Challoner’s High is a school whose core purpose is to provide the best possible education for girls. In order to achieve this, all our staff share our vision and values; freeing girls to be themselves and encouraging them to be intellectually ambitious.
If you believe that you could thrive in our supportive and purposeful community where at the heart of all we do is the best for the girls, we would welcome your application.
The school has an enormous CPD programme with over 70 opportunities for staff to become immersed in, and since the start of the academic year there have been 972 hours of opportunities for teachers at the school to immerse themselves in!! Challenge Partners March 2023
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We work in a caring environment and every single member of staff has the pupils’ wellbeing and development as their priority
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Teacher of Chemistry
September 2025
Part time (0.4 – 0.6 depending on your preference)
We are seeking a well-qualified and inspirational teacher to join our Science team, teaching Science at KS3 and Chemistry at GCSE and A Level. Chemistry is a successful, thriving, and highly regarded subject in our school, and it is our third-largest A Level.The Science team are superb; highly experienced, utterly passionate and very friendly. Chemistry is led by an experienced Head of Department and supported by a longstanding and very knowledgeable technician.
We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic, and compassionate teacher who will inspire our students and enable them to achieve their personal bests. The ideal candidate will have a deep love for Chemistry and a strong desire to share this passion with our girls. You will be teaching highly motivated, inquisitive, and hard-working students as part of an outstanding team. We can offer part time between 0.4 – 0.6 FTE.
What the Challoner’s High Chemistry Department can offer you:
Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future. The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface. Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas. The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023 and was also rated as ‘leading’ in all categories by Challenge Partners last year.
| Responsible to | Head of Department |
| Salary / Allowances applicable | Main / Upper Pay Scale |
| Start Date | September 2025 |
| Application Deadline | 9am on 1st April 2025 |
| Interview Date | Thursday 3rd April |
An information pack is available from the Vacancies section of the school website or from [email protected]
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and those interested in job-sharing.
Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please refer to our website where you can view our Child Protection and Safeguarding, Recruitment and Equalities. This is a regulated activity. We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date. This is a regulated activity.
Policies; all of our polices are available at www.challonershigh.com. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Teacher of Maths
Full Time or Part Time – September 2025
We are looking for a caring and capable teacher who will share our ethos of guiding our pupils to achieve their personal bests, whilst providing an enjoyable and supportive classroom experience. The successful applicant will love Maths, be a team player and will teach to a high standard.
This is an opportunity to join our highly experienced, successful, collaborative and friendly Maths Department – an ideal place to thrive and develop as a teacher and so the post is suitable for both experienced teachers and those newer to the profession. The Maths Department is supportive, has a great team spirit and attains very strong results. The dedicated department has a real passion for Maths and the ambition to share this with every student. Maths teachers stay at the school for many years as it is a great place to work.
What Challoner’s High can offer you:
Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future. The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface. Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas. The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023 and was rated as ‘leading’ in all categories by Challenge Partners in 2023.
| Responsible to | Head of Department |
| Salary / Allowances applicable | Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale |
| Start Date | September 2025 |
| Application Deadline | Monday 31st March |
| Interview Date | Wednesday 2nd April |
Applications should be emailed to [email protected]
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and those interested in job-sharing.Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please refer to our website where you can view our Child Protection and Safeguarding, Recruitment and Equalities. This is a regulated activity. Policies; all of our polices are available at www.challonershigh.com. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
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Dr Challoner's High School
Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont
Buckinghamshire
HP7 9QB
