Gap Students - summer term 2026

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Gap Student to join our enthusiastic, collaborative and hard-working team.

Detail

GAP STUDENT

To start in the summer term for one term

This is an exciting opportunity for a Gap Student to join our enthusiastic, collaborative and hard-working team. You will be involved in all aspects of school life as no two days are the same. You will be working with children ranging from Nursery age to Year 8. This is a busy and rewarding job that would be particularly beneficial for someone considering a career working with children and young people. This is not an essential goal for applicants though. Using your own initiative, with a can-do attitude, a willingness to learn and the ability to work as part of a fantastic team.

St Hugh's is a highly regarded coeducational day and boarding school with 350 pupils between the ages of 3 and 13. We are situated on a beautiful green campus of 40 acres in the South Oxfordshire countryside, only 25 minutes from Central Oxford. In June 2025, the Headmaster and Governors announced that St Hugh’s would be opening a Senior School in September 2026. It is a very exciting time to be working at St Hugh’s.

We offer excellent benefits, including a competitive salary, an outstanding working environment in our beautiful estate with easy access to transport links and being part of our vibrant and supportive community. We offer free car parking, free meals and the use of our sporting and gym facilities.

To apply, please complete and return the gap student application form which can be found on https://www.st-hughs.co.uk/news/staff-vacancies to recruitment@st-hughs.co.uk. This should include a supporting statement outlining the extent to which you meet our requirements as set out in the job description and person specification, and details of two referees, one of which should be a current or most recent employer. References may be taken up before interview. Online social media checks will be completed on shortlisted candidates prior to interview as part of the KCSIE guidance.

Full details of our staff benefits and recruitment procedures can be found on our School recruitment page at https://www.st-hughs.co.uk/news/staff-vacancies

Applications will be considered on receipt and should arrive no later than midday on Wednesday 21st January 2026. Interviews will take place during the w/c 26th January 2026. We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are encouraged.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List), and other pre-employment screening including a check on the Secretary of State list of prohibited staff.

Documents

• Gap student job description_Jan26 PDF Document