Careers at Bournside
"Inspiring lives through learning."
Thank you for your interest in joining Cheltenham Bournside School.
Choosing where to work, teach and support students is a big decision and we're here to support you with your next career steps. We are the largest comprehensive school in Gloucestershire; an established single academic trust with an excellent reputation, a wide catchment, and a strong presence in our local community.
Ofsted rated us 'Good' in all areas in 2022. The report highlights that “leaders put the welfare of pupils, as well as academic achievement, at the heart of everything they do” and that the “headteacher has very high expectations of the school”. “Pupils enjoy school” and there is a “strong sense of community for both staff and pupils”.
Bournside is consistently oversubscribed with a PAN of 300, with most of our students choosing to stay with us post-16 in our thriving Sixth Form.
Current vacancies
Attendance Administrator
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cheltenham Bournside School as an Attendance
Administrator. We are looking to appoint an Attendance Administrator to work within our
Attendance Team.
Attendance Administrator will work as part of a dedicated team of staff who track, intervene,
and provide administrative support to ensure our students are attending as often as they can
and get the very most out of their time with us.
The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills and have the ability and
desire to communicate with students, staff and parents as part of this role.
Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cheltenham Bournside School as a Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of French, Mandarin and Spanish. Due to the size and flexibility of our language offering at Bournside, we also welcome applicants who are teachers of German.
The MFL Department at Bournside is housed in its own suite of rooms within the school; there are currently eight full and part-time teachers of MFL and two language assistants.
A balanced languages curriculum is taught. In Year 7 we aid to give each student an experience of learning each of our languages - French, German, Spanish and Mandarin. From Year 8 they will be given the chance to specialise in the one(s) they feel they want to take further into Year 8/9 and beyond at GSCE and A-Level. We currently teach the AQA specification for all GSCE languages and for French, German and Spanish at A-Level, and Pearson Edexcel for Mandarin at A-Level.
Many of our students also take additional language GSCEs and A-Levels in either their home language or a language they are studying independently. Our school community speaks over 40 languages and we celebrate that through a variety of activities, often in conjunction with our EAL Coordinator.
The post would be an ideal opportunity for a new entrant to the profession although equally attractive to a more experienced colleague. We have a positive commitment to supporting Early Career Teachers and a comprehensive staff development programme.
Teacher of Religious Studies
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cheltenham Bournside School as a Teacher of Religious Studies. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of Religious Studies to join our lively RS department.
The Religious Studies Department at Bournside consists of Head of RS and a team of 3 specialist teachers. The successful candidate will be a key part of the team and will contribute to the strengths of the department. They will teach highly motivated and talented pupils from Year 7 to 13, planning and preparing courses and lessons according to their educational needs and providing guidance and advise on their further education and future careers. Religious Studies is very popular subject at Cheltenham Bournside School, with classes in both GSCE and A Level.
We believe in learning outside of the classrooms with trips to Bristol, London and as well as more locally in Cheltenham. All teachers will take part and contribute to these trips and we welcome new ideas for developing our current fieldwork offer.
The post would be an ideal opportunity for a new entrant to the profession although equally attractive to a more experienced colleague. We have a positive commitment to supporting Early Career Teachers and a comprehensive staff development programme.
Submitting your application
If you would like to apply for any of our positions, please email your completed application form to recruitment@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk. We would be delighted to take applicants for an informal tour of the school so you can see for yourself why Bournside is a special place to work. We look forward to hearing from you.
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We ask all applicants to fill out our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
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If you have any questions, please email recruitment@bournside.gloucs.sch.uk
Professional development
We are delighted to have been awarded the Gold Award for Professional Development from the Teacher Development Trust (TDT) in recognition of the exceptional level of CPD provision for teaching and support staff. The TDT is the national charity for effective professional development in schools and colleges and this external audit evaluates school culture and wellbeing, focus, needs analysis and evaluation, internal support and challenge, use of expert knowledge, processes and structures of CPD, and use of research, evidence and innovation. The coveted 'Gold' award in is very much a reflection of our genuine, shared commitment to inspiring the lives of both students and staff through learning.
The school has a proven track-record in designing and delivering a high-quality, research-informed programme of CPD, which senior leaders quite rightly take great pride in. It was a great pleasure to speak with a range of staff who clearly feel well supported and appreciative of the developmental opportunities unique to the school.
- Auditor, June 2023
We are forward-thinking in our approach to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and pride ourselves on the opportunities we offer to support your progression. Whether you join us as a member of teaching or support team, we invest in your career through whole staff training, sharing best practice, peer observation, personal and departmental development time, focused workshops, external courses, and performance management and review.
Initial Teacher Training
We are delighted to welcome many trainee teachers each year at Cheltenham Bournside School. Find out more here.