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Working at Alleyn's | Alleyn's School

Becoming all you can be isn’t just confined to our pupils, our staff have opportunities to stretch themselves and try new things too.

Our large team of often very long-standing expert and specialist staff is welcoming and friendly. Individual opportunities for personal and professional development are actively encouraged and broader opportunities are provided to the whole staff body at regular intervals through the year.

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We are fully committed to providing a safe environment for children, staff and visitors. We promote a culture where anyone in the community can freely share their concerns about themselves, or others, in terms of individual safety and well-being.

Our community is warm, caring and inclusive, we greatly value our committed and hard-working staff whose dedication makes possible our pupils' achievements.

Stronger together

Both Teaching and Operational staff are encouraged to engage with our work across Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. There are also paid and volunteering opportunities across our Community and Partnership work; Alleyn’s Together and Co-Curricular activities.

Staff benefits

We have our own very competitive salary scale. Some fee remission is available for children of permanent members of staff attending Alleyn’s Senior and Junior Schools, subject to meeting the admissions criteria, and is a non-taxable benefit. There is also some fee remission available at Dulwich College and James Allen’s Girls’ School, though the terms and conditions are different, and it is a taxable benefit.

There are also many other staff benefits, not limited to but including:

- free lunches

- use of the sports facilities, including the pool and gym

- discounts with various local shops and businesses

- discounted private healthcare

- access to the cycle to work scheme

Working at Alleyn’s is a rewarding and enriching experience.

Our location

East Dulwich and Peckham are exciting and vibrant with lots of independent shops, restaurants and bars, as well as a PictureHouse cinema and some really useful larger chains, while the pace of life in Dulwich Village is a bit slower but still buzzing with life, especially at weekends. We are lucky enough to count several excellent state and independent schools close by, as well as Dulwich Picture Gallery and the fabulous Dulwich Festival, showcasing local artists (including writers, actors and musicians) twice a year.

We are 20 minutes by train from central London and perfectly located for exploring the city. Dulwich, however, has managed to remain leafy and green with several great parks and Dulwich Woods all on our doorstep.

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School vacancies

Our community is warm, caring and inclusive. We greatly value our committed and hard-working staff, whose dedication makes possible the achievements of our pupils.

If you have an interest in joining our team at the Senior School or Junior School, please view the appropriate details below.

Teaching vacancies

We are seeking to appoint a temporary Teacher of Music to join our large, friendly, forward-thinking and very well-resourced Music Department.

This is a part-time appointment commencing immediately and for a fixed term, ending on Friday 23 May 2025. Preferred working patterns can be discussed with shortlisted candidates but will likely consist of 0.55 – 0.75 FTE spread over three or four days a week. Ideally, candidates would be available to work Monday, Thursday and Friday.

For this role we would especially welcome applications from experienced teachers but well qualified graduates seeking enter the profession will be considered.

We are looking for someone with a real love for Music and for learning and an ability to convey this to and motivate pupils and staff alike. Having a natural empathy and pastoral instinct is vital, as is being able to work as part of a strong team.

We have our own very competitive salary scale which takes account of experience and the nature of the role, and all staff enjoy access to superb facilities and resources, as well as variety of great benefits which are detailed in our ‘Working at Alleyn’s’ brochure.

How to apply

Everything you need is available using the links below. Our application form needs to be completed, together with the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, and we also require a CV and a covering letter addressed to Mrs Jane Lunnon, the Head, explaining why you are interested in this particular position at Alleyn’s and why you think it would suit you at this time in your career.

All documents should be emailed to [email protected]. Alternatively, they can be posted to Mrs Jane Lunnon, Head, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, London SE22 8SU.

The deadline for applications is midday on Monday 27 January 2025.

Further details about interviews will be sent to invited applicants who will also be asked to plan and teach a lesson.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss an application, you are very welcome to contact the HR Department ([email protected], 020 8299 8009).

The School 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.

Alleyn’s welcomes applications from all applicants who meet the requirements for the position, however we are especially keen to receive applications from those in minority groups for which the School is currently underrepresented. We celebrate diversity and thrive on the benefits it brings.

