Company Overview
The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) is a leading independent school for boys and girls aged three to 18. Our campus is a greenfield site at Alwoodley Gates in north Leeds, well-placed for families from across North and West Yorkshire. Under our ‘diamond model’ structure, children learn in single sex classes from ages 11 to 16, while benefiting from shared form time and co-curricular activities. In 2024 81% of A-level grades awarded to GSAL students were at A* to B and 95% of leavers progressed to higher education. 71% of GCSE grades were at 7 or above. With employers looking for specific skills and attributes as well as knowledge of the business world, we support our pupils’ personal development and team working through a wide range of enhancement opportunities. Pupils undertake work experience in Year 11, whilst our sixth form students participate in our Aspire programme, including voluntary work and taught courses, alongside their A-level studies to prepare them for life after school. They can take part in the Leeds Enterprise Advisory Programme (LEAP). Many activities are student driven to provide leadership opportunities. The Extended Project Qualification enables pupils to develop research skills and self-motivation. With over 2,000 pupils and 470 staff, we are a major employer and a significant local business with a turnover of over £25 million. We invest over £1m a year in bursaries to support pupils from a wide range of backgrounds. The GSAL Business Networking Group is a forum for our parents and associates, whether self-employed or working in SMEs, industry or the professions, to share ideas and build contacts.
Benefits
We value our team and offer a wide range of benefits including:
- Significant discount on school fees
- 25 days annual leave per year plus eight statutory bank holidays (pro rata for part-time roles)
- School closure days in the Christmas holidays (usually an extra three days leave) in addition to annual leave entitlement
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days of annual leave
- Childcare provided for colleagues’ children during school INSET days (from the age of 3 up to age 11)
- Personal pension plan with Aviva up to 5% employee contribution and 10% employer (with the facility to pay higher or lower employee contributions)
- Training and CPD available including five inset days per academic year
- Colleague lunches: three courses for £2.40 available during school lunchtimes plus free tea, coffee and hot chocolate machines
- Access to our 24/7 private GP provider, Health hero
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme well-being app, Vivup, offering telephone counselling, financial and legal advice plus 6-8 face-to-face counselling sessions
- Colleague discounts through multiple providers, including Vivup, discounts for teachers, blue light discount and Extras
- Beautiful lunch time walking routes around our 140 acre site
- Onsite gym and swimming pool available for staff use within set times as well as staff classes such as pilates, meditation, kettlebells, spinning and bootcamps
- Salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work
- Free car parking available on site
- Use of the school’s extensive library facility
- Generous leave of absence scheme to support our employees when they need it
- Opportunity to be involved in extracurricular activities such as the staff pantomime, well-being committee or volunteer for community events
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