Director of Science
South Hampstead High School
Hampstead
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2019
Job overview
South Hampstead High School is seeking to appoint a dynamic, experienced and inspirational Director of Science to lead a vigorous and popular department.
If you have a record of successful leadership and a vision for the Sciences at South Hampstead High School to enable us to go from strength to strength we would be delighted to hear from you.
Science at South Hampstead High School
The Sciences are popular at the School. The students enjoy their studies of Science and the Department is thriving yet is ready for the next phase of development. The girls are rewarding to teach and inquisitive, with a real desire to succeed. They respect scholarship and a passion for the subject from the teacher.
Opportunities are offered to the students who are encouraged to participate in enrichment courses outside school. The Science department runs a wide range of extra-curricular activities which include Sci Soc and gardening club. The department enters many external competitions including the CREST award and Olympiads.
About the School
“When I first stepped through the doors here, I knew that it was a very special place to be – the wonderful atmosphere, dedicated staff and energetic girls, who are such a pleasure to teach.”
— South Hampstead Teacher
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Pupils are intelligent and inquisitive, energetic and engaging. We offer competitive salaries, generous employee benefits – including opportunities for sabbaticals – and a warm, supportive environment. There is a strong emphasis on Continuous Professional Development and on supporting teachers to engage with leading education research.
The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
Applications should be addressed to Mrs Bingham, Headmistress, South Hampstead High School, 3 Maresfield Gardens, NW3 5SS or by email to l.cripps@shhs.gdst.net by 12 noon on Wednesday 30th January 2019.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
About South Hampstead High School
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South Hampstead is a forward-looking school, empowering girls to prepare for life and work in a rapidly changing world. Pupils are intelligent, inquisitive, energetic and engaging, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work. South Hampstead offers competitive salaries, generous employee benefits, and outstanding opportunities for professional development in a warm, supportive environment.
Excellent academic results place South Hampstead comfortably amongst the country’s top schools, but there is also great emphasis on bringing in the outside world, engaging with the local community, and fostering a culture of kindness and curiosity. Pupils benefit from a huge range of academic enrichment opportunities – lectures, competitions, social action initiatives, expeditions – that combine to ignite a genuine joy in learning and enabling pupils to thrive, both intellectually and personally.
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