Job Description

Economics Teacher – Independent Grammar School – Kingston-Upon-Thames

An outstanding independent 11–18 day school in Kingston Upon Thames is seeking an outstanding Economics Teacher to join its incredibly impressive team.

This is a rare opportunity to work within one of the UK’s highest performing independent schools - where academic ambition is the norm and students are genuinely driven to excel.

The school will offer you:

• Exceptional Sixth Form facilities
• A salary scale significantly above the national framework
• Generous holidays (35 weeks term time)
• Life insurance, wellbeing support and funded professional development.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Generous occupational sick pay scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Bike-to-work scheme
• Discounted school fees for children of staff
• Free lunch
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme

About the role:

You will teach A Level Economics (Edexcel) and contribute to A Level Business (OCR) within a large, forward-thinking department of 4 x specialist teachers. The team has high expectations, a strong track record of innovation and an excellent record of supporting competitive university applications.

About the school:

• This is a high-performing, academically selective environment where pupils are motivated, intellectually curious and determined to achieve top grades.
• Economics and Business are among the most popular Sixth Form subjects and outcomes are consistently well above national averages, with a model grade of A*.
• A significant number of students progress to leading universities worldwide, including Oxbridge, to study Economics, PPE, Business Management and related courses.
• Strong subject knowledge and academic credibility are therefore essential.

This Economics Teacher role is ideal for an ambitious Economics teacher with exceptional subject knowledge and a proven track record of delivering excellent results at A-Level.

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Economics Teacher | September 2026 | INDHOT