Teacher of History

Chiswick School, London, W4 3UN

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: History, Politics
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £39,196.00 - £58,120.00 Annually (Actual)

Teacher of History job summary

We are looking to appoint an additional UK qualified Teacher of History who is ambitious and enthusiastic and will be an asset to our Humanities Team.

We are looking for:

• UK trained with relevant UK experience (if you are an ECT we can offer an outstanding support and mentoring programme)

• Excellent subject knowledge and a passion for your subject

• Ambition and high standards and expectations

• Willingness/ability to teach Politics will be an advantage

You will be an enthusiastic, dedicated History teacher joining the passionate and highly experienced Humanities team. This is a large, ambitious department and we are looking for a candidate with both a rigorous interest in History and a sincere commitment to teaching a very diverse range of students. You will be expected to teach KS3 and some Edexcel KS4 this year. There is the possibility of teaching KS5, including Politics, if you are interested.

History at Chiswick is a stable and high-flying department with a strong track record of academic success. It is welcoming and hugely supportive; our teachers across the department have a deep intellectual interest in their subject specialisms. We work well together to combine these, particularly through extra-curricular activities and talks. We organise a range of trips, domestically and internationally, across all key stages.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 9th October but please note interviews will be held throughout the application process so if you are interested please apply asap.

If you wish to discuss this further or would like to come and look at the school, please contact the Director of HR, Andrea Ramsay on 0208 747 6659 or email ara@chiswickschool.org. Please apply via the TES application process.

Chiswick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service and Online Check that are satisfactory to us is a condition of employment as are all other statutory pre employment checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Chiswick School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1618 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chiswick School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chiswick-school

http://www.chiswickschool.org/

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