Are you looking for an active and varied role within a friendly and purposeful community?
Bishop’s Stortford College is a place of learning that provides an outstanding range of opportunities for developing well-rounded, skilful, and happy young people, enabling them to build confidence for life. Relationships between pupils and staff are key to generating and sustaining this environment and the staff know very well that these important years are an integral part of building confidence for life.
There is a continuous buzz of activity around the College and while the Teachers provide an exceptional level of education to our pupils; the Professional Services teams work hard to ensure they can do this in a beautiful environment with the best facilities.
Our vision for the future of the College is an exciting one, we are looking for staff who are eager to participate in innovative teaching approaches, engage in action research and push the boundaries of traditional education to fully prepare our pupils to navigate the ever-changing world they are entering as young adults.
The College is seeking to appoint a Class Teacher to inspire and educate the extraordinary pupils in our Prep School. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner who facilitates excellence in learning while creating a psychologically safe classroom. This is a unique opportunity to blend the joy of being a primary practitioner with the chance to undertake specialist teaching in your field of expertise to pupils in the Prep from Year 3 to Year 8.
The successful candidate will be eager to contribute to the extra-curricular work of the department and the wider life of a thriving day and boarding school. This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher at any stage of their career to join a team of exceptional practitioners in very well-equipped classrooms and work areas.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the College’s Child Protection Policy is available on the website.
Bishop's Stortford College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; all employees are subject to a number of pre-employment and safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check. References and an online search will be undertaken prior to interview. To this end, robust Safeguarding processes and procedures are in place to support families, pupils, staff, and volunteers. In compliance with the sharing of information guidance/best practice, any concerns are passed to designated teachers, trained in Safeguarding.
