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Teacher of Business Studies/Economics

Teacher of Business Studies/Economics

Hereford Cathedral School

Herefordshire

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2017
Apply by:
1 May 2017

Job overview

Teacher of Business Studies/Economics 

Location: Hereford   Description: Full time   

We are looking for a well-qualified, dynamic Business Studies and Economics teacher to start in September 2017. The successful candidate will be able to inspire enthusiasm for the study of both Business Studies and Economics in our students at A-level, as well as help build upon the department’s strong academic record. 

It is likely that he/she will be responsible for teaching Business Studies at A-level, while also contributing to the teaching of AS Economics. An ability to teach another subject, although perhaps useful, is not essential. In addition to his or her academic teaching, the successful candidate will also be asked to contribute fully to the pastoral and extra-curricular life of the school. He/she will need to have first rate interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well and communicate effectively with pupils, colleagues and parents. In addition, energy, vision and high expectations are essential qualities in this position. This is a full-time, permanent post.   

In 2014 the School was inspected by ISI and received the top grading of “excellent” in each of the eight categories.   

Hereford Cathedral School has a well-established and thriving extra-curricular programme, and the successful applicant will be expected to play an active part in this.   An application form and information pack may be downloaded from the school website www.herefordcs.com/job-vacancies.   

Completed applications should be accompanied by a covering letter and sent to Mrs Cath Knowles, Hereford Cathedral School, Old Deanery, The Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG or to c.knowles@herefordcs.com.      

The closing date for applications is 2nd May 2017 with interviews taking place on .   

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Appointments are subject to DBS clearance, satisfactory employment references and pre-employment checks.       

Further information can be obtained from:  Mrs Cath Knowles, HR Officer Hereford Cathedral School, Old Deanery, The Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG 01432 363522  c.knowles@herefordcs.com  www.herefordcs.com   

Registered in Cardiff No 2081261 (Limited by Guarantee) Registered Charity No 518889

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About Hereford Cathedral School

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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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