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All our staff members are vital to maintaining our high academic standards, distinctive pastoral care and wealth of co-curricular opportunities. We’re often looking out for great people – teachers, of course, but also admin, finance and IT staff, as well as technicians and cleaners.
Any current vacancies will be listed below.
Staff benefits
As part of our friendly team, in a wonderful working environment, you’ll also benefit from:
- Competitive Salary
- Access to a staff Pension Scheme with highly attractive employer contribution rates
- Regular professional development opportunities
- Outstanding facilities and resources
- Free refreshments and lunches when the school is operational provided by our excellent Catering team
- Generous fee remission for the daughters of staff who might wish to attend EHS
- Free access to the Botanical Gardens for yourself and your family
- Free on-site parking
- Free use of the school’s gym and swimming pool at agreed times
- Access to our onsite counsellor and an employee support package
- Friendly and supportive staff who work together and share resources and ideas
Teaching Roles
Classics Teacher - closing date 9am on Friday 21 February
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed teacher who is passionate about Classics and who recognises the pivotal role classical study plays in fostering intellectual and cultural development in all pupils. The successful candidate should have a dynamic approach to Classics teaching through lessons which spark curiosity and critical thinking. The study of literatures, languages, history, philosophy and ancient civilisation is central to the broad and diverse education we offer in all year groups.
This position is full-time, starting in the September 2025. The successful candidate will be required to teach Latin and Classical Civilisation across the senior school. An ability to teach English would also be beneficial.
A full job description and person specification can be found in the Information Pack.
Interviews begin week commencing Monday 24 February. Successful candidates will be invited to a formal interview and will be asked to teach a prepared lesson. There will also be an opportunity to tour the School on the day.
Applications, addressed to Mrs Clare Macro, Headmistress, should include a completed school application form and a covering letter of not more than 2 pages summarising your suitability for the role as outlined in the information pack. Please submit these to the HR & Compliance Officer, Ms Corinna Gregory: recruitment@edgbastonhigh.co.uk
KS3 Ceramics Teacher (maternity cover) - closing date 9am on Friday 21 February
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed teacher to join our popular and well-resourced Senior Art department from the start of the Summer Term (28 April). This is a two-term maternity cover, working 3 full days per week (Wed - Fri) in KS3.
The successful candidate must exhibit proficient practical skills, the ability to effectively manage practical lessons, inspire students, and uphold high standards. Experience of working with a range of materials as well as subject specific ICT programs and technology is essential. Art is a popular subject with pupils and the art studios are often in use at lunchtime and after school. We teach KS3 as half classes (maximum 12 girls); each form is split and rotates between Fine Art, Graphic Design and Ceramics giving every pupil a good grounding in a wide range of practical skills.
A full job description and person specification can be found in the Information Pack.
Interviews begin week commencing Monday 24 February. Successful candidates will be invited to a formal interview and will be asked to teach a prepared lesson. There will also be an opportunity to tour the School on the day. A Portfolio is required for interview showing project work from a range of year groups as well as some examples of the candidate’s own work.
Applications, addressed to Mrs Clare Macro, Headmistress, should include a completed school application form and a covering letter of not more than 2 pages summarising your suitability for the role as outlined in the information pack. Please submit these to the HR & Compliance Officer, Ms Corinna Gregory: recruitment@edgbastonhigh.co.uk
Support Staff Roles
Administrative Assistant (part-time, term-time only) - closing date 9am on Monday 3 March - to start as soon as possible
This varied position includes a range of tasks including reception cover, reprographics, and support for the External Communications department. Experience of working in a school or similar busy front-facing environment would be beneficial. Sound working knowledge of Microsoft applications is essential and an experience of using MIS or other databases is very desirable.
The successful candidate will have excellent administrative skills and written English. They will be adaptable and able to multi-task, to cope with the requirements of the position. They will have a polite, friendly disposition but will understand the importance of both confidentiality and safeguarding.
This is a permanent, part-time, term-time only position. A full job description and person specification can be found in the Information Pack. Working hours are 9am - 1pm Monday to Thursday, 9am - 4pm Friday.
Salary £10,400-£11,000
Interviews - week commencing Monday 10th March
Successful candidates will be invited to a formal interview and will be given an administrative task to complete. There will also be an opportunity to tour the School on the day.
Please note, we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close posts and commence interviews at any time, once we have received sufficient applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Applications should include a completed school application form and a covering letter of not more than 2 pages summarising your suitability for the role as outlined in the information pack. Please submit these to the HR & Compliance Officer, Ms Corinna Gregory: recruitment@edgbastonhigh.co.uk
Interested in training to be a teacher?
EHS is a member of the King Edward’s Consortium (KEC), a group of 23 schools in the Birmingham and Solihull areas who work together to train graduate secondary-school teachers. The group is the number-one school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider in the country (The Good Teacher Training Guide, 2017).
If you become a KEC trainee, you’ll be in school from day one, and treated as a member of staff. As well as teaching your subject, you’ll be a form tutor and contribute to wider school life. For five weeks at the start of the spring term, you’ll also have a second, shorter placement in a contrasting school. Find out more. KEC website
Edgbaston High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants for positions here must be willing to undergo child-protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau.
To comply with KCSIE Edgbaston High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Services.
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.
