Head of PSHE

Closing Date: 3 March 2024
Telephone: 01494895575
Email: HR@wycombeabbey.com
Salary: This is a Middle Leader role and will be placed on our Middle Leader salary. Wycombe Abbey has its own pay scale which compares favourably with other independent schools and is well above that of the maintained sector.
Employment Term: Full TimePermanent

Wycombe Abbey is a world-class full-boarding school for girls. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11-18.

This is an exciting role for a teacher looking to make a school-wide impact. The postholder will have responsibility for the leadership, promotion, and development of the School’s Wellbeing programme which includes PSHE and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) for all pupils. The ability to teach a second curriculum subject will be required for this role.

Wycombe Abbey is located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe.  Wycombe Abbey has its own salary scale which compares favourably with other independent schools and is well above that of the maintained sector.

To apply: Further details can be found under ‘Current Vacancies’ on our website: https://www.wycombeabbey.com/vacancies/. Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply for this job”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com

 

Closing date for applications: 3 March 2024

Interview date: 19 March 2024

 

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
  • All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020)

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638