Head of Business Faculty
Bede's Senior School
East Sussex
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for September 2019
- Apply by:
- 18 January 2019
Job overview
Required for September 2019 at this thriving independent school: an enthusiastic Head of the Business Faculty with the ability to lead a team of Economists and Business teachers with real passion and ambition and to engage and inspire pupils throughout all year groups.
You will join a School where the focus on excellence is key to what we do, but where there is also recognition that such excellence extends beyond GCSE and A Level results. Our Business Faculty is one of the most important within the school, with large numbers of pupils taking both Economics and Business at GCSE and A Level, and a thriving Business BTEC programme running alongside those courses. We want the faculty to be amongst the most forward-looking, innovative and engaging in the country; the successful candidate will share this ambition.
We wish to appoint a Head of Faculty who shows an exceptional ability to lead a talented team, has a proven track record and demonstrates high levels of ambition, passion, energy, motivation, flexibility and resourcefulness.
You will be forward-looking and will want to promote business and commerce within the school. They will recognise the importance of reaching out, to parents, universities, employers and other stakeholders; they will also appreciate the absolute importance of strong teaching and the maintenance of an unerring eye on student performance.
For more information, please visit: bedes.org > Senior School > About > Jobs.
Closing date: 18th January 2019.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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About Bede's Senior School
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Bede’s Senior School, located in Hailsham, East Sussex is an independent, co-educational, secondary school for children aged between 13 and 19. It was founded in 1979 by Peter Pyemont. The building covers 140 acres of the Sussex Downs. It is both a day and boarding school. There are approximately 125 girls and 173 boys at the school at present. It was established in 1895 in Eastbourne as a preparatory school for boys. It then became a senior boarding school in 1978 and later in 1979 it moved to its current premises. There are five boarding houses for the children. These houses were surveyed in 2013 and valued for their Outstanding Design and Innovation.
Headteacher
Peter Goodyer
Values and Vision
The school believes every pupil should be given equal opportunities to reach their goals. The children are the main focus. They have over 40 subjects to choose from at GCSE level and even more choices during sixth form. Each child should develop personally, as well as academically. They are encouraged to be creative and take part in school clubs. People in the community are valued, and students are prompted to teach residents IT, English, music and art skills.
ISI report
“Health and safety procedures ensure that the premises, accommodation and facilities are maintained to appropriate standards. A range of formal and informal opportunities is provided for boarders to express their views. Effective use is made of electronic means of communication to enable boarders to contact their families. Records pertaining to boarders’ personal and academic development are carefully maintained. An appropriate police and regular checking procedures ensure that the whereabouts of every boarder is known. The school has a suitable complaints policy and records show that it is rarely used but effectively implemented where necessary.”
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