Recruitment and Current Vacancies

Teacher of Classics and/or Latin for September 2026

Part Time (0.4/ 2 days minimum) up to Full Time – your choice

We are looking for a caring, dedicated and well qualified Classics and/or Latin teacher for September 2026. The successful candidate will share our ethos of guiding our pupils to achieve their personal bests, by providing a fun, supportive and academically rigorous classroom experience. The successful applicant will love their subject, be a team player and will be passionate about helping our girls to flourish.

This is an opportunity to join our highly experienced, successful, collaborative and friendly Classics and Latin Department – an ideal place to thrive and develop as a teacher. We will give you classes full of fabulous students who are a privilege to teach, and you will be part of a tight-knit staff community that believes deeply in what we do for our students. Note: we would welcome a part time teacher offering just Latin or Classics up to a 0.5 FTE contract, or a teacher offering both subjects for 0.6 FTE or above.

What Challoner’s High can offer you:

• Sparky, high achieving and thoroughly decent students who make teaching an absolute pleasure
• A positive place to work with excellent facilities and IT resources
• A supportive and highly capable, friendly and committed teaching team
• Excellent opportunities for professional development, including a highly regarded CPD programme
• London Fringe allowance

• Use of staff gym; free staff yoga and fitness classes on site; staff discounts at local shops and restaurants in Little Chalfont, local theatres discounts when available, two-week October half term
• The best advert for working at Challoner’s High will always be our hugely rewarding students

Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future.  The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface.  Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas.  The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023 and was also rated as ‘leading’ in all categories by Challenge Partners.

Applications should be emailed to [email protected]

Job Description

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and those interested in job-sharing.Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Please refer to our website where you can view our Child Protection and Safeguarding, Recruitment and Equalities.  This is a regulated activity. Policies; all of our polices are available at www.challonershigh.com. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.  

Applications should be emailed to [email protected]

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and those interested in job-sharing. Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. 

A copy of our privacy notice for applicants can be found here.

Please refer to our website where you can view our Child Protection and Safeguarding, and Safer Recruitment Policies.  This is a regulated activity.

 Policies; all of our polices are available at www.challonershigh.com.

The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure and Section 128 check, where applicable. 

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

Disclosure of Criminal Records

As a school, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This means that certain criminal convictions and cautions, including some that are spent, must be declared when applying to work with children.

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to disclose:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. not filtered) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, as amended in 2020

Failure to disclose relevant information may result in withdrawal of an offer or dismissal if appointed.

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