Cranleigh School seeks to appoint for September 2025 a good honours graduate to join our outstanding English Department for a one-year Graduate Assistant position. The post would suit someone looking to start a career in the subject. The successful candidate should expect to teach English in Year 9 and Year 10, possibly with some A-level teaching for the right candidate. The successful candidate will also show a willingness to contribute in other ways to the life of a busy boarding school.
Cranleigh is a leading, fully co-educational independent boarding and day Senior School comprising around 700 girls and boys aged 13–18. A preparatory School is also in close proximity.
Cranleigh aspires to be a beacon of excellence in learning and teaching and is committed to the continuing professional development of all employees.
We aim to recruit a teacher or trainee teacher who will enthuse and engage pupils across these year groups and possesses a very sound grounding in literature and its contexts. The department will be helpful and supportive in enabling a new appointee to settle in and establish how the courses work; previous teaching experience is beneficial but by no means necessary.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about literature, good-humoured and a good team player. In addition, they will expect to get involved in all aspects of this busy boarding school. They will be allocated to one of the eight boarding houses, where they will act as a Tutor to a group of students and perform one boarding duty per week. All teachers are expected to contribute to the School’s co-curricular programme alongside their academic responsibilities.
Please read ‘Join Our Team’ on our website to gain an impression of the ethos to which the successful candidate is expected to contribute. Accommodation is available with the post.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the post informally, please get in touch with Gordon Neill, the Head of English, by email in the first instance: gjnn@cranleigh.org
This is initially a fixed-term appointment for one year from September 2025, with a salary of circa £18,000. Accommodation and all meals in term time are provided.
For further details and to apply, please visit our website and recruitment portal:
Candidates are requested to apply via our recruitment portal and submit a brief letter of application, together with the online application and supported by a full CV as soon as possible and no later than 9:00 am on Monday 16th June 2025.
Candidates should state fully their particular interests and where they think they can contribute to the school's wider life.
Applications are considered as they are received and therefore the vacancy may close sooner than advertised. Early applications are recommended.
Cranleigh School recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder will be subject to a DBS check.