Head of Science
Westbourne House School
West Sussex
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 12 October 2019
Job overview
Science at Westbourne is made accessible to pupils of all ages and abilities through a very strong emphasis on practical teaching to inspire and enthuse. The department is very well resourced, with three modern well-equipped laboratories, including interactive whiteboards.
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated Head of Department with a real passion for Science. You will have a clear understanding of the current curriculum and excellent subject knowledge. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills.
The ability to contribute to the Games programme at the school would be advantageous.
This is a full-time (Monday to Saturday), permanent position. However, applications for part-time (0.8 FTE) will be considered.
We can offer:
• A strong, supportive staff team committed to raising standards
• A competitive salary
• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary school fee discount
• Use of the schools facilities
Closing date: 13th October 2019
Interview date: w/c 14th October 2019
We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. For this reason, early applications are appreciated.
Please apply by completing the application form. CVs may be attached, but not in place of the application form. Please return completed applications to Robyn Aubrey at hr@westbournehouse.org
About Westbourne House School
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- Westbourne House School
- Coach Road, Shopwyke, Chichester
- West Sussex
- PO20 2BH
- United Kingdom
Westbourne House is situated just to the east of Chichester in beautiful grounds of over 100 acres. There are approximately 380 boys and girls, aged 2½ -13. Most children go on to major Public Schools across the South.
The school enjoys outstanding facilities. Teaching is extremely well resourced with excellent teaching rooms, the majority equipped with interactive whiteboards; there are also sets of laptops which can be booked for class-based work. There are rooms for Art, Ceramics, ICT, Design Technology and Food Technology, a separate Science block and Music School, as well as a modern, 300 seat theatre/assembly hall. The School also has a large (30 acre) lake on the north boundary for kayaking.
Academic standards are high, with consistently outstanding Common Entrance results together with an excellent scholarship record; last year no fewer than 36 awards and scholarships to senior schools were won across a range of disciplines, totalling 140 over the last five years.
Westbourne House uses the High Performance Learning philosophy to guide all pupils in becoming good learners. The school believes that all pupils have the potential to perform at the highest level regardless of their current performance level. The Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics (ACPs) and Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs) of HPL are the “thinking” and “behaviour” characteristic and these are delivered specifically and systematically throughout the curriculum.
The Music and Drama departments also excel consistently: all children are involved in school productions, a large number are members of school choirs and there are regular concerts.
Saturday school consists of sports matches, as well as optional enrichment activities, such as kayaking and coding.
There is a wide variety of sport on offer, and a large number of teams represent the school most Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As well as extensive playing fields, there is a 25-metre swimming pool, dance studio, sports hall, squash courts and a full-sized astro-turf pitch.
There are around 100 boarders, many of whom board for two or three nights in one of seven houses on the school grounds. The school offers full time boarding allowing the children to further enjoy the beautiful facilities and grounds the school has to offer.
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