Visiting Teacher of Learning Enhancement (Maths)

Wycombe Abbey is a world-class full-boarding school for girls, located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11-18.

Wycombe Abbey has been at the forefront of girls’ boarding education for the last 125 years. Superb academic outcomes are the School’s hallmark and pupils regularly secure places at the most prestigious universities across the globe. Known for its world-class education, Wycombe Abbey encourages curiosity, innovation, leadership and delight in learning among its pupils.

The Learning Enhancement Department helps girls by giving the specific support required to assist with the demands of everyday living and learning, sometimes with focused one-to-one sessions or via drop-in sessions.

The role of the teachers within the Learning Enhancement Department is to help pupils access the curriculum and participate in School and community life. We aim to ensure that every girl is equipped with 21st century skills, ready to take her place in a globalised and rapidly changing world. The Visiting Teacher of Maths will offer lessons to individual girls. 

Wycombe Abbey has its own salary scale which compares favourably with other independent schools and is well above that of the maintained sector. 

Hours: This is a flexible role, teaching a number of one-to-one 35-minute lesson per week, according to demand. 

To apply: Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan.

Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com 

Closing date for applications: Sunday 5 January 2025

Interview date: Monday 13 January 2025

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications. 

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare: 

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions 
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020)

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance. 

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638