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Putney High School is a dynamic place to work, offering a range of career opportunities and benefits.
We are consistently ranked among the top performing schools both in London and the UK and are known for our ground-breaking initiatives in everything from biophilia and design thinking to the science of learning, and for our leading co-curricular programme.
Ours is an incredible community in which to teach, work and learn. With a focus on continued professional development, membership of leading organisations and a superb package of personal benefits provided by the GDST, this is an opportunity to play a role in a warm and inclusive organisation which has been a powerful voice in education for over 150 years.
Current Opportunities…
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Salary: GDST Senior Leadership Team scale (starting from £73,419 per annum), dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Required from: September 2025An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well-qualified individual to provide creative and dynamic leadership, working with other members of SLT to create an environment where all staff can flourish with clarity of purpose, surety of impact and security of support. They will champion a positive one school one staff culture that fosters inclusivity, trust and empathy, engaging, empowering and enabling staff to give their best.
Reporting to the Deputy Head Academic (DHA), the Assistant Head Teaching and Staff Development (AHTSD) is responsible for shaping and implementing the teaching and staff development strategy of Putney High School.
If you have excellent leadership skills, with a passion for outstanding teaching and learning strategies and supporting staff to maximise opportunities for professional development, we would be delighted to hear from you.
For further information about the role, person and school, please refer to the Candidate Brief
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the following link: Application Link
Applications must be received by Monday 31 March 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: Thursday 03 April 2025.
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.
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Salary: GDST Teachers’ scale (£41,010 to £62,966 per annum), dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time (at least 0.5 FTE) or Full Time for ECT
Required from: September 2025Following the creation of our brand-new Faculty of Creative Visual Arts and Technology, and the continued success of our sector-leading coding programme, we are looking to expand our exceptional team.
The Computer Science Department at Putney is vibrant, innovative and academically excellent. We inspire students across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 by blending robust theoretical foundations with engaging, hands-on, creative projects. Our curriculum features Python as our primary language, complemented by JavaScript at A-Level and C# for creative work with Meta Quest environments. We are committed to expanding our provision in robotics, VR/XR development, coding and esports, supporting both local and national competitions and challenges.
As a department, we are collaborative, enthusiastic and forward-thinking, valuing a strong grasp of GCSE and A-Level content alongside a keen interest in emerging tech fields. We welcome dynamic applicants eager to inspire the next generation of digital innovators.
An ability to teach KS3 Mathematics, or expertise in robotics, 3D printing or Design Thinking would be an advantage.
ECTs are strongly encouraged to apply, and full support and mentorship will be provided.
For further information about the role, person and school, please refer to the Candidate Brief
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the following link: Application Link
Applications must be received by Monday 24 March 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: Monday 31 March 2025.
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.
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Salary: GDST Middle Leaders’ scale (£52,533 to £68,742 per annum), dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Required from: September 2025An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well-qualified individual to lead one of our most popular departments bringing energy and dedication to setting a vision for Economics and Business within the school
Leading by example, you will promote excellence in teaching and learning to ensure all pupils develop their potential through the planning and delivery of high quality, innovative and engaging lessons whilst ensuring high performance standards are achieved and maintained across the department.
You will be responsible for the departments extra-curricular activities, giving pupils the opportunities to enter various enterprise competitions, as well as promoting further extension reading and discussion by the pupils whilst ensuring they keep abreast of current affairs to help bring this information into their lessons and develop their ideas
If you have excellent leadership skills, in addition to experience teaching GCSE and A level, we would be delighted to hear from you.
For further information about the role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief
For further information and to apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the following link: Application link
Applications must be received by Monday 24 March 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: Thursday 27 March 2025.
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.
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Salary: GDST Teacher’s scale (£41,010 – £62,966 per annum). Actual Salary – £20,505 to £31,483 per annum, dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time (FTE 0.5)
Required from: September 2025An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our warm, thriving English department delivering a rich curriculum to bright, committed pupils. We are looking to recruit a teacher who can bring energy, enthusiasm and dedication to the role.
The English Department at Putney High School play a vital role in our academic community, promoting a deep love of literature and an appreciation for both written and spoken expression amongst students and, indeed, staff. As a team, they are collaborative, friendly, and unashamedly intellectual. Drawing on a range of specialisms, the team are united by their unswerving commitment to supporting pupils to make outstanding progress and to fostering amongst their students a love of English, in all its guises.
We welcome applications from both experienced teachers as well as ECTs to teach in the Senior School from KS3 to A Level.
For further information about the role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please click the following link: Application link
Applications must be received by Friday 21 March 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: Tuesday 25 March 2025.
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.
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Salary: GDST Teachers’ scale (£41,010 – £62,966 per annum), dependent on experience
Contract: Maternity cover
Hours: Full Time
Required: September 2025Putney High School is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Junior School Teacher of PE to join us on a full-time basis on a fixed term basis. You will participate fully in school life, contributing to our school’s continuing success and happy atmosphere. Putney High School is ranked one of the best girls school for sport in the country. To continue this success, we are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and well-qualified Teacher of PE to help build upon the very high standards of our lively, inclusive, and highly successful PE Department.
You will teach and promote the subject across the whole junior school, inspiring our pupils to discover and develop a huge range of skills and techniques in a variety of team and individual sports. Experience of teaching and coaching a variety of sports is therefore essential.
At all levels and in a whole range of sports, our pupils love being physically active, championing each other and developing their skills and abilities as young sportswomen; this is evident through our achievements and results.
The Junior School is a warm, vibrant, and down-to-earth community in which pupils are curious and collaborative and develop a love of learning. It is proud of its exceptional academic results and strong pastoral care.
For further information about the role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief
To apply for this exciting opportunity please click the following link: Application link
Applications must be received by Monday 24 March 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: Week commencing 31 March 2025.
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.
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Salary: GDST Support Staff band, Grade 5, FTE 1: £47,547 – £66,000 per annum (Actual salary: £40,097 – £56,783 per annum), dependent on experience
Contract: Maternity cover
Hours: The successful candidate will work full time (36 hours) during term time, plus 15 days
Required from: Beginning of Summer term, 22 April 2025A warm and caring environment stands at the heart of our ethos at Putney High School and the School Nurse, as a member of our Pastoral team, plays a fundamental role in ensuring that pupils are happy, healthy and confident, which, in turn, allows them to thrive in their learning.
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and well-qualified School Nurse to join our Pastoral team. You will provide a clinically effective and high-quality service of nursing care to pupils, and first aid to staff and visitors to the site. The School Nurse is an integral part of the school community and is expected to actively manage effective health promotion within the school.
The School Nurse will work with the Deputy Head (Pastoral & Co-curricular), part time Nurse, Heads of Year and the Wellbeing Lead.
For further information about the role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief
To apply for this exciting opportunity please click the following link: Application link
Applications must be received by Friday 21 March 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: Thursday 27 March 2025.
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.
