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  • Closing date

    18 January 2021 at 9am

  • Date listed

    4 January 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full-time equivalent salary

Plus TLR 2c

Subject Leader of Psychology job summary

Subject Leader of Psychology

Chelmsford County High School for Girls is one of the most successful girls’ selective schools in the country. We have an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified teacher of Psychology to gain experience teaching some of the most motivated and able students in the county.

Psychology is a popular option for students in our Sixth Form, to this end the department is now expanding. We are delivering the reformed AQA Advanced level specification. Examination results are excellent. The Psychology Department, which will consist of two colleagues following this recruitment round, is part of the English Faculty. This Faculty structure provides an excellent support for the Department and offers a corporate identity across the School and beyond. We are looking for a committed colleague who would relish working with able and highly-motivated students and who wishes to capitalise on new opportunities to progress Psychology learning.

We welcome applications from teachers in all sectors of education.

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance.

Completed applications to be emailed to: Mrs Hazel Bates hbates@cchs.essex.sch.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Chelmsford County High School for Girls

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1163 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Located in Chelmsford, Essex, Chelmsford County High School for Girls is a selective grammar school for girls aged 11-18. Founded in 1906, it currently has around 900 students.

In early 2011, Chelmsford County High School for Girls converted to academy status. It has seen extensive expansion and development over the years, and recently established a new languages centre.

Chelmsford County High School for Girls has a wide catchment area and high standards for entry. The school does not produce an in-house entrance exam for prospective Year 7 students, instead using the CEM test also in use by a number of other grammar schools. CCHS accepts new entrants to its Sixth Form, with the admissions criteria here being based on GCSE results.

The secondary school has a strong reputation for academic excellence. It maintains this by providing its students with not only a high-quality core curriculum, but also a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

Ofsted report

“The school makes excellent use of triple specialist status to improve facilities and curricular opportunities and to forge links with the local community. The school’s partnership with others is highly develop, particularly its links with business, industry and higher education. The school is a founder member of the Consortium for School Improvement, a local group that pioneered the ‘leading from the middle’ programme, which ensures that leadership is strong at all levels.”

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