Inspires Mentor

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for academics, including those early in their careers (e.g., doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers) to join our team to inspire our driven and highly able students.

At Oxford High School, we are passionate about giving all of our students the freedom and agency to explore their academic passions beyond their core curriculum. We want to work with you to develop agile thinking in our students and deepen their understanding so that they can produce and proudly showcase original research.

To achieve this ambitious aim, as an Inspires Mentor, you will:

• Mentor and assess small groups of Sixth Form students in the completion of their Warnock Extended Research Projects (independent research for Year 12 students)
• Deliver inspiring masterclasses and other activities (e.g., lectures or clubs) for a range of students throughout the school stemming from your own research, or related disciplines.

We are looking to appoint people who are passionate about motivating and enabling the next generation to change the world for the better, and have expertise in one, or more, of the following fields:

• Arts (Creative and/or Performing)
• English
• Humanities
• Languages (Modern and/or Classical)
• Mathematics
• Medicine
• Philosophy & Theology
• Sciences (including technology and engineering)
• Social Sciences

All Inspires Mentors will be entitled to full use of OHS facilities, as well as free school lunch and refreshments in the staff room, on days when they are employed.

About Oxford High School:

Since its foundation nearly 150 years ago, Oxford High School has been innovative and pioneering in its approach to girls’ education.

Today, Oxford High School is a happy and vibrant place to work: our students are highly motivated and ambitious, supportive yet self-aware. From our youngest Reception pupils through to our longest-serving members of staff, there is a real sense of pride at being part of the Oxford High community.

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Childcare vouchers, interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.

All applications must be received by midnight on Sunday 16th March 2025.

Interviews will be held on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th March 2025.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. An early application is therefore strongly advised.

Oxford High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.