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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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Level 3 Nursery Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and energetic Level 3 Nursery Practitioner, who embraces outdoor learning, to join our friendly and eager team here at Gosfield Nursery as a Lead Practitioner. Gosfield Nursery is based within Gosfield School, a co-educational independent school that caters for children from 2 to 18 years old.

The job role will require the candidate to drink pretend cups of tea, to fully anticipate going home covered in paint, glitter and mud, to be able to give reasons as to “why” anything and everything happens and to remember the words to every nursery rhyme possible. We are looking for someone with a huge heart who wants to ensure every child knows how special and important they are to our Gosfield family.

Gosfield Nursery is a term-time setting, with opening hours of 8am until 5pm. This position is for three days (25.5 hours) per week with flexibility required to meet the needs of the nursery.

Start date 1st September 2026 but this can be flexible for the right candidate.

Closing Date: Monday 29th June 2026

Interviews will be held Friday 3rd July 2026

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.

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.