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At Gosfield School we don’t just aim to help all of our pupils achieve their full potential, we also hope to bring the very best out of our teachers and support staff. We offer our teachers and nursery practitioners lots of opportunities to develop their skills and add to their qualifications as they are key to our pupil’s success.

We also give all of our teaching and support staff a genuine opportunity to help shape the way the school works. We are a school where the potential of our teachers and staff is realised, making this an especially fulfilling place to work. If you would like to join our staff, please see below for our current private school teaching jobs and non-teaching vacancies. Please check back often.

Current Vacancies

We are always looking for talented and passionate individuals to join our school for future possible roles please contact Mrs Sara Bowles, EA to the Principal for more information (recruitment@gosfieldschool.org.uk or 01787 474040)

Gosfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

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Learning Support Assistant - full time, term time only

We are looking for an experienced Learning Support Assistant ready to make a real difference, supporting the growth and achievement of our students. Gosfield is a small family School with high expectations of students. We are situated in a gorgeous green environment, where everyone is treated with warm respect and where everyone strives to reach and exceed their personal best.

This position will be supporting mainly in the Senior School. You will support the teaching staff to deliver quality provision in the classroom, lead teaching activities and interventions with individuals and develop and produce teaching and learning materials when required. This position is full time spread over 5 days, 8am to 4pm, 3 days per week and 8am to 5pm 2 days per week with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break and 10 minutes unpaid break, term time only. We wish to appoint for a September 2026 start.

Closing Date: 27 July 2026

Interviews will take place week 3 August 2026

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please download an application form from our website, www.gosfieldschool.org.uk and send with a covering to Head of HR lauren.shields@gosfieldschool.org.uk

Gosfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS.

£13.41 per hour – 38 hours per week TTO.

School Minibus Driver (0 hours contract)

Gosfield School is an exceptional co-educational Independent School set in 110 acres of parkland, serving Colchester, Chelmsford, Sudbury and South Cambridge area. At the heart of our success is our commitment to a personal education tailored to your child. Our class sizes are small, averaging 15 to 20 pupils and never more.

Although not academically selective we offer all the advantages of close attention in the classroom and wide open adventure outside of it.

We wish to appoint a Minibus Driver to safely transport children to and from School, collecting and dropping off at various points on a given route. You will need to be available Monday to Friday during the school term time to work for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon (10 hours per week). Flexibility to undertake additional, ad hoc driving work during the School day for fixtures, trips and other purposes is an advantage. Applicants must possess a D1(not 101) category licence and/or a CPC Licence.

This is a zero hours contract.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

Thank you for your interest in this position.

Gosfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS.