Biddenham is an 11-19, oversubscribed school that, as we expand, is entering the next phase of its development. Due to our popularity, we need to grow and strengthen our already high performing staff team who, by 2025, will be working with 1600 students. We seek to appoint a well-qualified, professional and enthusiastic Teacher of Health & Social Care to start Easter 2025.

Health and Social Care at Biddenham introduces students to the specialist knowledge and skills needed to work in a variety of care settings.

The Cambridge National in Health and Social Care is taught at Key Stage 4 over a three year course, as one of the GCSE/Level 2 options. We also offer Cambridge Technical in Health and Social Care (level 3), which will be changing to a new AAQ from September 2025.  This is an exciting time to join the department, with the opportunity to teach a new specification at Key Stage 5 and an established qualification at key stage 4.

The successful candidate will have strong subject knowledge, be a great teacher, have strong interpersonal skills and a passion for making a difference to young peoples’ lives. Teachers of other subjects will be considered, alongside a commitment to retrain to specialise in H&SC. The ability to offer a second subject would be desirable but not essential.

Above all else, the successful candidate should be enthusiastic about their work with young people and have a genuine concern for their development as individuals. The school sees the form tutor as a key role in the support, development and welfare of the students and teachers are expected to undertake this role with the same high standards and commitment as their subject role.

As a school we offer:

A diverse workplace,
Chromebooks for all classroom staff and students,
Exceptional professional development and career progression,
A supportive environment for ECTs allowing them to thrive,
Positive working relationships at all levels (with a healthy dose of humour!),
A supportive leadership team,
A genuine focus on staff wellbeing with an employee support resource,
Children of staff are prioritised in our admissions criteria,
Cycle to work scheme for all staff.

We are a teaching school hub for Chiltern Training Group.  We have established mentoring programmes for new and recently qualified teachers and we will consider applications from those with a related degree wishing to train, as well as ECTs.  We support flexible working requests for those wishing to apply for part time hours.  All teachers benefit from being part of a whole school collaborative teaching and learning approach and excellent opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Biddenham - ‘Opening Minds - Transforming Lives’.

Biddenham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, children’s barred list check, references and social media checks.