Cover Teacher

Trad, but quirky, The London Oratory is amongst the city’s most prestigious Catholic schools. We educate boys from 7 to 18, with girls in the Sixth form, in a broad, liberal arts curriculum – but that’s not all, so do please visit our website for a fuller flavour: https://www.london-oratory.org

The School enjoys a highly competitive salary scale to recognise and reward the very committed body of staff that make up its Common Room.

Our invitation:

We are recruiting a suitably qualified and dedicated teacher to join our pool of cover teachers on a fixed term contract, until the end of the academic year 2023/2024 in the first instance with potential to extend. The successful candidate will benefit from, and be able to contribute to, a well-ordered, warm-hearted and highly disciplined school. 

The School puts a premium on a virtue based, character development curriculum in the Catholic tradition, underpinning and enriching both knowledge rich and skills-based approaches to pedagogy; as such, all teaching staff are expected to make a contribution to the rich intellectual, spiritual, pastoral and co-curricular life of the school, in whatever way their talents suggest. This position is fixed term for the academic year, with the intention to extend if the current business model proves successful.

Your gifts:

We invite applicants who are either newly qualified teachers looking to grow in their career, or those who are more established. Either way, you will be an adaptable team player, who can be deployed anywhere in the school to enable pupils to access education. You should, be empathetic and a real energiser, keen to share your enthusiasm for learning and for teaching. And, either way, we will give you all the support you need to develop your potential as a teacher.

Our School:

In addition to first class facilities which all staff are encouraged to use (including free lunch, Friday cake, on-site parking, and a state of the art gym and swimming pool). The post comes with a highly competitive salary package and supportive team. In addition, here are five reasons as to why you should consider working with us:

1. Our vision: A compelling vision of what a distinctively Catholic education should look like, open to the world and fitting pupils to move through it with panache and confidence;

2. Our pupils: Well-disciplined, switched on, cosmopolitan - and quirky - supported in their growth by skilled staff and a tightly structured pastoral system;

3. Our staff: An intellectually lively and collegial Common Room culture, that supports you in your growth as a subject and pedagogical expert;

4. Our priority: A highly supportive and collegial atmosphere at all levels that values and recognises the great work that teachers do, and the challenges and sacrifices they make to do it. In addition to daily freshly brewed coffee, we also offer full access to staff medical and counselling services, should these be required;

5. Your future: An innovative staff development programme that looks to support you in growing in your vocation, in a school that is keen to think through the implications of cutting edge pedagogical research and development, within a rich philosophical and spiritual heritage.

Your next steps:

Interested applicants should complete an application form via TES or our website here. Application forms should be submitted in the online application form by midnight on Sunday 14 April.

Applications will be considered as they are submitted, and they School reserves the right to interview suitable applicants before the deadline.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.