Subject Lead Teacher of Politics at Chiswick School

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Job Reference: EDV/2026/CS/96734
Location: Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London, Greater London, W4 3UN
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full-Time
Salary: £37,870.00 - £56,154.00 Annually (Actual)
TLR: 2a
Closing Date: Midnight, Mon 11th May, 2026
Start Date: September 2026
Positions Available: 1
Interview Date(s): tbc

About this Role

Chiswick School staff are brilliant, work hard, look after each other and have lots of fun. We share a moral purpose that is rooted in providing brilliant opportunities for our students. Our team delivers a shared, knowledge-rich curriculum which supports students' pedagogical needs to the best of our ability. Our vision is that all students, regardless of their ability and prior scientific knowledge, are inspired to learn and that they thrive doing so.

The school is heavily oversubscribed and remains the first choice school for many parents in Hounslow. Shortlisted for the TES School of the Year Award in 2022 and 2023 and in 2023 winner of the TES Best Arts Provision category. OFSTED rated the school as good with outstanding features in February 2020 and in January 2025, Ofsted returned for an ungraded inspection which highlighted significant improvement in all areas since their last visit. They were so impressed that they will be returning to carry out a full inspection to allow the school to showcase all areas with a graded inspection/report.

We are looking to appoint an additional experienced Lead Teacher of Politics with relevant UK experience; excellent subject knowledge and a passion for your subject and ambition and high standards and expectations. As a Lead Teacher you will be accountable for student achievement in Politics, delivering consistently good or better lessons enabling students to make excellent progress by developing and leading an exciting curriculum which enables the highest level of student progress and attainment.

Closing date: 11 May 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 email the Director of HR, Andrea Ramsay (ara@chiswickschool.org) to arrange a visit.

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.

Related Documents

Lead Teacher 2026.pdf
Ofsted Report - January 2025
Prospectus

Contact Details

Andrea Ramsay

Phone: 020 87476659

Email: ara@chiswickschool.org

Chiswick School

Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London

Greater London

W4 3UN

Phone: 02087470031

Email: enquiries@chiswickschool.org

Website: chiswickschool.org

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