Head of Physics
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
Bristol, City of
- New
- Salary:
- QEH’s Qualified Teacher’s Pay Scale, plus a responsibility allowance, currently £8,156 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 13 January 2025
Job overview
QEH is one of the leading independent schools in the country, well known within a competitive market for high academic achievement. We aim to produce young adults who are well-educated, not just well-qualified, and we provide rich co-curricular activities and high-quality pastoral care based on strong values of personal integrity and community service.
We are looking for a committed teacher and Head of Department to join our Physics team. The successful candidate will have the subject knowledge and energy to enthuse and inspire the pupils.
A willingness to contribute to the wider extra-curricular life of the school is desirable
Although we are advertising for a full-time role, job shares will be considered.
For further details and an application form please visit www.qehbristol.co.uk/about/vacancies
e-mail: recruitment@qehbristol.co.uk or telephone 01179 303 040
Closing date: Midnight, Monday 13 January 2025.
At QEH School we know that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equity of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive and we welcome applications from under-represented groups
QEH 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 School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application. All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Registered Charity No. 1104871
About Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
- Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
- Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol
- North Somerset
- BS8 1JX
- United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital is an independent school with 672 in the Senior School, of which 230 are in the Sixth Form. This includes a growing number of girls following the school's move to post 16 co-education in 2017. The Junior School, which opened in 2007, occupies the same site and has 109 boys. The Headmaster is a member of the Headmasters’ Conference. Admission is by entrance examination and the school is heavily oversubscribed. Academic standards are high (each year QEH is ranked in the top 50 Independent Schools in the national league tables).
There are excellent facilities for sport, music, art and drama. The school enjoys a large endowment income which is used to assist families with fees and which helps to ensure that the school is not only academically selective but also socially comprehensive.
Situated in Clifton, close to the university and the city centre, the school has extensive games fields at Failand, some 4 miles away and completed a comprehensive £3 million redevelopment of facilities which opened in September 2019.
In recent years much redevelopment has taken place and the school now has a purpose built theatre, a design and technology centre and excellent ICT facilities as well as a new £3.7 million Science and Art Building, opened in 2016.
Since September 2017, the Sixth Form is co-educational, allowing girls to benefit from a QEH education. An extension to the current Sixth Form Centre opened in September 2017 to support this development and further improvements opened in September 2018.
Further details about the school, exam results and development plans are available on: www.qehbristol.co.uk.
About Bristol
Bristol is an exciting and vibrant city, rich in history, culture and atmosphere. With two Universities, impressive Art Galleries, lively theatre and music, two football teams, a premiership rugby side and an international cricket venue, Bristol is an attractive and stimulating place in which to live.
Bristol has a range of places to live from the affluent and trendy Georgian terraces of Clifton, through traditional suburbia to modern estates. New staff have no difficulty finding affordable housing to rent or buy.
Bristol offers easy access to Devon and Cornwall and to London and the Midlands via the M4 and M5. It is well-served by the national rail network and has an international airport.
For those who enjoy fresh air, Bristol is close to the Cotswolds, the Mendips, the Quantocks and the coast.
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