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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Learning Support Assistant (SEND)
10 to 25 hours a week over 2, 3 or 4 days (your choice). Term time only, 38 weeks/year.
(Some flexibility with start and finish times.)
Pay range 3 (£28,129 - £30,174 FTE)
Actual Salary for 10 hours: £6,287 to £6,744 / for 20 Hours: £12,573 to £13,487
We have a wonderful opportunity to work as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) as part of our friendly and very capable special educational needs (SEND) and pastoral team. The role will provide learning support to individuals and groups of students. It is essential that the successful candidate can also complete routine record keeping and admin. The post will suit someone with a friendly and supportive disposition and with a real commitment to providing the best possible support for young people, and an enthusiasm to develop SEND knowledge and expertise. The girls are a real privilege and joy to work with! We have a good level of flexibility with working hours and days.
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 was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023 and was rated as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners. The best advert however for working at Dr Challoner’s High School will always be our hugely rewarding students.
| Responsible to | The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) |
| Salary / Allowances applicable | Pay range 3 (£28,129 - £30,174 FTE) Actual Salary
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| Start Date | November start |
| Application Deadline | Monday 13th October |
| Interview Date | Thursday 16th October |
An information pack is available from the Vacancies section of the school website or from [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. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
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: https://www.challonershigh.com/about-us/school-policies-practices
The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure and Section 128 check, where applicable.
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.
PE Technician
20 hours per week over 3 or 4 days, term time only. Fixed Term Contract (November – May)
Pay range 3 £28,129 to £30,174 FTE or actual salary £12,573 to £13,487 for 20 hours/week
We are looking for a PE Technician from November 2025 to May 2026 to help support our wonderful PE Team with organising lesson equipment, administration and general support. In addition, the role includes helping supervise Sixth Form students on walks in the countryside and in the Gym (training available).
The successful applicant will have an interest in sport, will enjoy supporting a highly collaborative, busy and hard-working team and will be organised and personable. This is a great role where you will be working with superb students and a fabulously friendly and positive staff team.
What Challoner’s High 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 and as ‘Leading’ in all areas by Challenge Partners in 2023.
The best advert however for working at Dr Challoner’s High School will always be our hugely rewarding students
| Responsible to | Head of Faculty (PE) |
| Salary / Allowances applicable | Pay range 3 £28,129 to £30,174 FTE Actual salary £12,573 to £13,487 for 20 hrs/week |
| Start Date | November 2025 |
| Application Deadline | 13th October 2025 |
| Interview Date | To be confirmed |
An information pack is available from the Vacancies section of the school website or from [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
https://www.challonershigh.com/about-us/school-policies-practices
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
