Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

There is a great opportunity for an Old Blue in the teaching profession at

http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/jobs ... r%2007.pdf

If anyone knows someone suitable, please draw their attention to this - note closing date of 21 May.
Foureyes

I might just be wrong but I reckon they got that advert wrong. Typical.

The 400 year celebrations took place in 1953 - which means the school started in 155(but then perhaps CH taught maths wrongly)

I do hate the term "professional referees". Should they be on the FA's payroll?

Bishop Ridley's sermon and the founding was in 1552 but the Charter was granted in 1553. I think that is the way it works.

I was oncwe the commissioning officer for a new hospital and we took in our first patients in March 1988 a svelte non-pregnant, mother of one.

By the time the place was "offivially" opened in Mid-December I was tucked up in bed with new baby twins.

Funny...I have never had a real interest in becoming a teacher, however I have at the same time always said to myself that if ever in the future any kind of opportunity to be employed in any capicity at CH arose, and I had the necessary credentials etc., it would be impossible to refuse - I mean it's a great deal you get: looking at those sheets which come from the charity each year about finances, the pay is better than most schools; and as well as doing your job, you get accommodation on top of that, and what fantastic accommodation that often is! And then being able to make use of the dining hall if you don't feel like cooking; living in a whole little community of its own, and the great location too of nice countryside and also not being far from big cities like Brighton or London.

no this job is not for me (just look at my age!) ... but that makes me wonder, has anyone else felt this way - not having a real interest in teaching but still thinking it would be great to go back there in some way like that?

Wuppertal wrote:no this job is not for me (just look at my age!) ... but that makes me wonder, has anyone else felt this way - not having a real interest in teaching but still thinking it would be great to go back there in some way like that?

Mr Kirby and Dr Scott (that I remember) felt that way and did something about it. Your time may come; you don't need to be a teacher - bocker will do.

I would love to have job that one of my (nearish) contemporaries was able to take...

He got a job working for a private school in Cambridge essentially being head of outdoor activities (being the scout leader and running D of E etc) - he did this without a teaching qualification. I believe he may have taught 8 periods a week of philosophy to the sixth form...

Sounds like a great job to me!

the ad doesn't actually specify that the candidate has to be a teacher, or indeed indicate any necessary qualifications.... strange ?

One wonders if the appointment will go to a woman ?

I know applications cannot be advertised for a specific sex, unless covered by the relevant Act.

Well, we have had 2 female deputies...

Euterpe13 wrote:the ad doesn't actually specify that the candidate has to be a teacher, or indeed indicate any necessary qualifications.... strange ?

Most headteachers now (private or state) need to be good managers - with staff/personnel, money, time etc.

its more the pastrol side i think this deputy would do.

You will find that most teaching jobs in the private school sector provide very attractive packages to teachers such as accomodation. Every school my father has taught at (oakham, James Allen London, Oundle and now CH) have all priovided accomodation as part of job-and due to their being 3 children we have always got large 4 bedroom houses, whereas single and small family staff end up in backs of boarding houses or in tiny house on campus

cj wrote:

Euterpe13 wrote:the ad doesn't actually specify that the candidate has to be a teacher, or indeed indicate any necessary qualifications.... strange ?

Most headteachers now (private or state) need to be good managers - with staff/personnel, money, time etc.

Forget this - the appointment is not for a headteacher, is it!! As Amy says, most deputies deal with pastoral things. And they tend to do more teaching than a head.

I bleieve that this particular deputy head would take over Mary Irland's current role of organising many of the ceremonies that the school has in its year... many of which are unique...

Found an ad. for a Finance director hiding in today's Times...

Is that the treasurer?