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Gap Year Assistant

Gap Year Assistant

Oxford High School for Girls GDST

Oxfordshire

  • £22,464 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
September 2024
Apply by:
3 June 2024

Job overview

The role:

Oxford High Preparatory School is seeking enthusiastic and committed University or School leavers to join our vibrant school community. 

You will be an integral part of the team working with fantastic children and staff at the Prep School. You will have a timetable of daily duties that will include assisting in the classroom as well as contributing to the logistical demands of a school day. 

We are keen to make use of your interests and skills be they sport, the arts or sciences, although you may prefer to simply immerse yourself in the wide range of activities and events that take place on a daily basis. Those who have previously worked at the school as Gap Year Assistants have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and are often very sad to leave.

This is a very fulfilling job where you will work with fun and engaging children in a vibrant prep school setting. This role is an excellent addition to your CV and is also ideal for anyone who might be considering a career in education. 

This role will be offered on a fixed term contract basis up to Friday 11th July 2025.

About Oxford High School

Since its foundation over 140 years ago in the heart of Oxford’s historic city centre, Oxford High School has been innovative and pioneering in its approach to girls’ education.

Today, Oxford High School is a happy and vibrant place to work: our girls are highly motivated and ambitious, supportive yet self-aware. From our youngest Reception pupils through to our longest-serving members of staff, there is a real sense of pride at being part of the Oxford High community.

As well as our commitment to girls’ education, we are committed to investing in our staff’s personal development through training and learning initiatives and via the GDST network.

Benefits:

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the leading and largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK, we offer a variety of benefits, which include:

  • Competitive salaries and pay progression
  • Access to extensive professional development opportunities
  • Training grants for qualifications
  • Generous pension schemes
  • Free life assurance benefit
  • Free school lunches
  • A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
  • Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans 
  • A Cycle to Work scheme 
  • Competitive terms and conditions of employment 

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 9am Monday 3rd June 2024.

Oxford High School and The GDST 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 the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

About Oxford High School for Girls GDST

Oxford High School is an independent, non-denominational, all-through school for girls without nursery and with sixth form, situated in three sites in Summertown, North Oxford. It is one of 26 members of the GDST (Girls’ Day School Trust), meaning it is governed by the council and operates according to the trust’s policy. The school provides 906 places for primary, secondary and sixth-form students aged 4-19.

Oxford High School was founded in 1875 and is the oldest girls' school in the city. 

Headteacher

Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge

Values and Vision

Oxford High believes it balances academic rigour with the chance for girls to explore their creativity and adventurous side, resulting in an encouraging and vibrant school full of high-achieving girls. As with other GDST schools, it aims to be an educational institution that shows principles, boldness, a strong network community and a girls-first attitude.

ISI

“The quality of pupils’ achievements is exceptional. Oxford High School is highly successful in meeting its aim to encourage girls to be ambitious in all areas of life and has fully met the recommendation from the previous inspection to maintain the high standards of learning and personal development. Pupils reach very high standards in their GCSE, International GCSE and A-level examinations and in the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), and most are successful in achieving their first choice of course at highly selective universities.”

View Oxford High School for Girls’ latest ISI report

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