Habs has been awarded Independent School of the Year 2025, with Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools receiving both the award for Outstanding Educational Partnerships and the overall top accolade of Independent School of the Year 2025. This national recognition reflects our long-term commitment to social impact and the deep, sustained collaborations we continue to build with our state sector partners. It is an exciting and proud moment to be joining our community.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspiring Teacher of English to join our outstanding department. This is a wonderful opportunity for a talented teacher to work with highly motivated students in a school that values intellectual curiosity, creativity and academic excellence.

About the Role

The successful candidate will join a thriving and collaborative English department where teaching is thoughtful, ambitious and rooted in a genuine love of literature. Lessons are lively and intellectually rigorous, encouraging pupils to think critically, discuss openly and develop their own voice as readers and writers.

You will teach across the age range at the Senior School, with the opportunity to contribute to a rich and varied curriculum that spans classic and contemporary literature. The department is passionate about developing pupils who read widely, write with confidence and engage deeply with ideas.

The successful candidate will:

• Deliver engaging and challenging English lessons across Boys Senior School.
• Foster a love of literature, language, and learning
• Support students of all abilities to achieve outstanding progress
• Contribute to curriculum development and enrichment opportunities
• Play an active role in the wider life of the school

We are looking for someone who:

• Have strong subject knowledge and a passion for English
• Demonstrate excellent classroom management skills
• Be committed to high standards of teaching and learning
• Show dedication to safeguarding and promoting student welfare

What we offer:

• A competitive salary, commensurate with the candidate’s experience
• Private Pension Scheme through Aegon with generous employer contributions
• Additional life assurance cover
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing confidential support and advice
• Extensive professional development training opportunities
• Discount on school fees for children at any of
  the Elstree Schools (fee remission set at time of
  child joining) – Fixed Term contracts are not eligible for fee remission.
• Free lunch and refreshments
• Free onsite parking and access to travel on the schools extensive coach network
• Free access to state-of-the-art sports facilities including the gym, swimming pool, and fitness classes
• Wellbeing initiatives and programmes, such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, and health checks
• Access to an online GP service, providing quick and convenient healthcare advice
• Access to Vivup, the staff benefits platform, featuring discounts, financial advice, and wellbeing resources
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme and other green travel incentives including Octopus Electric Vehicles

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.