Key Stage One Teacher 0.6 FTE and above

Reporting to: Headmaster

Salary: Competitive

Hours per week: Full time or part time

Contract type: Permanent

Start Date: September 2025

ABOUT US

Skippers Hill is a non-selective co-educational independent preparatory school for pupils aged two to thirteen, set in 22 acres of beautiful Wealden countryside in the village of Five Ashes, Mayfield in Sussex. An easy commute to busy towns such as Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne, where a number of our staff are based.

The children here are at the heart of the school and ensuring their happiness and wellbeing is key. The high academic achievement, broad range of talents and impressive social confidence that the children show year after year is embedded in our core ethos.

We are proud of our academic results, with children consistently performing above national and local averages at every stage of their education. For a non-selective school, we have an excellent reputation for gaining significant numbers of scholarships for entry to top senior schools at 13+ across a range of disciplines. The school has strong, long-standing relationships with the senior schools in the area and Skippers children are highly sought-after for their sound academic grounding, strong sense of community spirit and overall zest for life.

WHY SKIPPERS?

An excellent team of specialist staff provide exciting opportunities for our children to achieve to the best of their abilities in all areas. Whether they thrive on academic challenge, feel a burning desire to perform, are bursting with creative spirit or cannot wait to hit the sports field, the children are encouraged to make the most of every opportunity here. Our extra-curricular provision is consistently at a high level and this can be seen in our sporting results, work produced in Art and DT as well as our performances in Drama and Music, consistently, securing outstanding results in LAMDA and ABRSM examinations.

Professional development is a key aspect of fulfilment at work that we at Skippers take very seriously – everyone has access to qualifications and professional development to support their career. In addition to these opportunities Skippers is part of a wider group of schools through Bellevue Education, a world-class group of 21 schools providing the highest possible education to children and students aged from 1-19 years. Throughout the academic year there are focused CPD sessions available as well as possibilities of visiting and sharing best practice with other schools.

The successful candidate will be eligible for the following benefits upon commencement of employment:

• Professional development and ongoing CPD through internal and external training.
• Further CPD opportunities being part of Bellevue Education Group.
• Teachers benefit from a generous fee remission for their own children at Skippers.
• Free school lunches.
• Stunning location and wonderful colleagues!

Person Spec

Essential

• Passionate with a willingness to innovate and explore, both within and outside the classroom, and a clear educational philosophy rooted in ambition and breadth.
• Excellent classroom practitioner with high professional levels of performance.
• Qualified graduate with a teaching qualification and successful experience in teaching with primary aged pupils.
• Have an interest in current educational issues.
• Inspired by the school’s aims and values, and a commitment to vigorously promote and model the behaviours and values expected of others.
• Flexible in approach with the ability to perform well in a team.
• Dynamism with the ability to use initiative and be decisive.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisation skills.
• Ability to inspire and ensure progression of pupils both academically and socially.
• Accessible and approachable to pupils, colleagues and parents.
• Have an interest and be actively involved in all aspects of a busy Prep School.
• Eagerness to promote the health, welfare and safeguarding of children whilst creating a climate of respect and understanding of the needs of children.

Desirable

• Interest in and desire to support or possibly lead on our digital strategy.
• Working knowledge of iSAMS.

How to make an application

Skippers is committed to safeguarding all pupils and students. All offers of employment are conditional and appointments are subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references, in addition to child protection screening, including checks with previous employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications should be received no later than midday on: Friday 7th March.

Interviews will take place in the week beginning: Monday 10th March.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before this date if a suitable candidate is found.

Please submit a covering letter (addressed to the Headmaster, Mr Phillip Makhouli outlining your suitability for the role together with a completed application form. For further information please contact us via office@skippershill.com or 01892 830234.

All terms and conditions can be discussed at interview.