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Gap Assistant

The Rowans School

Wimbledon

  • Expired
Salary:
This is a paid position and the salary will be approximately £1700 per month and would be prorated accordingly.
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
13 October 2025

Job overview

Fixed Term Contract from January 2026

The Rowans School, part of The Shrewsbury House School Trust, is a popular and successful co-educational pre-prep for children between the ages of 3 and 7, situated in Wimbledon.

We are seeking to appoint a Gap Assistant to start a fixed term contract from January 2026. We offer the opportunity to work with and learn from our experienced team of staff and be part of the extended Shrewsbury House School Trust family (see Job Description below). This role would suit a recent school leaver looking to gain valuable experience in a thriving, academically robust educational environment. Our Gap Assistants are a valued member of our team and we aim to ensure that they gain unique work experience and have an exciting and life-enriching Gap year. This is a paid position and the salary will be approximately £1700 per month and would be prorated accordingly. The role is term time plus 3 days either side of term.

Information on the school can be found on our external website (https://www.rowans.org.uk/). To apply for this role, please click the 'apply' button below to complete the application form and then submit it through TES or email it to Human Resources at recruitment@shstrust.net as soon as possible. Applications will be considered as they are received and the School reserves the right to appoint at any point during the application process.

Shrewsbury House School Trust does not use recruitment agencies to recruit, so please do not contact us.

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION POLICY STATEMENT

Shrewsbury House School Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS [Disclosure and Barring Service] disclosure and other checks, references, medical clearance and proof of legal right to work in the UK.




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About The Rowans School

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Founded in 1936 The Rowans is an Independent Co-educational Preparatory School for children aged 3-7 yrs old. 

The school is in a large private house in Drax Avenue, a quiet road off Copse Hill, Wimbledon. There is supervised parking available and a drop-off facility for older children. There is a very large well equipped playground in the gardens, together with a Techotile surfaced area within the grounds, comprising either: four short tennis courts; or six-a-side football; or netball / uni-hockey pitches. The Nursery has its own self-contained garden and play area.

The Rowans provides an enabling environment so that these vital early years of education will be fun, at times challenging, whilst bringing out the best in every individual child, thus preparing each child for future learning.

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