Subject Lead in Textiles
Burgess Hill Girls
West Sussex
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 14 September 2021
Job overview
Full time maternity cover • Required from January 2022 for 2 terms
We are looking to appoint an experienced, talented and enthusiastic Teacher of Textiles to lead the subject in this high-performing school. This is a full time maternity cover for 2 terms which could be extended to a full year.
The successful candidate will teach students through the Senior School from Year 7 to Upper Sixth and must have the capacity or potential to teach Art Textiles at A Level. The successful candidate will be able to communicate a clear passion for the subject to pupils throughout the Senior School and be willing to engage students in a wide variety of co-curricular activities designed to inspire a love of Textiles. The subject has a strong record of success in national competitions such as the annual Festival of Quilts competition and various fashion design competitions including, Wool4school, The Clothes Show and Young Craftsman of the Year. Pupils taking the subject at A Level have taken up places on highly competitive university courses.
Completed application forms should be sent to our HR Manager, Mrs Gillian Coleman at hr@burgesshillgirls.com
Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 14 September 2021
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by telephone and interviews will take place during week commencing 20 September 2021.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Burgess Hill Girls
Burgess Hill Girls is a leading independent day and boarding school in Sussex for girls aged two and a half to eighteen years of age.
Our motto at Burgess Hill Girls is ‘I am, I can, I should, I will’. It encapsulates the journey students take with us. Discovering who they are, what they are capable of, the importance of supporting others and developing the will to achieve their dreams. When you join Burgess Hill Girls you become part of a unique empowering community where there are no limits.
Burgess Hill Girls stands in 14 acres of beautiful grounds within a conservation area close to Burgess Hill’s town centre in the centre of Sussex. All aspects of the school are located on this one campus; Nursery, Pre-prep, Prep, Senior, Sixth Form and Boarding Houses.
The school is only a five minute walk from the railway station (on the London to Brighton line) and close to excellent road networks (10 miles from Brighton and only 20 miles from Gatwick).
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