Finding a Teaching Job in London
Strategy for finding teaching work in London
Most teachers should find work easily enough by registering with 2-4 recruitment agencies. At times those in over supplied teaching fields e.g. physical education may have to look at registering with more agencies and look to apply direct for roles.
While registering with recruitment agencies is the easy way, teachers may also considering applying direct for teacher roles. Local councils advertise most of the public school appointments on their websites.
Recommended Recruitment Agencies for Teachers in London
Teaching Recruitment Agencies London Stranger highly recommends are Vibe Teaching and Smart Teachers. There are over a 100 other teaching recruitment agencies based in South East England, we recommend these ones as they have a strong reputation for helping expat and English teachers find work in London
Recommended Jobsites for Teaching Work
Try the following websites for teaching vacancies Guardian, TheEducator and Eteach.
Applying directly for Teaching Work
The advantage of applying direct for teaching work is that you can target specific locations and schools where the students are less likely to give you a mental breakdown.
- Look at the Borough websites for public school vacancies. Here is a list of the 33 London Boroughs. You will need to hunt around for their job vacancy pages.
- For Independent schools use this link to source them. If there is an independent school that you would like to work at, don't be afraid to speculatively send in your CV to them.
