Gunnersbury Catholic School is seeking to appoint a highly talented and ambitious Head of Biology at our Outstanding School. This post provides a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring Biology Teacher to receive the very best coaching and experience in their leadership journey. As a department biology has been integral to Gunnersbury year on year achieving extraordinary outcomes for our students. An environment as ours, can enable you to become the very best biology teacher and a highly successful school leader.
The Role
The Head of Computing is integral to Gunnersbury’s provision of superb teaching and achievement within the subject. The new postholder shall seek to further the learning experience and outcomes of our students and they shall seek to encourage the creative expression of our students. Further to examination success, the department keenly seeks to establish a love of Computing. Requirements of the position include:
The Person
Above all else we seek to appoint a superb teacher with a real passion for Computing and ICT who is committed to the success of their students and the talent to be an exceptional educator within the school. Potential, dynamism, determination and resolve are key attributes for this role. Our excellent school and Computing and ICT department will provide the experience, training and guidance to enable this ambition to be fulfilled.
The School
Year on year Gunnersbury Catholic School has developed our staff to become fantastic teachers and leaders. In doing so, from one year to the next, we have enabled unparalleled success for our students.
Our school is:
- a Catholic community where care for each other, student ambition, pupil motivation and behaviour are exemplary
- committed to providing quality support, guidance and coaching to develop our staff so that they may progress to the highest levels as teachers and leaders
- highest achieving for GCSE boys non-selective school in the country
- an environment that enables achievement of the highest order 93% 5 GCSEs at 9-4 including English and Maths in 2025, Progress 8 score of +1.0
- The setting that achieved the highest proportion of A*s at A-Level in the borough
- determined by Fischer Family Trust as being amongst the top 3% of schools Nationally
- determined ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (2023)
- determined ‘Outstanding‘ in all areas by Diocese of Westminster (s48 inspection, 2019)
- a workplace where staff are a friendly, welcoming and helpful team
Safeguarding
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
- child protection, discipline, health and safety
- promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
To apply for this job please visit: www.gunnersbury.com.
Please mention catholicrecruitment.co.uk when applying.