Head of IT
Cothill House School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 1 November 2024
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of the country’s leading boys’ day and boarding Prep Schools. The successful applicant will have an outstanding subject knowledge and a proven record of, or ambition for, teaching children how to master IT and preparing them for life at many leading senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Radley and Winchester. From September 2025 Cothill will transition to become a co-educational school.
With a passion for IT and the ability to live and breathe all things Google, he/she will be inspirational in both their teaching and their manner outside of the classroom. The role will include some day to day IT support alongside the Prep Schools Trust team who have oversight of our IT infrastructure.
Cothill is a thriving, family-run preparatory day and boarding school for boys surrounded by extensive grounds in the heart of rural Oxfordshire yet just seven miles from Oxford. Coupling a fine tradition with innovation, Cothill provides a happy, secure and stimulating environment, Our boys quickly learn how to live alongside each other, form firm friendships, and develop their talents and social skills for life. Our recent ISI inspection saw us rated as 'Excellent' for both the academic and personal development of the boys.
Whilst we have had much success winning academic, sport, music and art scholarships, we never lose sight of the fact that we are preparing boys, not just for examinations, but for life. Our main role is to be guardians of childhood!
To find out more, please see our website, Instagram and Twitter feeds.
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 1st November. Early applications are advised and interviews may be held before the closing date if an exceptional application is submitted.
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About Cothill House School
Set in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside, just outside Oxford, Cothill House has been providing an inspirational all-round boarding education and unrivalled opportunities for boys aged 8-13 for 150 years. From September 2025 Cothill will transition to a co-educational school.
Established in 1870, Cothill is recognised globally as one of the country’s leading boys’ boarding prep schools with an exceptional record of preparing pupils for the top public schools.
Our aim is to foster every pupil's happiness, confidence and individual passions, helping them to achieve their potential, to cultivate their love of learning and to stimulate their love of life. Cothill pupils flourish in an environment where hard work, integrity and originality are both valued and rewarded.
Our Aims
Cothill House provides an inspirational education and unrivalled boarding opportunities for pupils in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside where:
- Each pupil is treated as an individual, nurtured and encouraged to find his strengths and develop his independence.
- Staff instil a love of discovery and learning amongst the pupils, encourage a growth mindset and build their confidence.
- Pupils are prepared for the challenges they will encounter at the next stage of their education and beyond.
- Pupils are encouraged to embrace teamwork, be happy, busy and polite.
- The qualities of leadership, personal responsibility, kindness, truthfulness and respect for others are nourished.
- A wide range of opportunities are provided to inspire, enable and embolden all pupils, and assist in their personal, social, academic, physical and cultural development.
- To provide a friendly and caring boarding environment that reflects the atmosphere and ethos of home.
- To safeguard and promote the physical and mental welfare of every pupil.
Our Values
Courage - To help pupils to have courage on the sports field and the courage of their convictions in the classroom
Originality - To promote the creative side of every pupil
Teamwork - To create an environment in which teamwork is highly valued
Humour - To ensure the challenges of everyday life are tackled with a sense of perspective and good humour
Integrity - To develop confident, self-disciplined pupils who understand and value integrity
Love of Learning - To instil in pupils a passion for learning about the world
Love of Life - To help pupils acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to prosper in later life
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