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Teacher of Science

Teacher of Science

Cothill House School

Oxfordshire

  • Expired
Salary:
Competitive based on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2025 or Summer Term 2025
Apply by:
16 October 2024

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of the country’s leading day and boarding Prep Schools. The successful applicant will be a Science specialist with a strong subject knowledge and a proven record of, or ambition for, preparing children for Common Entrance and scholarships.

Cothill is a thriving, family-run preparatory day and boarding school 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 pupils quickly learn how to live alongside each other, form firm friendships, and develop their talents and social skills for life. Our ISI inspection saw us rated as 'Excellent' for both the academic and personal development of the pupils. From September 2025 Cothill will transition to a co-educational school.

Whilst we have had much success winning academic, sport, music and art scholarships, we never lose sight of the fact that we are preparing pupils, not just for examinations, but for life. Our main role is to be guardians of childhood!

To find out more, please see our websiteInstagram and Twitter feeds.

Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 16th October. Early applications are welcomed and applicants may be invited for interview before the closing date.

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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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Applications closed