Graduate Assistant - English

Cranleigh School seeks to appoint for September 2023 a good honours graduate to join our outstanding English Department for a one-year Graduate Assistant position. The post would suit someone who is looking to start a career in the subject. The successful candidate should expect to teach English in years 9 and 10, with the possibility of some A level teaching for the right candidate. The successful candidate will also show a willingness to contribute in other ways to the life of a busy boarding school.

Cranleigh is a leading, fully co-educational independent boarding and day Senior School consisting of around 700 girls and boys of 13–18 years. There is also a Preparatory School in close proximity.

Cranleigh aspires to be a beacon of excellence in learning and teaching and is committed to the continuing professional development of all employees.

We aim to recruit a teacher or trainee teacher who will be able to enthuse and engage pupils across these year groups; someone who possesses a very sound grounding in literature and its contexts. The department will be helpful and supportive in enabling a new appointee to settle in and establish how the courses work; previous teaching experience is useful but by no means necessary.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about literature, good-humoured and a good team player.

In addition, they would be expected to get involved in all aspects of this busy boarding school. They will be allocated to one of the eight boarding houses, in which they will act as tutor to a group of students and perform one boarding duty per week. All teachers are expected to contribute to the School’s co-curricular programme alongside their academic responsibilities.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the post informally, please get in touch with Gordon Neill, the Head of English, by email in the first instance: gjnn@cranleigh.org

Please read ‘Why teach at Cranleigh?’ to be found on our website which gives an impression of the ethos to which it is expected that the successful candidate will contribute.

This is, initially, a fixed term appointment for one year from September 2023 and comes with a salary of circa £18,000. Accommodation is provided and all meals whilst on duty. The successful candidate will also receive 17 weeks holiday.

Candidates should state fully what their particular interests are and where they think they can make contributions to the wider life of the school.

To apply, please submit a brief letter of application together with a completed Academic Application Form, available from the School’s website: https://www.cranleigh.org/welcome/work-at-cranleigh/teaching/ supported by a Curriculum Vitae, including the names and contact details of two referees. 

Applications should be sent as soon as possible and no later than Thursday 9th March 2023.

Applications will be considered as they are received and therefore the vacancy may close earlier than advertised.

Please send to The Headmaster, Cranleigh School, Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8QQ or via email to recruiting@cranleigh.org

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder will be subject to a DBS check.