Careers at St Faith’s

St Faith’s is a busy and an active school. Staff here are encouraged and expected to work to the highest professional standards, contributing to the very high regard in which the school and its staff are held by current and former pupils and their parents and ensuring that the children are given all the opportunities that should be available to them at a first-class independent school.

St Faith’s is in many ways a reflection of Cambridge. It has a long and distinguished history but has never stood still. The blend of traditional values and continuous desire to improve has enabled the School, like its neighbouring City, to develop successfully and earn its reputation for exceptional standards. When recruiting staff, we look for outstanding individuals who can help us to preserve our traditional values and at the same time, be open-minded, innovative and dynamic, so that the School can continue to develop and lead the way in prep school education.

Cambridge is a wonderful place to live and work. The wide open green meadows in the city centre together with the beautiful architecture of the colleges make the city a very pleasant place. Cambridge is one of the fastest growing cities and exciting technology clusters in the world, with companies such as Microsoft, Apple and AstraZeneca sitting alongside the many start-up technology companies. Cambridge is world-renowned as a seat of learning and boasts the highest concentration of Nobel laureates in the world. Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals sit at the centre of the growing Biomedical Campus, located just a few minutes away from St Faith’s. The expansion of Cambridge, the science parks and the Biomedical Campus in particular, has led to major housing developments in the area as Cambridge becomes an increasingly dynamic and cosmopolitan city.

Quality of life is high in this cosmopolitan city, which despite its world renown retains a small-town feel. From a number of theatres and museums to cinemas, concert halls, Michelin-starred restaurants and pop-up eateries, Cambridge has something for everyone. Green spaces include a number of parks and common lands upon which cows graze, the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens, the river with all its amenities and Grantchester meadows.

Cambridge benefits from good transport links with around five trains per hour to London King’s Cross and Liverpool Street. Stansted Airport is less than a 30min drive or 15 min train ride from the centre of town and transport links within and across the city are being evolved constantly.

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The School offers a generous remuneration package.

Teaching staff receive a significant reduction in fees for their children who are educated at the School.

Staff receive free late stay charging and St Faith’s holiday clubs for their children who attend the School.

The School encourages teachers to take part in the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme and support staff to take part in the Company Pension Scheme.

St Faith’s owns properties which are made available for staff accommodation. The School can also provide support with rental costs in the first two years of appointment.

Free membership of a private health scheme is offered to all teaching staff.

Free membership of Medicash (pro-rota for part time staff).

All staff have access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

Free membership of Cambridge University Botanic Gardens.

All staff benefit from free membership of The Leys sports facilities, including a gym, sports hall and swimming pool.

All staff are provided with free lunches in term time in our award-winning dining room. Breakfast is also available at a subsidised cost to staff, parents and children each morning.

A parking space is available on site on four days per week. On the fifth day, staff are expected to park off site. The School provides financial support for the purchase of a bicycle through the Cycle to Work scheme.

All new members of staff receive a detailed programme of induction and mentoring throughout their first year. The School places high importance on professional development and all staff are expected to be proactive in furthering their skills and knowledge. Regular in-house training is provided and there is a substantial budget for staff to attend external courses.

Class sizes are small, behaviour of pupils is very good and the School prides itself on having a happy, supportive and dynamic staff team. Teachers are allocated a very good proportion of non-contact time to prepare lessons and mark pupils’ work. New members of staff are made very welcome and great care and support is given to help them settle in and enjoy working as part of the community.