Job Description
Job description
Northwood School
Northwood
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Job overview
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated teacher of Physics who will join a dynamic and committed department from September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional experienced or newly qualified classroom teacher to make a significant contribution to the school.
Northwood School offers:
• Ambitious, polite and well mannered students - our staffing body can teach students the subject they love
• Staff wellbeing is a top priority with a streamlined assessment and feedback policy, meetings scheduled within the day, Well being Monday's'; social events, and loads more
• Support for new members of staff via our renowned Induction programme
• Potential for additional responsibilities (pastoral and or academic)
• Professional development with progression opportunities such as secondments and bursaries as well as access to NPQs and STEM Learning.
• A well-embedded performance management structure
• Bike to Work scheme
• The full support of the Headteacher, senior leaders and colleagues
Our School:
• Northwood School is an outstanding, oversubscribed and high performing 11-18 comprehensive in the London Borough of Hillingdon
• The school is in an impressive new building with fantastic facilities
• Our Progress 8 score consistently places us in the top 10% of schools across the country.
We are looking for a colleague who:
• Is efficient, adaptable, personable and shares the vision of excellence within Northwood School
• Is looking for an exciting opportunity to work with Northwood School in order to drive their personal career forward and share and develop new ideas
Why not apply now!
Please complete the TES online application form.
Tours of the school are encouraged, please contact Kelly Fossett on
Apply now, just complete the TES online application form!
The QED Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, social media checks and a criminal record check with the Data Barring Service.
We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit an application as soon as possible.
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WELCOME TO NORTHWOOD SCHOOL
It is my pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to the Northwood School career site, which I hope you find both interesting and informative.
Northwood is a rapidly growing, popular, 11-18, fully-inclusive co-educational school where students make outstanding progress. As a result of rapidly rising student numbers, we are looking to increase our staff for next year. The school which is located in Northwood, North West London is easily accessible due to the area’s excellent transport links. The nearest tube station is Northwood Hills which is on the Metropolitan line.
We recently moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art building with fantastic facilities for both our staff and students. We are a forward-thinking, caring, and most important of all, happy school, where students of all abilities and social backgrounds achieve very well.
What we offer
• Support for new colleagues is excellent at Northwood
• We have well-established induction and extensive CPD programmes as well as a well-embedded performance management structure
• Bike to Work scheme
• Staff Fitness club
• A fantastic social life and loads more
• Staff and students enjoy varied day trips as well as residential trips both abroad and in the UK
• We know that having motivated, well-supported staff is key to our future success and therefore we believe in supporting staff and providing outstanding opportunities for everyone
The most recent Ofsted inspection (October 2018) rated Northwood as ‘Outstanding’, please use the link below to see the report.
Northwood is a friendly, happy, welcoming school where the young people we teach are enabled to make excellent academic progress and develop the knowledge, skills, qualities, and values required to lead successful and fulfilling adult lives. Extra-curricular provision is excellent, our students appreciate having access to our state-of-the-art drama, dance, art, music, sports, and creative facilities many are also members of our academic clubs such as the Brilliant Club.
We also have highly effective Pastoral Care with guidance and support systems to meet all our students’ needs and as a result, our students are happy, hardworking, courteous, and well-behaved. Students are keen to learn and our Value Added has been outstanding for the past five years. Northwood School makes a significant difference to the lives of young people and I very much look forward to welcoming you to the school at some point in the future; in the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading our career site.
Our Ethos
• Northwood School has an ethos of ambition and achievement for all its students
• As a school, we put our students at the heart of everything we do
• We are a caring community where every student is known and valued as an individual. As a consequence, this allows every child to flourish in a friendly and safe environment
• We wish to empower our students to recognise and value their individuality so that they grow in self-worth and play a full role in shaping their own futures
Our Aims
• To continue to be judged as an outstanding school delivering education that enables all students to excel
• To provide an educational experience that inspires a lifelong love of learning and enables all students to become well-rounded individuals: confident; creative; self-respecting and respectful of others; with the ability to lead in and contribute to society
• To ensure the well-being of both students and staff
• To be a school that embraces and supports the community
Our Beliefs and Values
• All students can achieve
• Every student is known and valued as an individual
• All students have immense, natural abilities
• Intelligence is not fixed and through effort and determination all students can grow and succeed
• We value diversity and seek to give everyone in the school an equal chance to learn, work and succeed through creating a safe, calm and respectful environment
• If staff, students, governors, and parents work as a team and have high expectations of ourselves and each other we can achieve our aims
Please explore our website – www.northwoodschool.org.uk/ - to gain a flavour of what it means to be part of the Northwood School community. We sincerely hope that you will be inspired to apply to join us.
Train with us at Northwood
We’re working with Teach West London (local Teaching School Hub) to recruit, train and support new trainee teachers for the West London region. We look forward to welcoming new talented and committed trainee teachers to Northwood School to begin their training and join our school community from September 2026. For more information about training to teach in West London, visit the Teach West London Initial Teacher Training page .
Mehul Shah
Headteacher
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy .
