Job Description

Salary:

MPS/UPS

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

6 May 2025

Job overview

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Presdales School is a single sex comprehensive school in Ware for girls aged 11-18, with boys welcomed into the Sixth Form. We are a school which values all students, irrespective of their age and ability and helps them to exceed expectations through high quality teaching and learning and the opportunity to take part in a wide variety of activities which will enrich their educational and personal development beyond the classroom.


We provide a caring environment where all students are supported, as well as challenged, to ensure that there is no limit to their potential. We prepare our students for a world that is constantly changing by encouraging them to be independent learners who are determined, confident and who never give up.


Alongside academic excellence there is a strong focus on enjoyment, excellent behaviour and respect for all.


At Presdales, we follow the AQA specifications for separate Sciences and Combined Science Trilogy. This provides a smooth progression from GCSE to A level and ensures that the skills and knowledge that universities require are achieved.


The Science department runs a weekly Medsoc, where Year 12 and 13 potential medics can further extend theirknowledge and skills, such as performing extra-curricular dissections, discussing science in the news and improving their presentation skills. Students are also encouraged to attend science lectures and enter the annual Biology/Chemistry/Physics Olympiad and enter essay-writing competitions to give further breadth to their A level studies. We have a large number of alumni who return to Presdales to give advice and support to Year 12/13 students when completing their university applications. We also run a number of STEAM activities across all years including several robotics teams, the industrial cadets in conjunction with GSK, the CREST award and numerous activities with other engineering companies and the armed forces across the year.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, referencing and other vetting checks, including online searches.

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Tuesday 06 May 2025

We expect to interview: w/c 12 May 2025

Please submit:

A letter of application, no more than two sides of A4, outlining how you meet the person specification A completed application form (available on the school website)
Presdales School is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/ or with protected characteristics, to apply.

You can post your application to the school, or send by email to: recruitment@presdales.herts.sch.uk
Please note that CVs will not be accepted. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit the school prior to the application process. Please contact the Head's PA at the above email address if you wish to arrange a visit.

About

Presdales School

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Presdales School

Hoe Lane, Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 9NX
United Kingdom

+44 1920 462 210

Presdales School is a single sex comprehensive school in Ware for girls aged 11-18, with boys welcomed in the Sixth Form. We have a long tradition of providing an outstanding education for our students. Formerly Ware Grammar School for Girls, which opened in 1906, we became Presdales School in the mid-1960s, and a fully comprehensive school in the early 1970s. The mansion house, which fronts the school, and our stunning grounds provide a calm and relaxed atmosphere for our school community.



We are very proud of the high academic standards that our students achieve, regardless of their starting point. Our motto, 'Achievement for All', runs through all that we do. We understand that every student is an individual, with different interests, strengths and characteristics, and we celebrate the diversity that each one of them brings to our community. We believe that all students, with the appropriate balance of support and challenge, can be successful.



We aim to develop their creativity and independence inside and outside of classroom lessons. There is an extensive range of extra-curricular clubs and activities, including numerous trips throughout the school year, which provide students with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, to be part of a team and to develop a 'can-do' attitude.



Our vision and values are instilled in our students throughout their time with us, whether this be through our House system, the excellent pastoral care they will receive or the culture of achievement for all that we foster in our community. We want our students to be happy and confident young women who are ready to make a meaningful contribution to our global society.