Gap Assistant

The Post

One Year Contract, Term Time Only, January to December 2025.

Ashfold School is seeking to appoint for a Gap Assistant position.

The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic boarding and wider school team that aims to deliver a broad and creative curriculum to our pupils. You will live in the boarding house and assist the Head of Boarding and teaching staff supervise children and associated activities in and around the School.

The School

Ashfold is an established co-educational Preparatory School for around 300 children aged 3 - 13+ set in a beautiful Jacobean mansion with its own thirty-acre estate in the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside just twenty minutes from Oxford, Thame and Aylesbury.

The school has expanded significantly over the last fifteen years and invested heavily in its infrastructure and support systems. We aim to give every child the firmest possible grounding in the core academic subjects, within a small caring family community where children both know each other and all of the staff.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button. 

Applications not submitted on the Ashfold Application Form or applications not completed in full will not be considered. 

Closing date: Noon on Friday 3 May 2024.

We reserve the right to close the application process earlier if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications from candidates.

Ashfold School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Charity Number 272663.