Vacancies
PE Technician - Required as soon as possible
Bucks Pay Range 1 pro rata - actual salary from £14,957 pa - £15,789 pa; from £20,104 pa - £21,223 pa FTE
32.5 hours per week (8.30am to 3.30pm), 39 weeks per year
We are looking for an enthusiastic PE Technician to assist the PE Department with technical, practical and administrative support with equipment and resources, fixtures and extra-curricular activities such as Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and other outdoor learning. You will have knowledge and interest in PE and basic experience of providing physical education support. For more detailed specifics of the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification. We can offer you a friendly and supportive team with the opportunity for personal development, and students who are willing to learn, with a wide range of benefits for Bucks Council employees including Local Government Pension Scheme.
Please contact Ms Cali Savage (temporary Head of PE) if you would like to discuss this role further: csavage@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
Deadline for completed applications is Sunday 4 June 2023, with interviews shortly after.
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Assistant Head of Year - Required as soon as possible
Bucks Pay Range 4 pro rata - actual salary from £22,531 pa - £24,376 pa; from £26,477 pa - 28,645 pa FTE
37 hours per week (8.30am to 4.30pm), 39 weeks per year
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Head of Year to work with Heads of Year to help our students overcome barriers to learning and support good attendance and behaviour. You will be someone who enjoys working with students in a classroom setting and is able to form excellent relationships with students, parents and staff. We can offer you a friendly and supportive team with the opportunity for personal development, with a wide range of benefits for Bucks Council employees including Local Government Pension Scheme.
Please contact Mr Richard Henry (Assistant Headteacher - Student Character) if you would like to discuss this role further: rhenry@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
Deadline for completed applications is Sunday 4 June 2023, with interviews shortly after.
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Caretaker including Lettings - Required as soon as possible
Bucks Pay Range 2 pro rata - actual salary from £14,768 pa - £16,173 pa; from £21,879 pa - 23,961 pa FTE
25 hours per week on a rota system including some weekends and evenings, 52 weeks per year
We are looking for a hardworking and friendly Caretaker to join our busy Site Team working across multiple school sites as required. Hands on experience of all of the following areas would be an advantage: plumbing, decorating, carpentry, basic electrics. We can offer you an opportunity to work in a role that supports the smooth running of the school to help our students to achieve their best, plus a wide range of Bucks Council benefits including LGPS.
Please contact Mr Chris Stacey (Site and Facilities Manager) if you would like to discuss this role further or to visit the school: cstacey@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk or telephone 01296 688264.
Deadline for completed applications is Sunday 4 June 2023, with interviews shortly after.
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Head of Business Studies - from September 2023
MPS / UPS plus TLR 2B - 2C (dependent upon experience)
We are looking for an inspirational and ambitious leader who is focused on raising aspirations and outcomes for students in Business Studies. This role will provide an excellent opportunity for an ambitious leader, with proven examination experience, to step into middle leadership and develop alongside other talented leaders within a strong leadership framework.
This is an exciting time to join The Cottesloe School as Head of Business Studies, as the national post-16 offer undergoes change. From September 2023 we will be offering GCSE Business Studies and developing our Sixth Form offer to include A Level Business.
Business Studies is a popular and successful subject at Key Stage 4 and 5. This is a great opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious leader to join a thriving school.
'Senior Leaders are ambitious for their Cottesloe pupils' and the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team 'has a clear vision for moving the school even further forwards' Ofsted November 2021.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with a clear vision of how they can lead these changes, to inspire students, raising their aspiration and achievement.
We look forward to welcoming applications to join our friendly and supportive school.
Please contact Louise Baldwin (Deputy Headteacher Curriculum) for further information: lbaldwin@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
We will review applications upon receipt.
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Application Information
For all vacancies, please download the appropriate application form:
Teaching Staff Application Form
Support Staff Application Form
Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
If we have no vacancies available you can register your interest in working for us using this form.
Due to time constraints, we are unable to write to all unsuccessful applicants and we are only able to provide feedback to applicants who reach the interview stage. If you have not received a response within a week of the deadline you should assume that you have been unsuccessful in your application and we would like to thank you for your time and interest in The Cottesloe School.
The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, and satisfactory teacher status, health, reference and qualification checks. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Please note that we will carry out an online search of shortlisted candidates as part of our safer recruitment process. Information that suggests the candidate is unqualified for the role, poses a potential safeguarding risk or risks damaging the reputation of the school would be addressed at interview. No agencies, please.
All staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, follow the school's safeguarding policies and procedures and behave appropriately towards children at all times both in school and in their personal lives.
The school’s policy is to renew DBS checks for all staff, volunteers and governors every five years and they have a duty to inform the Headteacher of any change in their DBS status and to make the Headteacher aware of any incidents that may impact their ability to work with children and young people.
What we offer our Staff
Train to Teach with us
Alumni Teacher Training Opportunities
The Cottesloe School is proud to be in partnership with the Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider (SCITT), an innovative, Ofsted Outstanding and non-profit organisation which provides outstanding training opportunities for new entrants into the teaching profession. The Astra SCITT is part of the Astra Teaching School Hub, accredited by the DfE as one of only 87 Hubs in the country to offer the 'golden thread' of training and support for teachers at all stages of their careers.
Astra is currently recruiting Primary and Secondary trainees in the following subjects/phases across over 50 local selective, non-selective, primary and special schools for 2022-23: Art; Biology; Business Studies; Chemistry; Computer Science; Drama; English; Geography; History; Maths; Modern Foreign Languages; Music; PE; Physics; RE; Primary; Primary with Maths. Some part-time routes are also available.
More information can be found on the DfE train to teach portal, as well as the Astra website, and applications can be made via DfE Apply.
You may qualify for a generous bursary to train!
To find out more, follow Astra on Twitter @astra_hub, visit the website www.astra-alliance.com, email at hello@astra-alliance.com or contact our school directly.