KING EDWARD VI HANDSWORTH SCHOOL
Rose Hill Road Handsworth Birmingham B21 9AR
Telephone: 0121 554 2342 Fax: 0121 554 3879
Email: office@kingedwardvi.bham.sch.uk
Website www.kingedwardvi.bham.sch.uk
Dear Applicant
Thank you for your interest in the post of Teacher of Biology at King Edward VI Handsworth School.
We hope that, after reading the enclosed details, you will wish to proceed with your application. We
are looking for someone who will share our commitment to girls’ education, our work ethic and our
sense of humour!
Our school is part of a family of five grammar schools of the King Edward VI Foundation. The school
was founded in 1883 but our buildings date from 1911. We are proud of our heritage and long
standing service in the City of Birmingham but firmly believe that we are a forward-looking school
which tries to retain what is valuable in our tradition while adopting the best of modern teaching
philosophy and practice. In September 2003 we became a Specialist School for the Performing Arts
and in February 2009 we also became a specialist school for science. As a Voluntary-Aided school
the Governors of the School are our employers. We have applied to become a Converter Academy.
Our aim is to help all girls become confident young women who will be successful in their personal
and professional lives and who will make a positive contribution to the welfare of others. Owing to
the selective nature of our school we do expect and encourage high academic achievement but not at
the expense of the more rounded development of the individual. We are fortunate in having pleasant
and well-motivated pupils and our working atmosphere is at the same time relaxed and disciplined.
We are fortunate to have well-qualified teachers who seek to raise standards through outstanding
teaching. All four OFTSED inspections have been graded ‘outstanding’ with all judgements gaining
grade 1 last time. For this reason we wish to appoint a graduate with a good honours degree and a
record of excellence in the classroom, whether as a student or as a teacher. This School is committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and
volunteers to share this commitment and contribute to the pastoral care of the pupils.
We look very much look forward to receiving your application and we hope that you find the enclosed
information helpful.
If you require any further information please get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Elspeth V Insch OBE
Headmistress