Head of Science

Head of Science MPS/ UPS TLR1b £11,388 pa (awaiting uplift for 2024/25) Required for January 2025 The Grey Coat Hospital is seeking to recruit an outstanding Leader to manage and lead a very successful and high performing department. The Grey Coat Hospital, founded in 1698, is a Church of England school for girls aged eleven to eighteen with a mixed Sixth Form. The historic foundation of the school and its current ethos are rooted in a confident and generous Christian faith and practice, which welcomes students and staff of all backgrounds and beliefs. We are a heavily oversubscribed comprehensive school for girls with excellent GCSE results. In 2024, 93.7% of students attained 5+ subjects overall including 9-4 in English and Mathematics. 56.3% of all grades attained in all subjects at KS4 were 7-9 and our overall pass rate at grades 9-4 was 95.9%. We have a large sixth form of over 300 students where students achieve outstanding results which regularly puts The Grey Coat Hospital in the top 10% of non-selective schools nationally. This was achieved again in 2024. The Grey Coat Hospital, when last inspected, was judged to be 'outstanding' in all categories by OFSTED in October 2022. In 2020, the School achieved 'excellent' in the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. We are proud of our ethos of continued self-improvement, which characterises every aspect of our culturally diverse school. The school is committed to building on our passion for excellent teaching and learning as well as continuing to place an emphasis on our language specialism and international ethos. We are looking for someone who will:

• be an enthusiastic, inspiring and creative Leader with a proven track record of success
• have excellent subject knowledge
• be able to commit and contribute to the continuing success of the department and the school
• be able to, effectively and confidently, teach KS5
The school has an excellent programme of support for all new staff and is committed to professional development. We actively encourage teachers to explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts. For further information including an advert, job description and application form, please refer to the links on our website www.gch.org.uk. Please address any additional queries to: recruitment@gch.org.uk. Interviews will take place in the week beginning 14th October 2024 Closing date for applications:, 14th October 2024 Important: Click Apply Now to download our application form. (Once completed and uploaded, your application will be sent to recruitment@gch.org.uk) Canvassing any employee, or member of the Governing Body, directly or indirectly is prohibited and will be considered as a disqualification.


• be an enthusiastic, inspiring and creative Leader with a proven track record of success
• have excellent subject knowledge
• be able to commit and contribute to the continuing success of the department and the school
• be able to, effectively and confidently, teach KS5
The school has an excellent programme of support for all new staff and is committed to professional development. We actively encourage teachers to explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

The Grey Coat Hospital is seeking to recruit an outstanding Leader to manage and lead a very successful and high performing department. The Grey Coat Hospital, founded in 1698, is a Church of England school for girls aged eleven to eighteen with a mixed Sixth Form. The historic foundation of the school and its current ethos are rooted in a confident and generous Christian faith and practice, which welcomes students and staff of all backgrounds and beliefs. We are a heavily oversubscribed comprehensive school for girls with excellent GCSE results. In 2024, 93.7% of students attained 5+ subjects overall including 9-4 in English and Mathematics. 56.3% of all grades attained in all subjects at KS4 were 7-9 and our overall pass rate at grades 9-4 was 95.9%. We have a large sixth form of over 300 students where students achieve outstanding results which regularly puts The Grey Coat Hospital in the top 10% of non-selective schools nationally. This was achieved again in 2024. The Grey Coat Hospital, when last inspected, was judged to be 'outstanding' in all categories by OFSTED in October 2022. In 2020, the School achieved 'excellent' in the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. We are proud of our ethos of continued self-improvement, which characterises every aspect of our culturally diverse school. The school is committed to building on our passion for excellent teaching and learning as well as continuing to place an emphasis on our language specialism and international ethos.