GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust)
Key Stage 1 Classroom Teacher
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Contract: Full time and Fixed Term (maternity)
Salary: GDST Teachers’ scale: FTE 1 from £42,567 per annum. Salary dependent on experience
Required: 22 February 2027 (second half of the Spring half term)
Putney High School is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Junior School Classroom Teacher to join us on a full-time basis.
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.
As a Junior School teacher, you will participate fully in school life, contributing to our school's continuing success and happy atmosphere.
About The School
As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.
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The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.
Benefits
The school is part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- Generous pension scheme
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Retail and lifestyle discounts
- Financial guidance and support
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
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For further information about the role, person and school, please refer to the Candidate Brief.
Applications must be received by Monday 5 October 2026 at 9am.
Interview date will take place from the week commencing 12 October 2026.
Putney High School and the GDST are committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
Putney High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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