Head Teacher
Cumnor House Girls' School
Croydon
- Expired
- Salary:
- Attractive remuneration package provided
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2016 (or earlier, if possible)
- Apply by:
- 27 April 2015
Job overview
Time Tells All
Cumnor House School for Girls is unique as an IAPS preparatory school in the Croydon area. We accept girls from four to eleven years, with main entry years at ages four and seven.
With a pupil roll of 179, we are now seeking a confident Head to ensure our girls leave with an appetite for learning and achievement giving them the best possible foundation for the future.
Closing date for applications is 09:00 am 27 April 2015
Post to commence April 2016 (or earlier, if possible)
Attractive remuneration package provided
If you would like to apply for the above post, an application form and further information can be downloaded from www.cognitaschools.co.uk
Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity (if the candidate has lived in the UK) and/or Overseas Checks for all other countries in which the candidate has lived or worked (for 3 months or more in any one country since the age 18 years) and their country of origin.
Cognita
Teaching Excellence
Purley, Surrey
About Cumnor House Girls' School
Cumnor House School for Girls is an independent preparatory school in Purley, near Croydon in Surrey, for girls aged 4-11. The school was originally part of The Lodge, a co-educational school in Purley. The Cognita group took over management of the school in 2010 and it reopened under its present name in 2011.
Since taking over the school, Cognita has completely refurbished the teaching accommodation and provided a new science laboratory and food technology room. Investment has also been made in new ICT equipment.
Headmistress
Amanda McShane
Values and vision
Cumnor House School for Girls values the way in which all children are unique, and promotes respect for the views of each individual child, as well as for people of all cultures. It aims to foster a love of learning within a structured, broad and balanced curriculum. Teachers strive to develop self-esteem in each pupil, while emphasising individual talents in a wide range of fields, including academic subjects, music, sport, art and drama.
ISI report
“The achievement of the pupils is excellent and successfully fulfils the school’s aims. The pupils have a strong learning ethos, they are highly articulate, they listen carefully, the quality of their writing is of a high standard and the standard of their mathematics is exceptional… Pupils are very successful in their entry examinations to their senior schools and win a large number of academic and other scholarships. The curriculum is most effective in meeting the schools’ aims.”
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