Teaching in Suffolk

 Welcome

Suffolk is a good place to live and work. Compared to most other counties, Suffolk is safer and healthier, and our community satisfaction rate is one of the highest in the country.

Suffolk is at the forefront of many educational developments and as part of an integrated Children and Young People’s Plan we are working to develop a world-class education system for the 21st Century.

We strongly value top quality teachers and will provide opportunities for professional development at every stage throughout your teaching career.

By choosing Suffolk as the right place for you to teach, your professional skills and enthusiasm will be welcomed by us. When you join us, to work with the children and young people of Suffolk, you will share in our vision:

To enable all children and young people in Suffolk to aspire to, and achieve their full potential, giving them the basis for a successful life as active members of their community.


Launch your career in Suffolk

If you relish a challenge and enjoy working with a team of supportive colleagues, then you can do no better than to launch your teaching career in Suffolk.

Join us and you will belong to an authority that has: 
  • a national reputation for curriculum initiatives;
  •  excellent working relationships with schools;
  •  one of the best induction programmes in the country;
  •  a commitment to continuing professional development.

We can also offer a wide choice of living environments from small, picturesque villages, to large towns with excellent shopping, leisure and water sports facilities. If you prefer, you can live by our award winning coastline.

From some parts of the county you can reach London by rail in just over an hour. New road links also mean that The Midlands is now only a couple of hours away by car.



Web pages

The links on the left will take you sections of the website which have information not only for teachers but also for all who have an interest in the education of Suffolk’s children.


" Why Suffolk?" (pdf, 209Kb) gives 10 top reasons why you should choose the county as the place to launch your teaching career.