Junior School Class Teacher
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits
Start date: September 2025
South Hampstead High School is looking for an exceptional classroom practitioner with Qualified Teacher Status to join our teaching team in at the Junior School.
You will plan, prepare and deliver challenging, well-organised and stimulating lessons, using a range of teaching strategies and resources to meet pupils’ academic needs and expectations. You will also work with colleagues to create a positive culture of pupil welfare and behaviour, by playing an active role in pastoral matters.
We are looking for an individual who is experienced in planning and delivering the National Curriculum and willing to go above and beyond to provide the necessary pace and stretch for our bright, motivated girls. You must also be able to demonstrate good, practical ICT skills and the ability to work closely with colleagues.
About the School
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the School is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities are nearby.
The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We 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
- Interest-free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.
Closing date is Thursday 22nd May 2025, at 9am.
The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.
We recommend that applications are submitted early to avoid disappointment.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion, and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected, and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
South Hampstead High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.