Head of English
Brighton Girls
Brighton and Hove
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 8 February 2019
Job overview
Brighton & Hove High GDST seeks to appoint an inspiring, dynamic and well qualified Head of English, possessing excellent language and literary skills and capable of teaching English to Advanced and Oxbridge level.
The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for their subject, a love of learning and the ability to enthuse pupils about literature and language. With excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, they will be committed to ensuring high standards of teaching and learning, creating a culture of collaboration and supporting the professional development of colleagues in the department.
This post is a key one in our school and it offers an excellent opportunity to work with friendly and highly motivated colleagues, and high achieving students. We are an independent girls’ day school with a reputation for academic excellence, strong pastoral care and a wide breadth of extra-curricular activity. We are proud to be part of a vibrant community in the heart of Brighton.
Brighton & Hove High is a very rewarding place to work. We are part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, and can 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
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Free lunches during term time
• Access to our free BUPA Employee Assistance programme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For an application pack please contact the Head’s PA on 01273 280172 or email hr@bhhs.gdst.net
CVs unaccompanied by a completed application form will not be accepted.
Closing Date for applications is Friday 8th February 2019.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 14th February 2019.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children, and child protection screening will apply to this post.
About Brighton Girls
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Why join Brighton Girls?
Brighton Girls’ is an all-through independent school for girls aged 4 to 18 located in Brighton, East Sussex. As specialists in girls’ education, we tailor our teaching to the way girls learn best, and instil in them that there’s no limit to what they can achieve.
As a founding school of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Brighton Girls played a significant role in the history of girls’ education. Our staff benefit from our 140-year history of excellence and innovation, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network. They have access to an extensive central training and professional development programme to complement school-based INSET days, and also funding grants for individual courses of study. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself.
Brighton Girls is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. We are working hard to achieve a more inclusive working environment where all staff can flourish and contribute to the school’s success and we actively encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Our aim is to have a workforce that represents the vibrancy and diversity of our students and wider society.
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