Junior School Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

South Hampstead High School - GDST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Professional development opportunities

Training grants

Generous pension schemes

Free life assurance

Interest free loans for training

Cycle to Work scheme

Discount of up to 50% on GDST fees

Job summary

South Hampstead High School is seeking an exceptional Junior School Class Teacher for maternity cover in a vibrant, supportive Junior School community. You will plan and deliver engaging lessons, balancing challenge, pace and enrichment to help every girl thrive and reach her potential.

The role also offers opportunities to contribute to trips, events and co-curricular activities. You will be a qualified teacher with QTS and a proven track record in excellent classroom practice, with experience

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with QTS.
• Experience planning and delivering the National Curriculum.
• Strong ICT skills and a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons with appropriate challenge, pace and enrichment.
• Contribute to the wider life of the school, including trips, events and co-curricular activities.
• Inspire and support bright, motivated pupils to fulfil their potential.

Skills

ICT skills

Collaboration

Education

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

Job description

Junior School Class Teacher – Maternity Cover

Full-time

Salary: Competitive plus benefits

Start date: October or November 2026

South Hampstead High School is seeking an exceptional Junior School Class Teacher to join its dedicated and enthusiastic team for a period of maternity cover.

This is an opportunity to teach bright, motivated and inquisitive pupils within a happy and vibrant Junior School community. You will plan and deliver engaging lessons, providing the right balance of challenge, pace and enrichment to help every girl thrive and fulfil her potential. The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to the wider life of the school, including its rich programme of trips, events and co-curricular activities.

You will be a qualified teacher with QTS and a proven track record of excellent classroom practice. You should have experience of planning and delivering the National Curriculum, alongside the confidence and creativity to extend learning beyond it. Strong ICT skills, a collaborative approach and a genuine enthusiasm for inspiring young learners are also important.

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

The closing date for applications is Monday 28 September 2026 at 9am.

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.