Head of the Faculty of English and Drama
Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2021
- Apply by:
- 31 May 2020
Job overview
Portsmouth High School is seeking a Faculty Head to take responsibility for the professional leadership and management of English and Drama.
Candidates should have the ability to inspire, motivate and support our pupils, promoting excellent teaching and learning in order to secure outstanding outcomes.
Portsmouth High School is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) which is the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools and also one of the top 100 best not-for-profit organisations.
Portsmouth High School is a dynamic place to work, offering a range of career opportunities and benefits and is committed to staff wellbeing. We offer:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
To request an application pack please email hr@por.gdst.net or click the apply button.
Closing date for applications: 1 June 2020.
Interview date: tbc.
Portsmouth High School is part of the GDST (Girls’ Day School Trust) - the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
About Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth High School is an independent school for girls aged 3 to 18 situated in Southsea, Hampshire, just a 5 minute walk from the sea. The school part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, the leading provider of education for girls in the country which has been successfully educating girls since 1872. Portsmouth High School is ambitious for every pupil, preparing them for life beyond the school gates and an education at the school can be life changing.
The senior school opened its doors in 1882 and moved to its current location almost 130 years ago. Other sections have been founded over the years: the junior school opened in 1927, while the nursery was established in 2005.
Principal
Jane Prescott
Values and vision
Portsmouth High School nurtures students’ talents to help them grow into well-rounded individuals, socially and personally as well as academically. Relationships between students and staff are respectful and supportive, and bullying is extremely rare.
The school believes its status as an all-girls school is a valuable one, giving its students a confidence that helps redress the imbalance in female representation in leading positions in the outside world.
ISI report
“The school is highly successful in providing an excellent education and fully meets its aims to encourage pupils’ academic success and personal development within a positive and supportive environment. The excellent curriculum provides a wide range of choices, beyond requirements, accounting for the needs of pupils of all ages, including those in the EYFS, and for those with SEND or EAL. The pupils’ excellent personal development is evident in their growing self-assurance and sense of themselves as unique individuals with specific talents.”
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