Get into teaching at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 4DQ

47 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2027

• Closing date

  29 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: Unsalaried School Direct programme. Some subjects typically attract government bursaries or scholarships.

Get into teaching at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet job summary

One of the country’s leading academic schools, Queen Elizabeth’s Barnet blends a distinctive heritage and proud traditions with an innovative, forward-looking approach to providing a state education like no other to more than 1300 boys aged 11-18. Our ‘remarkable’ status was emphatically validated by Ofsted in April 2026 and we are also The Sunday Times State Secondary School of the Year for 2026.

More information about our school is available at www.qebarnet.co.uk.

We are looking to support talented and ambitious graduates to join our staff team whilst working towards Qualified Teacher Status on one of the employment-based routes into teaching.

Recruitment is now open for September 2027 entry. Applicants with a successful background in any of the subject disciplines relevant to the School’s curriculum will be considered.

Government funding is typically available in some subject areas for some candidates. Further details about funding will become available here.

The School has a long-established and successful approach to teacher training with a high percentage of former trainees securing permanent roles in the school post qualification. With access to our outstanding package of high-quality continuous professional development and support, many have then progressed quickly to leadership roles.

Applications will be considered as they are received . Prospective applicants are welcome to address any questions they may have to recruitment@qebarnet.co.uk.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. Queen Elizabeth’s School is also committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and warmly welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1321 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-elizabeth-s-school-barnet

For more than 450 years, successive generations of boys have benefited from an education at Queen Elizabeth's School. Our mission remains unchanged: to produce young men who are confident, able and responsible. While proud of our history, we are equally focused on preparing pupils to thrive in a rapidly changing world through the opportunities and challenges set out in our Boundless development plan.

I would highlight two matters at the outset.

• First, QE is a meritocracy. As a selective, non-denominational and non-fee-paying school, we offer opportunities equally, admitting and educating boys irrespective of parental income, residential location or religious affiliation.

• Second, QE offers far more than academic success alone. We expect all members of our community to engage fully in the wider life of the School, embracing the opportunities available through sport, music, drama, leadership, service and enrichment.

We are committed to academic excellence at the highest level. We celebrate intellectual achievement and consistently secure outstanding examination results, while encouraging pupils to think deeply, question freely and explore beyond the classroom. Through QE Futures and QE Flourish, our signature enrichment programmes, pupils enjoy a wide range of co-curricular opportunities and develop the knowledge, skills and character to thrive long after they leave us.

Outstanding pastoral care underpins everything we do. We seek to develop resilient, self-aware and community-minded young men who understand that success brings with it a responsibility to contribute positively to society.

QE continues to receive national recognition for the quality of education it provides. In 2026, Ofsted judged the School to be Exceptional in every category, The Sunday Times named QE Secondary School of the Year, and The Telegraph recognised it as England's leading grammar school.

These accolades are gratifying, but they matter chiefly because they reflect the opportunities available to our pupils. Our enduring focus remains on helping every Elizabethan fulfil his potential, contribute to his community and lead a successful, worthwhile life.

Neil Enright
Headmaster

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