Job Description
The role
South Hampstead High School is seeking to appoint a dynamic, energetic and inspirational Teacher of English to join our vigorous and high-achieving English Department from September 2026.
You will work with highly motivated and talented pupils from Year 7 to Year 13, delivering well-organised, engaging and challenging lessons that inspires a passion for language and literature in our students.
We are looking for a passionate subject specialist with an enthusiasm for English. Applications are welcome from experienced teachers with a strong track record of success as well as from well-qualified Early Career Teachers or graduates ready to begin their teaching journey in a supportive and ambitious environment.
The English Department
The department is lively, active and highly regarded by both pupils and staff. English is consistently one of the most popular A-Level subjects, with students inspired by advanced literary study. The successful applicant will share responsibility for departmental activities, including creative writing groups and theatre trips, while contributing to pastoral, administrative and extra-curricular life.
The OCR English Literature A-Level provides an exceptional experience, enabling many students to progress to top universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. Teachers engage with challenging texts such as the poetry of John Milton, T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, W. H. Auden and Langston Hughes, alongside plays like Hamlet, The Tempest, Edward II, The Duchess of Malfi, Terry Johnson's Hysteria and Danai Gurira's The Convert. For the Contextual and Comparative paper, the department currently offers pathways in American Literature and Women in Literature.
About the School
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London's cultural life close at hand, the school is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
To find out more and to apply, please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 18th March 2026 at 9am.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.
The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.
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 .
