Head of Science - Full-time

Gad's Hill School is an Independent School for pupils aged 3 to 16, with an average class size of 14 pupils.  We wish to appoint an experienced teacher to serve as our Head of Science, to be responsible for the leadership, management, effective and efficient day-to-day operation of the Science department. The successful candidate will also be line manager to our Computer Science teacher but you do not need to be a Computing specialist.

Essential Qualities

• An excellent teacher with very good relationships with students.
• Committed to the highest expectations of students and their learning.
• Able to inspire and motivate staff.
• High personal standards of meeting expectations, organisation, paperwork, etc.
• An excellent and effective communicator.
• Able to use data appropriately to monitor and inform planning.
• Able to plan efficiently and manage change.
• Able to develop a coherent, motivated and effective team.
• Able to coach colleagues through the Appraisal process.
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to ongoing CPD.
• Able to work with colleagues in the Curriculum Group to develop collaborative solutions.

Benefits

• Average class size of 14 pupils.
• As an independent school we have a slightly longer school day (pupils attend 8.30am-4pm) but enjoy a generous 16 weeks of school holidays.
• Salaries are based on our own Gad’s Hill pay scales and teachers have access to the national Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Parking is provided on-site and a subsidised, home-cooked lunch is available each day in term time.
• Children of all staff receive subsidised education at Gad’s Hill, subject to our policy and standard entry requirements.