Teacher of English and Drama

Cranleigh School seeks to appoint for September 2024 a dynamic honours graduate to join a good-humoured, successful and enthusiastic department to teach English and Drama from years 9 to 13. This post will suit someone of energy and intellect who is prepared to play a full part in the life of this busy and friendly boarding school.

Cranleigh is a leading, fully co-educational independent boarding and day Senior School consisting of around 700 girls and boys of 13 – 18 years. There is also a Preparatory School in close proximity.

Cranleigh aspires to be a beacon of excellence in learning and teaching and is committed to the continuing professional development of all employees.

The English department is a particularly friendly, cheerful group and currently consists of nine teachers: we get along very well, and we hope to provide a good home for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher or trainee teacher. The successful applicant will be expected to teach throughout the five year groups ranging from the Fourth Form (Year 9) through to the Upper Sixth. Each year, we have around 40 students opting to take English at A Level, making it one of the most popular subject choices in the school.

We aim to recruit a teacher or trainee teacher who will be able to enthuse and engage pupils across these year groups; someone who possesses a very sound grounding in literature, drama and its contexts. The departments will be helpful and supportive in enabling a new appointee to settle in and establish how the courses work; previous teaching experience is useful but by no means necessary.

The ideal candidate will be good-humoured and a good team player. In addition, they should expect to get involved in all aspects of this busy boarding school and will be allocated to one of the eight boarding houses, in which they will act as tutor to a group of students and perform one boarding duty per week. All teachers are expected to contribute to the School's co-curricular programme alongside their academic responsibilities.

Accommodation is available with the post.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of the post informally, please get in touch with David Boggitt, the Deputy Head Academic, by email in the first instance:

For further details and to apply, please visit our website and read our 'Recruitment Pack':

Candidates are requested to submit a brief letter of application, together with a completed application form (apply on the website) supported by a full CV as soon as possible and no later than 9:00 am on Friday 10th May 2024. Applications are considered as they are received and therefore the vacancy may close sooner than advertised.

Only applications submitted on the School's Application Form will be considered. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Cranleigh School recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder will be subject to a DBS check.