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Prep School Head of History

Prep School Head of History

Bedford Preparatory School

Bedford

Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Required for September 2020
Apply by:
24 February 2020

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to lead the History Department in our Prep School and inspire boys aged 7-13 for a love of History.   

Our school is a busy one so we also need someone who is willing to take an active part in extra-curricular activities and the broader life of the school and who has enthusiasm to promote History and its relevance in the world today.

If this sounds like you, please do look further at our website for further information or contact the school for an informal discussion.

The school has its own salary scale, which is above the national scale and there is generous fee remission for children of teaching staff of the Harpur Trust Schools in Bedford.

Closing date: Monday 24th February 2020 (noon)
Interview date: Tuesday 3rd March 2020

Further details and an application form can be found on our website: www.bedfordschool.org.uk/academic-staff-vacancies  

Please send completed applications to: vacancies@bedfordschool.org.uk or post to Amy Baron, HR Assi stant, The Bursary, Bedford School, 10 Glebe Road, Bedford MK40 2PL. 

The Harpur Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and other checks.

Bedford School is part of The Harpur Trust

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About Bedford Preparatory School

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+44 1234 362200

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Awarded five stars in Fortune’s World’s Leading Boarding Schools in 2023 and named ‘Independent Boys School of the Year 2021’, Bedford Prep School is lauded for “its holistic school experience, tailored to the specific needs of the all-boys community, designed to ensure that students’ individual qualities are nurtured without inhibition and lived without awkwardness, so that they be good men.”

We believe that boys learn best when they’re happy and confident, and their curiosity is stimulated, so we feel it’s very important that learning is fun, creative, inspirational and active.  We also recognise boys learn differently to girls, and this informs our teaching.

Whether it’s music and the arts, science and technology, language and literature, or sports and games, boys are encouraged to learn new skills and embrace new experiences.

Visit our classes and you’ll find boys thoroughly engaged in their learning, inspired by challenge, competition, high expectations and risk within a safe environment.  Our expectations are high but achievable, and our curriculum encompasses and transcends the National Curriculum, uniting traditional practice with innovative teaching, and the best of the creative and academic.

Our extensive campus offers boys outstanding academic, sporting, music, drama and art facilities.  The Prep School is set in a discrete part of the estate, and we share the swimming pool, recreation centre, playing fields, astro and tennis courts with the Upper School and make use of the school’s fantastic theatre and other specialist facilities.

Working with each and every boy, we help them develop their sporting talents. We provide expert coaching in a wide variety of sports, including rugby, hockey, cricket, golf, skiing, horse riding, cross country, swimming, badminton and rowing.

Creative arts are a big part of school life, with boys taking part in concerts, exhibitions and performances throughout the year.  In our dedicated music building with a state-of-the-art music technology suite and well-equipped practice rooms, many of our boys learn to play one or more instruments.

Boys can also get involved in a wide range of extra-curricular activities, from cookery to steel band, chess to canoe building, there is something for every boy.

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