Salary: GDST Support Staff Pay Band Grade 3, FTE 1: £30,291 to £35,967 per annum (Actual salary: £24,696 to £29,324). Scale subject to 26.27 annual pay award and dependent on experience
Contract: Fixed term for two terms
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week) and term time plus five days
Required from: September 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and well-qualified individual who will be responsible for coaching lacrosse and other sports throughout the school.
We are looking for an enthusiastic coach with a specialty in lacrosse to join our exceptional Physical Education Department from September 2026. The ideal candidate will be passionate about helping young people reach their potential in sport and be able to deliver coaching of a high standard across multiple sports.
About the PE Department
This year, we were proud to be ranked the 4th best school in the country and the 2nd best girls’ school for sport by Schools Sports Magazine. Our extensive co-curricular sports programme offers students a broad and exciting range of sporting opportunities, reflecting our commitment to excellence and participation at every level.
At the National Schools’ Lacrosse Championships, our teams performed exceptionally, finishing among the top 16 in the country, with our U13s crowned National Champions. We run a full and ambitious training programme alongside an extensive fixtures calendar. Regular Saturday matches are a key part of our performance pathway and enable our teams to compete at the highest level.
Our netball programme is equally strong. Both our U12 and U13 teams won the Surrey County Tournament, and we field multiple squads across every age group. At U14, U16 and Senior level, our teams continue to achieve success at both regional and national competitions, and our 1st Team was recently crowned GDST Champions.
In the summer term, our main sports shift to cricket, tennis and athletics, with matches held after school and during games afternoons. These sports continue to grow in popularity and enjoy high levels of participation across the school.
About the School
As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.
The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.
The school is 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 and for a travel season ticket.
• A Cycle to Work scheme.
• Competitive terms and conditions of employments.
For further information about the school, role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief under the Attachments.
Applications must be received by Monday 20 April 2026 at 9am.
Interview date: Friday 24 April 2026.
Putney High School and the GDST are committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
Putney High 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 online checks, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.