Teacher of Religious Studies

Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7EY

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Religious education
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS | UPS Outer London

Teacher of Religious Studies job summary

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a World Class School with high expectations, encouraging our students to be aspirational with their learning and to enjoy all aspects of school life. We are looking to appoint an engaging and committed Religious Studies Teacher, to join our highly effective EBACC Faculty.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for a well-qualified and organised teacher, to work within an innovative and highly successful team. We are seeking to appoint an inspiring professional who has a real love for their subject and the capacity to use creative approaches in their teaching. Our large Faculty covers Geography, History, Religious Studies, Modern Foreign Languages, Philosophy and Ethics, which are all taught up to KS5. We have a hardworking, specialist Faculty with a strong team ethos.

Our ideal candidate will be a committed practitioner who shares our vision to ‘Let your light so shine’. You will have experience teaching Religious Studies at key stage 4 and ideally at key stage 5. Candidates who can make a contribution towards the teaching of another subject, are particularly desirable

This post is full-time. We welcome applications from ECTs. Pay scale is MPS/UPS Outer London.

Accreditations

Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2023 and praised as “inspirational” in our recent Challenge Partners review, Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form is proud to be recognised as a Leading School.

Why work with us?

Staff wellbeing is a genuine priority. Benefits include the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, free eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, flu jabs, discounted gym membership, free parking, and access to counselling support. We offer strong professional development and enjoy a friendly, community minded culture—complete with charity events and a welcoming staffroom.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. As part of our safer recruitment process, shortlisted candidates may be subject to an online search, with any findings discussed at interview.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and all safeguarding checks.

Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form is proud to champion a truly diverse workforce. We welcome and value every qualified applicant, celebrating individuality regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, or marital or civil partnership status.

Direct applications only. No recruitment agencies.

Closing Date: 9am - Friday 20th March 2026

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form reserve the right to close this advert early, should suitable candidates apply. We therefore advise all potential candidates to apply as early as possible. Application is via Eteach, referees will be contacted prior to interview or as stated in the application.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1486 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tolworth-girls-school-and-sixth-form

Tolworth Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a large over-subscribed comprehensive school in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. We have over 1400 student on roll including almost 300 in our mixed gender Sixth Form. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school and are committed to providing an excellent education to the diverse community we serve.

Aims
To provide a secure, nurturing and inspirational learning environment

To develop confident and happy young people who make a positive contribution to our society

To encourage respect for others, resilience and a love of learning in all students

To engender in our students, the skills needed so that they can shape their own future

Ethos
We believe that every student should have the opportunity to achieve their academic potential and realise their dream

We value every student as an individual with their own spiritual, cultural and individual strengths that enrich our school community

We celebrate the achievements of all, encouraging our students to flourish and to value each other

‘Let your light so shine - Be the best you can be’

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