London Borough of Hounslow Primary General Talent Pool 2024-2025

Are you searching for a teaching post?

Do you have UK QTS or are you on a ITT route to achieve this? 

• Start date: January 2025 / April 2025 / September 2025
• Full-time, permanent and FTC posts across multiple schools including ECT roles
• Outer London starting salary Teachers' Main Pay Scale
• Diverse, multi-cultural borough with excellent transport links
• Results well above local and national averages - 98% of Hounslow schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
• All levels of UK classroom-experienced and Qualified Teachers (UK or DfE certified equivalent) welcome to apply.

The Teacher Recruitment team, part of the Schools' Workforce HR function for the London Borough of Hounslow, manage recruitment of teaching staff into schools across our large, diverse borough. 

Our Primary Teaching Pool is now open for appointments in Hounslow Primary Schools for the academic year 2024_2025.  Our Pool is for all Primary qualified staff or ECTs, requiring a teaching role in Hounslow schools. Previous UK classroom experience is required. 

Hounslow is a great place to learn and to teach with results above the local and national averages. Teachers appointed to our borough stay longer with us than an average across the UK.

With our Teaching Pool, express your interest in teaching in schools in the London Borough of Hounslow.

• Save time with just 1 application to Hounslow Primary Schools.
• Choose your Key Stage (EYFS - KS1 - KS2)
• Choose your location (Chiswick - Brentford - Isleworth - Hounslow - Cranford - Heston - Bedfont - Hanworth - Feltham)
• Applicants who pass through inital shortlisting will have their details shared directly with Hounslow schools who have vacancies, according to your available start date.  Schools will invite applicants to interview. All the standard recruitment checks will apply. 

OPEN TO:

• Those on current ITT routes who will have acquired UK QTS by Summer 2025.
• Existing ECTs in their first or second year of the ECF. 
• UK classroom-experienced class teachers
• Middle leaders - Head of KS, Year or TLR
• Specialist teachers
• SENCo 
• Overseas Trained Teachers awarded UK QTS and with relevant UK classroom experience 

"Everyone has been supportive since the day of my interview, so I feel really lucky to be working here and I’m glad to have relocated to London for this position. "

- current Hounslow Teacher

As the LA Employer, we support our schools with recruitment and retention of staff, including workload and well-being, as part of the wider School Effectiveness remit.

Once you have submitted your application, your application will be considered against the shortlisting criteria. Successfully shortlisted applicants will have their details released to schools. Headteachers will invite applicants to interview in school.

You will be supported through the process by our dedicated Recruitment team with advice and information to help you find the right post for you.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a rolling recruitment campaign open from September 2024 - July 2025 for applications.

We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible due to the timeframe and nature of teaching recruitment in schools. Peak recruitment times are typically from January - May with usual start dates of January/April/September, reflective of the start of each academic term.