Job Description

Ruislip High School

Hillingdon

Salary:

MPS/UPS (Outer London) plus TLR 2b

Job type:

Full Time, Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 January 2026

Apply by:

22 September 2025

Job overview

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MPS/UPS (Outer London) plus TLR 2b


The school is happy to consider both full-time and part-time (0.8 FTE) applications

Required for January 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?





An exciting opportunity has arisen for a teacher of Drama looking for their next step. If you are an experienced practitioner who can motivate both students and staff, then this is an ideal role for you to develop your experience and knowledge in a supportive school committed to career development. The school is also part of the Vanguard Learning Trust and, again, depending on experience, there are opportunities for ongoing support and further career development across the organisation.


Drama is a popular choice at GCSE and A Level and the school has a successful track record of students progressing to Russell Groups universities and 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 Ato 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.





An application form can be downloaded from the school's website where all information about this post and the school can be obtained. 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, where applications should also be returned.

Closing date

: 10:00am, Monday 22nd September 2025

Interview date

: Wednesday 1st October 2025





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 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that, while certain older and less serious convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed, any non-protected convictions or cautions must be disclosed and may be considered by employers as part of the recruitment process Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

About

Ruislip High School

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Ruislip High School

Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip Manor
Middlesex
HA4 0BY
United Kingdom

+44 1895 464064

Ruislip High School, based in Middlesex, is a secondary academy for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 18. Currently there are 1300 students enrolled at the school, located in Hillingdon. It opened in 2006 and was converted to academy status in on April 1, 2014.

Headteacher

Mr Gareth Davies

Values and Vision

The school aims for teachers and students to have respect for each other. Children should also be honoured to be a part of the school community. Ruislip High School believes in unity. It especially believes in standing side-by-side to help others in the community. Thus, students who volunteer are valued. Students are expected to follow the rules of the school and achieve excellent academic results, but personal development is also seen as important. One of the school's motto is "you own your own behaviour". The teachers hope every student leaving the school remains curious about the world and continue to learn.

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