Required from: September 2026
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time (0.7 FTE)
Salary: Competitive Salary plus benefits
The role:
An inspiring and enthusiastic individual is required to join our highly successful and thriving Modern Languages department as Head of Italian.
The successful candidate will be required to prepare students towards CIE IGCSE Italian and AQA Italian A Level examinations.
At present there are twelve members of staff in the department. The department also has five foreign language assistants, who provide oral lessons to pupils in Year 11, 12 and 13.
The successful applicant should have the ability to inspire and motivate our girls. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills would also be required to be a part of our highly successful, culturally diverse and friendly department.
NB we are advertising for a Head of Spanish simultaneously and both roles could be combined for the right candidate.
About Oxford High School:
Since its foundation over 140 years ago in the heart of Oxford’s historic city centre, 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 girls 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 well as our commitment to girls’ education, we are committed to investing in our staff’s personal development through training and learning initiatives and via the GDST network.
Benefits:
As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the leading and largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK, we offer a variety of benefits, which include:
Competitive salaries and pay progression
Access to extensive professional development opportunities
Training grants for qualifications
Generous pension schemes
Free life assurance benefit
Free school lunches
A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
A Cycle to Work scheme
Competitive terms and conditions of employment
Closing date: 2359 Monday 11th May 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 20th May 2026
The Girls’ Day School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.