Teacher of English
Required September 2024
Part Time (across four days)
Salary £41,000-£52,000 FTE per annum (actual salary will be pro rata to part time hours)
The role
Sutton High School is seeking an engaging and passionate teacher to deliver English to highly motivated girls in Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. This is a part-time role (working four days per week).
The successful candidate should have the capability to teach across the secondary age range, creating challenging and thought-provoking lessons, with an emphasis on creativity and collaboration. English is taught mixed ability sets (of no more than 24 pupils), with A Level English Literature a popular option for pupils.
This role would suit an experienced teacher, or an ECT, within a supportive department with superb ECT provision for professional development. At our school, girls want to learn, and you can focus on teaching your subject and enthusing them. Experienced teachers receive a generous planning allowance (20% PPA). For ECTs, additional planning time is given, and we have a comprehensive ECT mentoring programme.
About Sutton High School
Sutton High School is an academically selective independent day school for 850 girls with an age range of 3 to 18 years. We are situated on a green and leafy site in central Sutton, close to excellent public transport links and major roads. Both Senior and Prep Schools are amongst the top schools in the country, with our GCSE results placing us 65th in national rankings in 2023.
Sutton High School is characterised by a warm, happy and inclusive community, where girls support each other to aspire and achieve, and individuality is celebrated.
Why Sutton High School?
The school is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA). Membership of the GDST, the largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK, gives us unrivalled opportunities for training and sharing of good practice in teaching and learning.
Employee benefits include:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (up to 18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension)
- 35 week school year (including INSET days) across 3 terms with a two-week break in the Autumn
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Free lunches for all staff during term time (equivalent to at least £740 per year)
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Good transport links
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.
Closing date: Monday 24th March 2025
Interviews will take place the same week
Sutton High School is part of the GDST (Girls Day School Trust) - the leading network of independent girls' schools in the UK. The school 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 DBS.