We are seeking to appoint a full-time teacher of Physics, teaching the subject to GCSE (AQA) and ideally to A Level (OCR). The Science Department at Lord Wandsworth College is organised into three separate sciences, each with its own Head of Department. The faculty is a strong team of 15 full and part-time staff, excluding an outstanding team of technicians.
Science is based in the state-of-the-art Flowers centre. Opened in 2022, Physics has four purpose-built laboratories and a dedicated prep room. Facilities in the department are outstanding and represent industry-leading spaces to work in.
You will be expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require and in accordance with the College’s policies under the direction of the Headmaster. Teaching at LWC requires that members of the academic staff be willing to contribute fully to the life of the College. This includes tutoring, co-curricular involvement, boarding house duties, cover duties and attending parents’ evenings for the year groups taught. Liaison with parents is included in the sphere of the teacher’s responsibilities.
Benefits
* Contributory pension scheme
* Fee remission for children
* Death in service scheme - 4 times your annual salary
* Give as you earn and staff volunteering day
* Personal accident insurance
* Enhanced family-friendly policies, including support for emergency time off for dependants
* State-of-the-art, restaurant-quality, hot and cold food available
* Friends and Family referral scheme (£250 for each referral)
* Use of wide-ranging school facilities - swimming pool, tennis, walks, trails, etc
* Excellent social and sporting events for staff within the school
Further information about this role can be found in the Role Profile.
To apply, please visit the vacancies page of our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: Midnight on 9th January 2026.
Interviews: Week commencing 19th January 2026.
The college reserves the right to close the role early.
Please note, two references will be required prior to the interview.
We welcome people of all faiths and those who are committed to these values. We recognise that we have underrepresented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity, we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
Appointments will be made subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and references. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Lord Wandsworth College is a registered charity (Number: 1143359) providing outstanding, caring education for boys and girls since 1922.