Primary Teacher
- Organisation: Summerhill School
- Location: Suffolk
- Tenure: Full-time
- Closing Date: Friday 24 April 2026
Summerhill School is looking for a Primary Teacher to join our team. The school is a co-educational boarding school in Suffolk, England –the original famous alternative ‘free’ school. Founded in 1921. The system Summerhill employs is about educativo the whole child.
The Job
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the oldest children’s democracy in the world, with a mixed-age group of students. Teaching experience is essential, especially the ability to offer Maths and English to first and second language students, as well as other primary subjects and maintaining a beautiful atmosphere in the classroom and managing materials for lessons.
What Summerhill offers:
- Freedom to use your preferred teaching method
- Freedom to manage your classroom along side experienced and supportive staff
- Friendly and welcoming school community
- A safe and comfortable living environment
- Free accommodation in school. Unlike some independent boarding schools, you are able to stay during holidays. For more information about this, please download our job description for the post.
- During term time, the daily meals are included
- Your utilities costs will be covered by the school, including free fibre optic internet access, electricity, gas and water charges.
The ideal candidate would be:
- A dedicated primary teacher with imagination and flair.
- An organised and self-motivated individual; able to work without supervision.
- Able to offer lessons to students of different ages and mixed ability levels.
- Possess the appropriate academic qualifications as well as the relevant teaching experience and the confidence and ability to be in sole charge of this crucial stage of learning
- Capable of keeping up to date regarding appropriate syllabuses, new methods, etc.
- Able to maintain a safe and attractive classroom environment, organising and managing the space and the materials in the classroom
- Someone happy to live and work in a multi-national community where many children’s first language is not English.
- Sensitive to the reasons that children may not want to attend classes.
- Tolerant of differences and willing to work cooperatively with other staff.
- Up to create a Curriculum Outline and a yearly Self-Evaluation.
- Enthusiastic- willing to take a full and active part in the life of the school.
- Good sense of humour- essential!
- The courage to live in a community of children as an equal member whilst retaining a responsible attitude towards the children, staff and community in general.
- Aware of the unique philosophy of Summerhill School and sympathetic to the aims of the school.
- This position is full-time and live-in
- Single accommodation included
- Essential living costs are included
- Ability to work in the UK is essential
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Summerhill School is looking for a Primary Teacher to join our team. The school is a co-educational boarding school in Suffolk, England –the original famous alternative ‘free’ school. Founded in 1921. The system Summerhill employs is about educativo the whole child.
Description
The Job
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the oldest children’s democracy in the world, with a mixed-age group of students. Teaching experience is essential, especially the ability to offer Maths and English to first and second language students, as well as other primary subjects and maintaining a beautiful atmosphere in the classroom and managing materials for lessons.
What Summerhill offers:
- Freedom to use your preferred teaching method
- Freedom to manage your classroom along side experienced and supportive staff
- Friendly and welcoming school community
- A safe and comfortable living environment
- Free accommodation in school. Unlike some independent boarding schools, you are able to stay during holidays. For more information about this, please download our job description for the post.
- During term time, the daily meals are included
- Your utilities costs will be covered by the school, including free fibre optic internet access, electricity, gas and water charges.
The ideal candidate would be:
- A dedicated primary teacher with imagination and flair.
- An organised and self-motivated individual; able to work without supervision.
- Able to offer lessons to students of different ages and mixed ability levels.
- Possess the appropriate academic qualifications as well as the relevant teaching experience and the confidence and ability to be in sole charge of this crucial stage of learning
- Capable of keeping up to date regarding appropriate syllabuses, new methods, etc.
- Able to maintain a safe and attractive classroom environment, organising and managing the space and the materials in the classroom
- Someone happy to live and work in a multi-national community where many children’s first language is not English.
- Sensitive to the reasons that children may not want to attend classes.
- Tolerant of differences and willing to work cooperatively with other staff.
- Up to create a Curriculum Outline and a yearly Self-Evaluation.
- Enthusiastic- willing to take a full and active part in the life of the school.
- Good sense of humour- essential!
- The courage to live in a community of children as an equal member whilst retaining a responsible attitude towards the children, staff and community in general.
- Aware of the unique philosophy of Summerhill School and sympathetic to the aims of the school.
- This position is full-time and live-in
- Single accommodation included
- Essential living costs are included
- Ability to work in the UK is essential
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