Careers & Higher Education Adviser
Wells Cathedral School
Somerset
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 21 February 2019
Job overview
The School is seeking to appoint a capable and pro-active individual to this important role, the purpose of which is to co-ordinate the School’s careers programme and to provide specific advice and administrative support for University and Higher Education applications. The post would suit either a recent graduate or an experienced individual looking to build on the careers and tertiary education provision already in place within this highly successful School.
The appointed candidate will have the ability and drive to further develop and enhance the School’s current careers education.
The position is a non-teaching role, although applications from teachers will be considered.
Closing date: Thursday 21 February 2019, 12 noon
Interview will take place: Thursday 7 March 2019
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Wells Cathedral School reserves the rights to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
About Wells Cathedral School
Wells Cathedral School is a co-educational, Church of England, independent school offering day places to children aged 2-18 and boarding places to children aged 8-18. Based in Wells, Somerset, it currently has around 730 pupils. It is set up as a charitable trust and offers bursaries and scholarships., Wells Cathedral School is one of the oldest in Europe, with early records going back to 909 AD. In 1969 it became one of the first independent schools to accept girls. It provides an all-round education for its pupils and also, notably, incorporates a music specialist programme within the main school, making it one of five specialist music schools in the UK and the only one to offer such specialism within the context of an all-round education.
Head Master
Alastair Tighe
Vision and values
The School aims to ensure all its pupils develop as well-rounded individuals, who set themselves high standards, work equally hard at their academic and co-curricular studies, and who develop passions and interests which will propel through life beyond school. Founded on Christian values, Wells Cathedral School welcomes pupils of all faiths and promotes the values of integrity and social responsibility.
Wells Cathedral School is a specialist music school and prides itself on its international status and first-rate facilities.
ISI report
“Wells Cathedral School is successful in meeting its aim to encourage all pupils to strive for excellence with passion and integrity in a community which is welcoming and nurturing. Throughout the school, pupils develop an enthusiasm towards their learning, apply their knowledge confidently and articulately and achieve well academically. They work well cooperatively and independently, and are supported by good teaching. The well-balanced curriculum, complemented by a wide range of extra-curricular activities, enhances learning opportunities.”
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