WORKING AT FRENSHAM
TEACHING STAFF
As a progressive school, our teachers will find an exciting innovative opportunity to really engage with the students. Their role is not just to disperse knowledge, but to instill lasting learning and skills. Beyond a specific subject, our teachers engage students in cross-curricular projects and social, moral and ethical discussions and above all create genuine, lasting relationships built on mutual respect.
Early Years Practitioner
Our nurturing Fireflies Nursery Team is looking for a dynamic, fun and creative Early Years Practitioner to support in driving a new phase of development for the Fireflies Nursery at Frensham. You will ideally have EYP Experience and a minimum NVQ Level 3 or higher. This role will be pivotal in working as a part of an exciting Fireflies Nursery team as we move our provision from Term Time only, to a 48 week all year-round approach. The final piece of this new adventure is someone who firmly believes in and who represents the Frensham ethos and who will deliver that ethos through the Fireflies Nursery and pre-School spaces.
You must have a genuine and evidenced desire to work with 2.5 to 5 year olds providing them with excellent care, guidance and opportunities for learning. You should be able to communicate effectively with these children and understand how to connect with a range of learners through their interests. You may have experience of ‘Planning in the Moment’ and other child-led learning methods.
Closing date is 9am on 23 February with interviews week commencing 2 March.
Junior School Teacher - Fixed Term
This is a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding Junior School teacher who is looking to join our Junior School Team. The successful candidate will be an advocate for excellence in teaching. They will bring enthusiasm and creativity in their approach to teaching an engaging, progressive and rich primary curriculum, be highly organised and have a passion for Junior School education. All teachers are responsible to the Head of Junior School for academic and curricular matters, the behaviour, academic progress and welfare of their pupils, and ultimately to the Head of the whole school.
This is a fixed term, 1 year, contract for a class teacher position within the Frensham Junior School. The post starts on Monday 20th April and will cover the Summer Term and Autumn Terms of 2026 and then also the Spring Term of 2027. The finish date of the contract will be Thursday 25th March 2027.
The Summer Term 2026 will be spent taking our Year 4 through to the end of their Year 4 experience and then you will be asked to take one of our KS2 classes for their Autumn and Spring Terms. This allocation will be decided during the Summer Term. There may well then be future opportunity to extend the contract or to turn it full-time, yet this is not guaranteed.
Closing date 9am 2 March, interviewing week commencing 9 March.
Teacher of Economics & Business
Frensham Heights is seeking a Teacher of Economics and/or Business at KS5 and Business Studies at KS4. As option subjects which are not available at KS3, the Head of Economics & Business should help to inspire students to choose the subject(s) at relevant Key Stages and enthuse all students to see the relevance of the subject in the real world.
This is a permanent role to begin in September 2026. A full-time or part-time position could be considered.
Closing date is 9am on Monday 2 March.
Assistant Head: SENDCo
The Assistant Head: SENDCo will play a central leadership role in promoting and developing our inclusive practice across the whole school.
The successful candidate will be an experienced, strategic and compassionate educational leader with a deep understanding of neurodiversity and the full range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
The role offers an outstanding opportunity to further shape a coherent, forward looking approach to learning support – one that reflects both Frensham Heights’ creative spirit and the latest research in adaptive and inclusive education. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Assistant Head: SENDCo will work closely with the Head, senior colleagues, students, parents and external specialists to ensure that every learner is equipped to thrive.
Closing date is 2 March at 9 am
Maths Teacher
To teach Maths from Key Stage 3, with the potential of A Level teaching for the right candidate. The teacher of Maths should both stretch and support students, helping them to become confident Mathematicians. The ability to teach A Level Maths and/or Further Maths is an advantage, but not a requirement.
This is a permanent role to begin in September 2026. A full-time or part-time position could be considered.
Closing date 4 March at 9am
SUPPORT STAFF
As a cohesive community, it is just as important that our support staff are onboard with the communal vision and ethos of the school. There are many events throughout the year, not to mention lunchtime everyday, where students, teachers and support staff come together. It's more than just a day job, but something that you can become passionately involved with.
There are currently no support staff vacancies
Frensham Heights is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires its staff to share this commitment. All candidates will have a Safeguarding Suitability interview and child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, checks with past employers and a Prohibition from Teaching and Management Check. All posts are 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.