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English & Drama Teacher

English & Drama Teacher

Isleworth and Syon School for Boys

Hounslow

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Salary:
MPS/UPS (Outer London)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1 September 2019
Apply by:
28 March 2019

Job overview

English & Drama Teacher

Closing date: 09:00 – 28 March 2019


Date posted: 18 March 2019 Salary: MPS/UPS (Outer London)

Start date: 1 September 2019 Contract term: Permanent

Contract type:  Full Time Suitable for NQTs: Yes


 “Staff are proud of the work they do. Building on the long-standing traditions of the school, staff support the development of ‘courteous, respectful and calm’ young men, reflecting the school’s well-established values.”

[Ofsted Report – February 2017]


Due to the growth of the school, we wish to appoint a colleague to contribute to the continuing success of our students and who has the desire to work across two outstanding departments. 


We are a ‘Leading Edge’ school and have a history of excellence. Boys at Isleworth & Syon School buck the national gender trends for success in English where our progress measures at GCSE are exceptional. Our recent independent review by ‘Challenge Partners’ graded the school as “outstanding” and the English department has been classified as a national “area of excellence” with a specific expertise in teaching boys.


We also have a fundamental belief in the power of the arts to transform lives, so drama is a critically important subject across the school. Results are, again, outstanding and there is an impressive track record of progression to prestigious establishments, including RADA, LAMDA and the Bristol Old Vic. The ability to contribute to the ethos of the school and assist with our programme of additional opportunities, whilst maintaining our high expectations, will be vital for the successful candidate. School productions, performances and trips are a key part of our culture.


Both subject areas offer supportive and invigorating environments which are brilliantly led and in which the current staff are passionate about delivering a creative and engaging curriculum offer. You will be working across two already outstanding teams of practitioners with a passion for ensuring that our students achieve and attain their very best.


Across the school, students benefit from our insistence on; high standards and achievement, an exceptional range of extra-curricular activities and the focus on traditional values. The school is in a period of growth and a new 20-room teaching block, housing the English department, opened in September 2018. Plans are in place for the redevelopment of the drama facilities to further enhance our offer.


We are an over-subscribed and popular boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form. We are situated in a tree-lined neighbourhood of the London Borough of Hounslow, a vibrant area of West London. We are close to Osterley Park, a short hop from central London by tube or rail, and have easy access to the M3, M4 and Heathrow Airport.


Amongst other benefits, we offer:

• Dynamic, innovative and supportive colleagues and “outstanding” student behaviour

• A full and bespoke induction programme 

• On-going professional development with an individual CPD allowance

• State of the art touchscreen classroom technology and a laptop

• The opportunity to work with a range of leading external partnerships

• A chef-led canteen service

• Access to schemes such as: childcare vouchers; cycle to work and free flu jabs.


Application details

Please click on ‘Quick Apply’ to submit your application. Further recruitment details are on our website www.isleworthsyon.org under ‘Staff Recruitment’. 


Early application is encouraged, as we will undertake selection processes on receipt of completed forms.


We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and other pre and post-employment checks.

More about Isleworth & Syon School 

Type: Mainstream School Address: Ridgeway Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5LJ

Phase: Secondary with Sixth Form Telephone: +44 20 8568 5791

Funding status: State – Academy      http://www.isleworthsyon.org

Boys and mixed Sixth Form               email: school@islewothsyon.org

Age range: 11-18 years


Attached documents

About Isleworth and Syon School for Boys

Thank you for your interest in our school.

Our Ethos

Isleworth & Syon School is a ‘Leading Edge’ school with a history of excellence; a high-performing school with scores well above boys nationally. We empower our teaching staff to work collegially in departments, creating shared resources so that planning time can be spent refining rather than re-inventing lessons. Good practice is shared and all teaching staff contribute ideas to further enhance the curriculum. Our school is systematically organised and pastoral processes are tightly managed to allow staff to build professional relationships with students, thereby creating excellent learning environments. Across the school, students benefit from our insistence on high standards and achievement, an exceptional range of extra-curricular activities and the focus on traditional values. We are looking for colleagues who aspire to be part of a great team of staff and who will enjoy learning about the ‘Isleworth & Syon Way’, our unique strategy of ensuring success for all students.

Our aim is to provide an outstanding education for all of our students, through our focus on teaching and learning. We are a continually improving school with a reputation for blending innovation and tradition and providing an exceptional range of additional opportunities whilst we focus on the academic achievement of our students.

Our Staff

We recognise that our staff are our greatest resource and we are ambitious for our staff and invest heavily in their development. We offer an extensive programme of professional development which offers a range of opportunities for training, including internally, through local and national programmes. We have strong partnerships with universities and higher education institutions and actively support staff pursuing heavily subsidised Masters degrees and other higher qualifications. There will also be opportunities for internal promotion and to collaborate within our local partnership of schools.

Our staff - teaching and support - are thoroughly professional and hard working. We aim to provide a working environment which is both rewarding and suitably challenging for our staff. 

About Us

We are a voluntary controlled, non-denominational boys school, with a mixed Sixth Form. We have a long and distinguished history which can be traced back to 1630.   We are situated in a tree-lined neighbourhood of Isleworth, a vibrant area of West London. Close to Osterley Park and a short hop from central London by tube (Osterley is a 10-minute walk) or rail (Isleworth is a 7-minute walk). There is easy access to the M3, M4 and Heathrow Airport. Our proximity to Osterley, Isleworth, Brentford and Chiswick result in a truly comprehensive and richly diverse intake of students, which creates a wonderfully vibrant working environment for our staff.

 You are very welcome to arrange to visit us and to experience why we are such a successful school and a fantastic place to develop your career. I hope that you will read on and make an application to the school. 

Euan Ferguson - Headteacher

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