Teacher of English
Bromley High School
Bromley
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary scale and generous benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from September 2017
- Apply by:
- 23 March 2017
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a creative and inspirational Teacher of English to join our thriving and highly successful English department. This role would suit a teacher looking for their first post or a more experienced teacher for whom the role of Second in Department might be available.
As Teacher of English, you will contribute strongly to providing pupils with a breadth of opportunity and be prepared to offer support and contribute actively to the work of the department.
The English Department is committed to making a broad and rich contribution to girls’ education both within the curriculum and in its extensive programme of extra-curricular activities. Activities, clubs and societies offered include: enrichment work for Oxbridge, school magazine, GDST Chrystall Prize Public Speaking, Debating Society, English Speaking Union MACE Competition, Theatre Society, creative writing competitions and Bromley High School Paula Fisher Public Speaking competition.
Substantial numbers study A-Level English Literature in the Sixth Form. The department has extensive experience at preparing pupils for higher education, including Oxbridge, with many successful pupils reading English or related subjects.
The successful candidate will be educated to a degree level in English or a closely related subject, with a track record of excellent teaching in secondary English.
For further information and to apply please visit: http://www.bromleyhigh.gdst.net/English-Teacher-closes-9am-23rd-March?returnUrl=/Staff-Vacancies
Please apply sending a covering letter and completed application form to hr@bro.gdst.net. CVs are welcomed but they must accompany a fully completed application form.
Closing date: 9am Thursday 23rd March 2017.
Interviews: Tuesday 28th March 2017.
Any candidate wishing to seek additional information should contact:
Mrs Sarah Morter, Head of English
Email: s.morter@bro.gdst.net
Bromley High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Bromley High School
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Bromley High School has been offering an exceptional education to bright and talented girls since 1883.
A leading GDST and HMC girls’ school with superb facilities spread across a leafy 25-acre site, Bromley High School educates approximately 870 girls from pre-prep to Sixth Form.
The school’s academic results are consistently excellent earning a rare ‘Exceptional’ rating for Learning and Achievement from the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate. Achievement at A-level in 2022 was 34% A*s, 68% A*-A and 91% A*-B.
Bromley High girls are resilient and well-rounded young women participating with enthusiasm and commitment in music, drama, art, sport, Duke of Edinburgh and an overabundant range of activities – and where they have interest or talent or enthusiasm, it is nurtured so that they learn to excel.
As the first all girls’ All-Steinway School in the world, the school continually invests in the music department, and offers its own Musician in Residence and specialist music wing. In 2020, the school launched a Steinway Scholarship and Mentoring Scheme offer the winning recipient coaching sessions throughout the year, a masterclass from a Steinway artist at Steinway Hall, private lessons with a Steinway artist and a solo recital at Steinway Hall. In 2021, the school’s first ever Steinway Scholar won a place to read Music at Oxford.
Sport is also exceptional: with 25 acres of top class facilities including a beautiful pool, new fitness suite, sports hall, gym, track and floodlit courts and pitches, providing the perfect environment in which to develop girls’ love of sport. Bromley High School has achieved huge successes in sport at regional and national level. The school’s under 16 team reached the National Hockey finals and were placed 3rd in the country and in 2021, Year 12 pupil Evie Davis won two gold medals with Team GB at the European Swimming Championships.
Pastoral Care is of paramount importance at Bromley High and the school offers an outstanding supportive and caring pastoral system. In 2021, the excellence of the school’s pastoral care was recognised by the Wellbeing Award for Schools.
Bromley High School provides a beautiful and vibrant environment where bright girls flourish.
The Girls’ Day School Trust
The GDST is the leading network of independent girls’ schools in the UK, with nearly 4,000 staff and 20,000 students in our 24 schools and two academies. The majority of GDST schools take girls all through, from the age of three to 18 (there are about 6,000 pupils in GDST Junior schools).
Founded in 1872, the GDST has a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity).
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