Challoner’s High is a school whose core purpose is to provide the best possible education for girls. In order to achieve this, all our staff share our vision and values; freeing girls to be themselves and encouraging them to be intellectually ambitious.
If you believe that you could thrive in our supportive and purposeful community where at the heart of all we do is the best for the girls, we would welcome your application.
The school has an enormous CPD programme with over 70 opportunities for staff to become immersed in, and since the start of the academic year there have been 972 hours of opportunities for teachers at the school to immerse themselves in!! Challenge Partners March 2023
Thank you for being so supportive during the interview process! I felt so welcome
We work in a caring environment and every single member of staff has the pupils’ wellbeing and development as their priority
Working at Challoner's High - what you need to know!
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Teacher of Chemistry
September 2026
Part time 0.5 – 0.8 (3 or 4 days) depending on your preference
We are seeking a well-qualified and inspirational teacher for Science at KS3 and Chemistry GCSE and A level. Chemistry is successful, thriving and highly-regarded and is our third biggest A level. The Science team are superb; utterly passionate and very friendly. Chemistry is led by a very experienced and affable Head of Department and supported by a longstanding and very knowledgeable technician. The team is stable, experienced and very collaborative
We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic, and compassionate teacher who will enable the girls to achieve their personal bests. We wish to appoint someone who loves Chemistry and can share this passion with the girls. You will teach wonderfully motivated, sparky, collaborative and hard-working girls as part of a superb team. We can offer part time between 0.5 – 0.8 and are looking for a capable teacher who can confidently teach Chemistry A level from September onwards. There is the possibility of additional responsibility but this is purely optional.
What the Challoner’s High Chemistry Department can offer you:
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.
| Responsible to | Head of Department |
| Salary / Allowances applicable | Main / Upper Pay Scale |
| Start Date | September 2026 |
| Application Deadline | 9am on Monday 9th February 2026 |
| Interview Date | Thursday 12th February 2026 |
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:
Failure to disclose relevant information may result in withdrawal of an offer or dismissal if appointed.
Exams Officer
30 hours (4 days) or 37 hours (5 days) per week, 41 weeks/year (term time plus 3 weeks, mainly in August).
Pay Range 6 from £36,495 - £39,876 (FTE)
Actual Salary 30 Hours/week: £26,745.30 - £29,223.06
Actual Salary 37 Hours/week: £32,985.87 - £36,041.77
We are seeking to appoint a caring and meticulous Exams Officer to play a pivotal and very satisfying role in the life of our school. The successful candidate will be affable, kind and highly organised, with strong communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to work highly accurately, plan ahead and problem-solve under pressure.
You will be responsible for the end-to-end administration and management of all exams across the school, ensuring strict adherence to JCQ and awarding body regulations. The role also involves line managing the experienced Assistant Exams Officer and a team of invigilators, managing expenditure, and maintaining consistency and compliance in all examination procedures. Due to the experience of the team, our use of Exams Assist and a supportive SLT it would be your choice of working either 4 or 5 days per week (5 days/week is essential during the summer exams).
This is an ideal opportunity to play a central role in our warm and strong community, providing the very best exams support and experience to our students and great service for our staff and parents. Within the Challoner’s High community, you will experience:
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 is graded Outstanding by Ofsted and was rated as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners.
The best advert however for working at Challoner’s High will always be our hugely rewarding students
| Responsible to | Deputy Head (Academic) |
| Salary / Allowances applicable | Pay Range 6 from £36,495 - £39,876 (FTE) Actual Salary 30 Hours: £26,745.30 - £29,223.06Actual Salary 37 Hours: £32,985.87 - £36,041.77 |
| Start Date | March or April 2026 |
| Application Deadline | Noon, Monday 23rd February |
| Interview Date | Thursday 26th February |
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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Dr Challoner's High School
Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont
Buckinghamshire
HP7 9QB
