Southwark teaching jobs
About Southwark
Southwark offers residents a highly central London location with affordable housing as well as immersion in the borough’s culture – such as the established arts and literary scenes of Camberwell and Peckham.
With Bermondsey voted the Best Place to Live in London 2018 by the Sunday Times due to its welcoming atmosphere, multiculturalism and great food, the borough is becoming an increasingly desirable place to live.
Well-connected to central London and the City, by the Southern and Southeastern lines as well as the London Overground, it’s no wonder that Southwark is up-and-coming.
Southwark in numbers:
- The average rent of a one-bedroom apartment in Southwark is £1,350 pcm, compared to £1,662 pcm in central London
- The cost of living for a single person in Southwark is £764 pcm, compared to £772 pcm in central London
- The journey from Queen’s Road Peckham to London Bridge takes 13 minutes
Teaching in Southwark
Of the 33 registered schools in the area:
- 8 schools were rated outstanding in their last OFSTED inspection, 15 were rated good and 5 require improvement
- 4 are academies, 21 are maintained schools, 4 are independent, 2 are special educational needs schools and 2 are colleges
- 25 schools in Southwark are primary schools, 9 are secondary schools and 9 are schools for those aged 16-18
- 22 schools have no religious character and 11 are Christian faith schools, (6 Church of England, 4 Roman Catholic and 1 Other)
Why choose Southwark teaching jobs?
- Within an easy commuting distance of the entirety of London
- Highly affordable housing compared to much of Zone 1 and 2
- A vibrant cultural borough of London
Would you like to find your ideal teaching job in Southwark? At Engage Education we specialise in innovative recruitment, matching talented professionals to teaching roles across the globe.
And it doesn’t stop there. Once we’ve matched a teacher to their perfect job, we offer them high quality support and mentoring in order to make the transition as smooth and easy as possible.