Northwood School
Northwood
• Quick apply
• ExpiredSalary:MPS / UPS plus Outer London WeightingJob type:Full Time, Part Time, PermanentApply by
Job overview
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated teacher of Physics who will join a dynamic and committed department from September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional experienced or newly qualified classroom teacher to make a significant contribution to the school.
Northwood School offers:
• Ambitious, polite and well mannered students - our staffing body can teach students the subject they love
• Staff wellbeing is a top priority with a streamlined assessment and feedback policy, meetings scheduled within the day, Well being Monday's'; social events, and loads more
• Support for new members of staff via our renowned Induction programme
• Potential for additional responsibilities (pastoral and or academic)
• Professional development with progression opportunities such as secondments and bursaries as well as access to NPQs and STEM Learning.
• A well-embedded performance management structure
• Bike to Work scheme
• The full support of the Headteacher, senior leaders and colleagues
Our School:
• Northwood School is an outstanding, oversubscribed and high performing 11-18 comprehensive in the London Borough of Hillingdon
• The school is in an impressive new building with fantastic facilities
• Our Progress 8 score consistently places us in the top 10% of schools across the country.
We are looking for a colleague who:
• Is efficient, adaptable, personable and shares the vision of excellence within Northwood School
• Is looking for an exciting opportunity to work with Northwood School in order to drive their personal career forward and share and develop new ideas
Why not apply now!
Please complete the TES online application form.
Tours of the school are encouraged, please contact Kelly Fossett on
Apply now, just complete the TES online application form!
The QED Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, social media checks and a criminal record check with the Data Barring Service.
We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit an application as soon as possible.
Attached documents
>
WELCOME TO NORTHWOOD SCHOOL
It is my pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to the Northwood School career site, which I hope you find both interesting and informative.
Northwood is a rapidly growing, popular, 11-18, fully-inclusive co-educational school where students make outstanding progress. As a result of rapidly rising student numbers, we are looking to increase our staff for next year. The school which is located in Northwood, North West London is easily accessible due to the area’s excellent transport links. The nearest tube station is Northwood Hills which is on the Metropolitan line.
We recently moved into a brand new, state-of-the-art building with fantastic facilities for both our staff and students. We are a forward-thinking, caring, and most important of all, happy school, where students of all abilities and social backgrounds achieve very well.
What we offer
• Support for new colleagues is excellent at Northwood
• We have well-established induction and extensive CPD programmes as well as a well-embedded performance management structure
• Bike to Work scheme
• Staff Fitness club
• A fantastic social life and loads more
• Staff and students enjoy varied day trips as well as residential trips both abroad and in the UK
• We know that having motivated, well-supported staff is key to our future success and therefore we believe in supporting staff and providing outstanding opportunities for everyone
The most recent Ofsted inspection (October 2018) rated Northwood as ‘Outstanding’, please use the link below to see the report.
Northwood is a friendly, happy, welcoming school where the young people we teach are enabled to make excellent academic progress and develop the knowledge, skills, qualities, and values required to lead successful and fulfilling adult lives. Extra-curricular provision is excellent, our students appreciate having access to our state-of-the-art drama, dance, art, music, sports, and creative facilities many are also members of our academic clubs such as the Brilliant Club.
We also have highly effective Pastoral Care with guidance and support systems to meet all our students’ needs and as a result, our students are happy, hardworking, courteous, and well-behaved. Students are keen to learn and our Value Added has been outstanding for the past five years. Northwood School makes a significant difference to the lives of young people and I very much look forward to welcoming you to the school at some point in the future; in the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading our career site.
Our Ethos
• Northwood School has an ethos of ambition and achievement for all its students
• As a school, we put our students at the heart of everything we do
• We are a caring community where every student is known and valued as an individual. As a consequence, this allows every child to flourish in a friendly and safe environment
• We wish to empower our students to recognise and value their individuality so that they grow in self-worth and play a full role in shaping their own futures
Our Aims
• To continue to be judged as an outstanding school delivering education that enables all students to excel
• To provide an educational experience that inspires a lifelong love of learning and enables all students to become well-rounded individuals: confident; creative; self-respecting and respectful of others; with the ability to lead in and contribute to society
• To ensure the well-being of both students and staff
• To be a school that embraces and supports the community
Our Beliefs and Values
• All students can achieve
• Every student is known and valued as an individual
• All students have immense, natural abilities
• Intelligence is not fixed and through effort and determination all students can grow and succeed
• We value diversity and seek to give everyone in the school an equal chance to learn, work and succeed through creating a safe, calm and respectful environment
• If staff, students, governors, and parents work as a team and have high expectations of ourselves and each other we can achieve our aims
Please explore our website – www.northwoodschool.org.uk/ - to gain a flavour of what it means to be part of the Northwood School community. We sincerely hope that you will be inspired to apply to join us.
Train with us at Northwood
We’re working with Teach West London (local Teaching School Hub) to recruit, train and support new trainee teachers for the West London region. We look forward to welcoming new talented and committed trainee teachers to Northwood School to begin their training and join our school community from September 2026. For more information about training to teach in West London, visit the Teach West London Initial Teacher Training page .
Mehul Shah
Headteacher
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy .
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