields Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1179 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Southfields Academy website
- Email address
- hr@southfieldsacademy.com
At Southfields we aim to create a culture of tolerance and respect for others, where students and staff work together to improve. Our vision is to develop a provision that will secure the best life chances for our students once they leave Southfields Academy. This environment must inspire each individual in the community to be the very best that they can be. At Southfields we have the highest expectations of achievement and behaviour and offer a nurturing and supportive environment where we celebrate difference and ensure that everyone meets their full potential. We value every individual and commit to ensuring everyone feels supported and listened to.
We offer the highest quality educational experience, aiming to inspire a generation of lifelong learners, who take pride in their achievements and take ownership of their learning. We believe creativity and imagination are the key to developing future passions and talents. We have a positive, “can do” attitude, believing that the sky is our limit, and we will think creatively and innovatively to meet the needs of our learners and our community.
A successful Southfields student will be one that understands the world we live in and is curious and keen to develop further by learning from others around them. This student will leave Southfields ready for their next stage in education or employment, equipped to learn and to grow.
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