Temporary Part-time Teacher of Ethics and Philosophy (Maternity Cover)

The Cottesloe School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NY

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  24 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Philosophy
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS-UPS plus recruitment payment for an exceptional candidate

Temporary Part-time Teacher of Ethics and Philosophy (Maternity Cover) job summary

This is a truly exciting time to become part of our journey. The Cottesloe School is a rapidly growing, oversubscribed 11-19 secondary school, fresh from a £3 million expansion and eagerly anticipating the launch of our state-of-the-art million pound 3G pitch in September 2025!

We are looking for:

• An enthusiastic temporary part-time (0.6) teacher with a passion for Ethics & Philosophy to cover maternity leave (working days are negotiable).
• Someone with a good understanding of relevant curriculum areas across all Key Stages, including a good understanding of assessment and monitoring procedures.
• A willingness to learn and apply new techniques that contribute to high quality teaching and learning.
• A teacher who expects and demonstrates the highest standards and can enthuse a range of students with varying needs.

We can offer you:

• An exciting opportunity to teach students who are courteous and have a high degree of respect for others.
• Modern, state of the art classrooms with interactive screens.
• A friendly and supportive working atmosphere.
• The freedom to teach creative lessons in a friendly and supportive school.
• Opportunities to develop professionally with a range of whole school and department CPD sessions.

Please contact Miriam Lay ((Ethics & Philosophy Lead) if you would like to discuss this role further or visit the school mlay@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

We look forward to welcoming applications to join our team.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.

Offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory teacher status, qualification, online searches, health and reference checks as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy. The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years.

Applying for the job

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

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Cottesloe School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1118 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cottesloe School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cottesloe-school

While our postal address is Leighton Buzzard, and our postcode is LU, our school is actually situated in the picturesque rural village of Wing, in Buckinghamshire. Situated close to the border with Bedfordshire, we offer a vibrant and inspiring learning environment in a peaceful setting.

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