Head of Biology
Hereford Cathedral School
Herefordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 27 March 2023
Job overview
Hereford Cathedral School seeks to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Head of Biology to join our outstanding faculty. The successful candidate will set the vision and direction for the department and be responsible for ensuring that our curriculum is aligned to excellence to A Level and beyond.
This is a role for a teacher wishing to take the next step in their career or an experienced teacher/HoD, who can lead a team of committed and talented teachers, as well as inspire the next generations of biologists. Leadership experience is not essential, but applicants must be able to demonstrate the skills required to lead a department.
This is a position for a teacher wishing to join a sector-leading educational provision which values continuous professional development, a culture of collaboration, reflective practice and where colleagues are nurtured, supported and encouraged in their careers.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated and fully prepared to undertake the demands of working in one of the UK’s leading independent co-educational day and boarding schools.
Salary: Competitive
Hours/weeks: Full-time
Start date: September 2023
Location: Hereford Cathedral School, Old Deanery, Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG
Opportunity
We seek someone:
Who is an outstanding teacher of Biology
Who can lead and line-manage the team of qualified teachers and technician
With a passion for Biology and is able to inspire and motivate our pupils
Who will interpret data and tracking to ensure that all pupils make necessary progress
Who is keen to ensure the Biology co-curricular and trips programme continues and thrives
Who will take responsibility for the quality of Biology provision, teaching, curriculum and assessment
Who is able to oversee the Biology exam schedule
Who can keep up-to-date with the changes from exam boards, specifications and government guidance, and who can communicate these effectively to the team
Who will liaise with our Junior School counterpart to ensure a smooth and coherent transition for the new intake
In return we will offer you:
A highly talented and supportive staff and governing body
Competitive salary
Access to our effective Professional Learning programme which includes our vision for ‘Cultures of Thinking’
Free lunch provided in term time
Enrichment opportunities through our exceptional extra-curricular opportunities
Opportunity to join a wonderful team of people
A beautiful place to work in the most idyllic settings
And finally, the chance to work with outstanding students
Attached documents
About Hereford Cathedral School
- Hereford Cathedral School
- Old Deanery, Cathedral Close, Hereford
- Herefordshire
- HR1 2NG
- United Kingdom
Hereford Cathedral School (HCS) is one of the oldest schools in the country and is located in the beautiful surroundings of Hereford Cathedral Close.
A happy, inclusive school with a national reputation for music, sport, and academic achievement, HCS is a co-educational day and boarding school for 745 pupils aged 3-18. In a caring and nurturing environment, every member of the community is both challenged and fulfilled. Pupils at HCS are offered an excellent standard of teaching and individual care and leave the School as well-balanced, confident and considerate young adults ready for the wider world.
It is probable that the School was established at Hereford Cathedral in the 12th century, possibly as early as the 1130s, but little is known over the following centuries. Having been rebuilt in the reign of Edward VI (1547-53), it received considerable emoluments from Queen Elizabeth I in 1583. Its greatest benefactors came in the 17th century when Dean Langford, Roger Philpotts, a former Mayor of Hereford, and Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Somerset, gave sizeable bequests to the School for the foundation of scholarships. When Charles I granted new statutes to the Cathedral in 1637, the School’s endowment was also increased by the grant of a house and garden for the Headmaster. By 1762 a new schoolroom 80 feet long and 40 feet broad, with windows overlooking the palace yard, had been completed to the south-west of the Cathedral on the site of the old building.
The period from the late 19th to the early 21st century has seen a remarkable growth in pupil numbers – from under 100 boys to more than 745 boys and girls (from 3 to 18 years) and a corresponding increase in staff; an expansion in the number of sites from the one in School Yard to seven around the Close and in Castle Street; the adoption of co-education in 1970; the integration of the Cathedral Preparatory School (now Hereford Cathedral Junior School, founded in 1898 and moved to its present site in 1925); and the development of purpose-built facilities (including most recently a new sports hall) and the School’s playing fields at Wyeside.
HCS proudly reintroduced boarding in April 2019 following months of renovations on a former country house hotel. Wilmot House currently offers 29 students the benefits of an outstanding education and the friendly culture of a traditional British school.
Looking to the future, there are plans in place to expand the School’s boarding provision as well as discussions at an advanced stage to launch the first Hereford Cathedral School overseas.
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