English Teacher

This is an opportunity for a well-qualified graduate of English to join a vibrant, challenging and enormously fun teaching community in one of this country’s leading girls’ schools.

As an English Teacher, you will contribute to providing an excellent education by teaching with expertise and enthusiasm, offering support to the learning of individual students and contributing to the school’s pastoral system. 

First and foremost, you will hold high regard to the curriculum, both planning and teaching challenging, well-organised lessons, informed by your excellent and secure subject knowledge. You will utilise an appropriate range of teaching strategies and resources, including e-learning, ensuring that all learners’ needs and expectations are met, whilst raising and maintaining levels of attainment amongst pupils. As an enthusiastic and positive person, you will encourage, challenge and motivate pupils to apply newly acquired knowledge and skills, inspiring the students to apply this learning and deepen it further. 

You will need the ability to teach English from KS3 up to A level and use a creative range of teaching strategies in order to meet the needs of all students. Experience of successfully contributing to or running extra-curricular clubs and activities is equally important.

This role will be a full-time, fixed-term contract, encompassing one year of maternity cover. 

About the School

One of London’s top day schools, Wimbledon High School is a highly academic school for girls aged 4 to 18, located in the heart of Wimbledon, less than 20 minutes from central London. Our motivated students are challenged to believe in themselves within a stimulating environment and there is a ‘can-do’ attitude throughout the school, with girls involved in all sorts of clubs and activities.

Benefits

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• 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

How to apply for this position

For further details and to apply for this position please click the apply button.

The closing date is 9am on Wednesday 30 November and interviews will be held on Wednesday 7 December 2022.  

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 online checks and checks with past employers and the DBS.

Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.