Jobs at Churston Ferrers Grammar School

Churston Ferrers is the most westerly of England’s co-educational grammar schools, sitting in a beautiful location at the bottom of Torbay with easy access to stunning coast and countryside as well as excellent transport links to Plymouth, Exeter and beyond. We work in partnership with other schools in the area, as well as nationally through the Grammar School Heads Association.

Churston is a school where we all believe in the importance of a truly rounded education that combines academic excellence with outstanding personal development and pastoral care. As an academically selective school, we work with motivated and hard-working students who want to achieve highly. Our outstanding student services team and well-established culture of pastoral support mean that Churston students are able to achieve their goals in a caring, nurturing environment. The school’s commitment to the development of our students’ wider interests and passions is evidenced by a thriving scene of clubs, societies, sports, arts and trips.

Our students leave Churston with a clear understanding of the positive impact they can have on the world around them. The passions and interests of the Churston staff are central to our development of our students’ awareness of the importance of Social Justice, Sustainability and Active Citizenship.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best staff to give our students the education they deserve. We have a strong reputation for employee wellbeing: the staff body is a cohesive and welcoming one and our working culture is explicitly protective of family and private time. We are also committed to staff personal and professional development, dedicating resources and support to ensure that everyone feels a strong sense of autonomy, relatedness and competence in their work.