Rossall School is among the most successful and prestigious independent boarding and day schools in the North West with flourishing pupil numbers.
With an enticing and highly aspirational culture, Rossall School is offering opportunities for exceptional educators to come and work with supremely talented, inspiring and compassionate professionals to teach our hard working, ambitious and delightful pupils.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced practitioner to lead the Science faculty at Rossall School as Head of Science from September 2025. We are looking for someone with an absolute passion for the Sciences who is excited about sharing their knowledge and expertise with students and colleagues. The successful applicant will be a dynamic and experienced practitioner as well as being an outstanding leader with a strong commitment to ensuring that all pupils within the department achieve excellent examination results (from a value-added perspective) and inspire in their pupils a lifelong interest in and love of the Sciences.
We are looking for someone who has the creative vision and dynamism to take the Science Department forward at a time of significant development for the School - an individual also capable of articulating that vision to others. The successful applicant will be an excellent communicator, providing leadership and support to a department that contains staff at different stages of their careers. Above all, the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to academic excellence and possess the ability to inspire future generations
There is a huge interest in Sciences at Rossall and each year a large number of students progress through to Science courses at university and a good number pursue apprenticeships in Engineering.
The Science Faculty consists of 13 teaching members of staff and a number of technicians. The individual sciences are taught from Year 9 and many pupils sit GCSEs in the three separate sciences. Biology, Chemistry and Physics are popular options at both A Level and within the IBDP.
Classrooms are well equipped with interactive televisions in every classroom. The subject is well resourced and members of the faculty work collaboratively to develop resources, share good practice and ensure excellent student progress through careful tracking and monitoring.
The School is in the process of upgrading Science spaces. This is an exciting time to be joining the faculty as Head of Science with an opportunity to influence both the refurbishment of physical spaces as well as the associated enhancements that will be made to the Science curriculum and co-curriculum.
Further details of the post can be found on the website
Closing date: Monday 24th March 2025
Rossall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An enhanced DBS clearance will be undertaken by the School. The position is regulated activity and therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An online check will also be conducted. The School's Child Protection and safeguarding Policy can be viewed here: