Teacher of Science
Hitchin Girls' School
Hertfordshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 17 November 2017
Job overview
An Outstanding Opportunity
- Hitchin Girls’ School is a successful 11 – 18, friendly, over-subscribed, all ability Academy school rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
- With 1090 students on roll, including a Sixth Form of 260, we are looking for talented individuals who are passionate about education to join us at an exciting time in the development of the school, with new facilities being added and an increase in admission numbers from September 2018.
- In 2016, 87.3% of students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades including English and Maths at GCSE. The new Progress 8 score for the school is 0.61, placing us in the top 5% of schools in the country.
- In 2016 at A Level, over a third (35.2%) of the grades achieved by students were A* and A grades and 87.3% of the grades are A* - C (the highest number of A*- C grades achieved by students in recent years).
We can offer you:
- Excellent professional development and guidance, with a strong CPD programme
- An opportunity to be part of our expanding Teaching Alliance, delivering support and training to colleagues
- Excellent induction, with staff wellbeing as a priority.
- Students who want to achieve their best and be involved in developing their learning.
- Sixth Form teaching as part of the Hitchin Post 16 consortium which includes the 3 secondary schools in the town.
- A school located in the heart of the market town of Hitchin, 30 miles north of London, surrounded by beautiful countryside. We are close to both the M1 and A1M motorways and a few minutes’ walk from the train station with a fast (30 minutes) service to Kings Cross and Cambridge.
Exciting times
- Alongside our impressive 1907 built main school building we are developing new facilities to support 21st century education. A dedicated Sixth Form Centre opened in 2014 containing classrooms and a large study area.
- A new sports centre is under construction for completion in November 2017. This will comprise a four court sports hall, dance studio, fitness suite and classroom.
- Student numbers will increase from September 2018, and to support this we will be building a new 10 classroom teaching block, adding 2 science labs, expanding dining facilities and adding a new staff car park.
- As the lead school of the North Herts. Teaching Alliance, we are now working collaboratively with more than 12 local schools and this number continues to grow.
So, if you want to be part of a school that strives to be exceptional and provide an exceptional experience for all students and all staff, get in touch.
The ability to teach Biology to A level is essential.
To apply, please use the Apply Now button. If you would like a conversation about the post, or would like to visit the school in advance of applying, please contact Georgina Dalton, PA to the Headteacher on 01462 621300 or admin@hgs.herts.sch.uk. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
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About Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin Girls’ School
Hitchin Girls' School is a single-sex, all-ability school in Hertfordshire serving the local community with 1,364 students on roll, including a Sixth Form of 330, and a teaching staff of 91. The school is regularly oversubscribed and students join the school from over 20 junior schools in Hitchin and the surrounding villages. In August 2011, the school converted to academy status and in June 2013 was rated by Ofsted as Outstanding.
We are part of the Hitchin Schools’ Sixth Form Consortium, providing a wide range of academic and vocational courses to more than 650 students across the 3 secondary schools in the town.
Values and culture
Hitchin Girls’ School is committed to giving every student a broad education and helping to develop their individual talents to the full, in preparation for the demands of the outside world.
Our School Improvement Plan for 2022-23 focuses on providing the highest provision for an exceptional educational experience and further development of our core values, traditions and family ethos.
We seek to maintain traditional values in work and behaviour and encourage our students to develop those qualities of character which help them to make a worthwhile contribution to society. We believe that this can best be achieved with the highest expectations within a firm, yet flexible, caring environment with frequent contact and close co-operation between parents and the school.
Facilities
In 2014 we opened a newly built Sixth Form Centre containing classrooms and a large student study area. With the ever-increasing demand for places at the school, Governors agreed an expansion programme which has seen an additional 45 students joining Year 7 from September 2018. Our four court Sports Hall, which also contains a Dance studio and fitness suite, opened in early 2018. To support the expansion of the school, we have added a new ten classroom teaching block, two new Science laboratories, larger dining facilities and a new staff car park.
A virtual site tour can be found on our website (https://www.hgs.herts.sch.uk/page/?title=Virtual+Open+Event+2022&pid=51).
Staff Support and Development
We offer all our staff excellent professional development opportunities and guidance, with a strong CPD programme.
We are a Lead Partner of the Alban Teaching School Hub. The partnership works in collaboration with North Hertfordshire schools to deliver staff Professional Development and National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) and support the delivery of Early Career Framework training for new teachers.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher, governors and staff have very high aspirations for students. Teachers create a lively and productive learning environment in which students thrive. Students’ achievement is very high across subjects and key stages. Students make exceptionally good progress in English and Mathematics. Teaching is consistently good and often outstanding. Students learn quickly and thoroughly as well as gaining high levels of enjoyment from their studies. Students’ work is often of a very high standard. Students are enthusiastic, creative and imaginative as well as thoughtful in their work. They develop their personal and social skills very well.”
The town of Hitchin
Hitchin is a beautiful historic market town in North Hertfordshire, surrounded by lovely countryside, with a population of approximately 33,500. It has been voted in the ‘Top 10 Best Places to Live in the UK’ in The Times.
It has great transport links, being just two miles from the A1(M) and only 10 miles from the M1, and is in easy reach of London with Kings Cross station a mere 30 minutes away. There is also good access to the main rail routes to Cambridge and north to York and Scotland.
The town is great for families with lots of activities for young people and their parents to participate in including sports and activities, youth organisations, performing arts and more. Hitchin also is well known in the area as a town for foodies with virtually every cuisine represented. Hitchin Festival runs throughout the month of July with over 100 different events celebrating the artistic, cultural and community life of the town. Hitchin is home to the famous Hitchin Lavender Farm.
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