As part of our expansion of provision at Alleyn’s, we are looking to recruit a Deputy Head of Department and SENCo of the Access Inclusion and Mentoring (AIM) Department

There could not be a more exciting time to join our enterprising and expert AIM Department which is critical to our whole-school commitment to adaptive and inclusive learning and teaching, helping our diverse and distinctive young people to thrive in every lesson, every day.

The AIM Department works closely with all academic departments as well as our pastoral teams, and forms a highly-visible part of pupils’ experience at Alleyn’s: we are a school which celebrates and champions diversity in all its forms.

This wide-ranging and important role provides an opportunity to have a shaping influence on our young people’s ability to achieve their potential, in a school which actively seeks innovative approaches.

The AIM Department

The Department consists of a friendly, motivated and collaborative team of the Head of AIM, two part-time specialist teachers and a full-time administrator. At present, our two specialist teachers are responsible for overseeing SEND provision in Years 7-8 (our Lower School) and Years 9 and 10 respectively. The Department currently has a suite of rooms, with advanced plans in place to enhance facilities in September 2025.

Post Outline

This is a full-time, permanent position, from the start of the Advent term 2025 (Thursday 28 August 2025) or earlier.

The successful applicant will assist the Head of Department and work alongside the team to develop vision and strategic thinking and assist in the professional leadership and management of the Department to secure an inclusive educational environment where high-quality teaching, the effective use of resources and the highest standards of learning and achievement underpin the progress of all pupils.

To this end, they will possess a willingness to review and innovate; excellent organisational and administrative skills; a secure understanding of the needs and early identification of neurodiverse learners; the ability to inspire pupils to develop their skills, confidence and independence; and the capacity to champion neurodiversity by working closely with students, academic and pastoral staff, advising and educating teachers.

They will also ideally have:

qualified Teacher Status or a relevant teaching qualification or experience;
a post graduate qualification in specialist teaching and assessment, equivalent to level Z;
experience in coordinating access arrangements for internal and public examinations;
the ability to manage multiple tasks, maintain records and support day-to-day operations

How to apply

All documents should be emailed to [email protected]. Alternatively, they can be posted to Mrs Jane Lunnon, Head, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, London SE22 8SU.

The deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 5 February 2025.

Interviews are planned for Tuesday 11 February 2025 and shortlisted candidates will be asked to plan and teach a session for a small group.

Further details about interviews will be sent to invited applicants who will also be asked to plan and teach a lesson.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss an application, you are very welcome to contact the HR Department ([email protected], 020 8299 8009).

Other vacancies

The Head and Chief Operating Officer of Alleyn’s School are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Director of Commercial Partnerships.

Alleyn’s is a leading, coeducational independent day school set in the heart of Dulwich that educates some 1,450 pupils aged 4-18. Initially founded by the Jacobean actor Edward Alleyn in 1619, Alleyn’s is now one of the most successful schools in the country, delivering academic, pastoral, and co-curricular excellence in a thriving, kind and energetic community.

With unprecedented pupil numbers, exceptional academic outcomes and an expanding partnerships programme, Alleyn’s finds itself at a pivotal and exciting moment in its rich history, ready to capitalise on its domestic success through ambitious plans to expand its global presence and influence. In order to realise this vision, the school now seeks to appoint a Director of Commercial Partnerships, who will be the driving force behind a range of projects, including the establishment of a network of Alleyn’s Schools, the development of educational and technological products, and the sensitive commoditisation of the Alleyn’s brand and its intellectual property.

In a brand-new role that will report to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director of Commercial Partnerships will be a key figure in building long-lasting relationships across a range of activities, both with other institutions and with technological partners, and will work at pace and with entrepreneurial agility to formalise existing projects and identify new opportunities for board and executive approval.

The successful candidate will be an experienced commercial leader with a keen eye for detail and the ability to conduct thorough due diligence and quickly execute commercially viable product arrangements. Experience of the education sector is not essential, however, a sound understanding and application of Alleyn’s’ ethos and values, and an ability to reconcile the post-holder’s commercial work with the sensitivities and nuances of an educational institution, will be crucial.

Alleyn’s School has engaged the services of Odgers Berndtson to assist with the recruitment of the Director of Commercial Partnerships.

Letters of application which explain your interest in the role, CVs and completed application forms should be submitted online (preferred) at: www.odgers.com/92836 and a candidate brief is available to download here

The closing date for applications is 09:00 GMT on 31 January.

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