Graduate Teaching Assistant
Francis Holland School, Regent's Park
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- £28,599 FTE per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 3 June 2024
Job overview
Term Time plus 10 days
Francis Holland, Regent’s Park is looking to recruit a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) who will assist the School in all areas from cover work to leading clubs and societies to administration. This is an important role at the School and the successful applicant will quickly establish himself or herself as a crucial part of the GTA team and of the whole community. The successful applicant is likely to have experience of working with young people and will be a role model for the pupils in the School.
We are looking for an individual who may be considering a career in teaching and who wants to gain a good understanding of how an excellent independent school operates. We anticipate that there will be a strong team spirit amongst the GTAs, and that each member of the team will find his or her own areas of particular interest in the rich variety of co-curricular offerings at the school, such as sports, music, arts or drama. GTAs will be expected to undertake any necessary training for the fulfilment of their duties, such as lifeguard training for swimming lesson supervision or basic First Aid training. The School will cover the costs of the training.
Regular working hours will be divided into shifts, either 7.30am-4pm or 9.30am-6pm.
For further information, please download the job description.
To apply online, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 9.00am on 3 June 2024
Early applications are encouraged and will be considered as they are received. The School reserves the right to appoint at any stage.
All appointments at Francis Holland School are conditional upon clearance by the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS testing).
Francis Holland Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo our safer recruitment checks and child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This role is classed as regulated activity with children as it involves teaching, training or supervising children on a day-to-day basis and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Francis Holland Schools Trust champions diversity and inclusion in the workplace and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Registered Charity: 312745
Attached documents
About Francis Holland School, Regent's Park
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- Francis Holland School, Regent's Park
- Clarence Gate, Ivor Place
- London
- NW1 6XR
- United Kingdom
Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park, is a leading independent school, for girls aged from 11-18, located in Marylebone, central London. There are currently over 550 pupils on roll. Francis Holland is in the top 30 independent schools in London for GCSE and A Level grades.
Francis Holland School was founded in 1878 by the Reverend Canon Francis Holland. It was originally opened in Baker Street, where it remained until 1915, before relocating to a new purpose-built site near Clarence Gate. The School has since expanded to include a Classics Centre and a Seminar Room, both on Ivor Place and a state of the art Sixth Form Centre, Linhope House. The School is governed by the Francis Holland Schools Trust along with its sister school Francis Holland School, Sloane Square.
Headmistress
Katharine Woodcock
Values and Vision
At Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park, our core values of Knowledge, Compassion, Spirit and Perseverance underpin the School’s ethos, enabling pupils to achieve their fullest potential in an educational environment that is both ambitious and supportive. The School promotes high standards of behaviour, attainment, moral and spiritual development, initiative, adaptability and independence, as well as a sense of responsibility for others.
Francis Holland School provides opportunities for students to appreciate the culture and diversity of contemporary London, enjoying all the benefits of the School’s central location and proximity to Regent’s Park. Sixth Formers enjoy their own dedicated Sixth Form Centre, which provides the perfect transition between school and university and offers a unique 16+ education in a modern, transformational learning environment. The culture of Francis Holland School is one where students gain not only outstanding results, but also develop self-belief, adaptability, dynamic thinking and problem-solving skills, empowering them with the tools necessary to thrive in the modern, international world.
ISI report
Francis Holland was reported as ‘Excellent’ in all areas of Educational Quality and met all Regulatory Compliance Inspection standards (ISI Inspection Report, March 2022).
The quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent.
- “Pupils’ attitudes to learning are excellent. They are highly self-motivated to succeed.”
- “Pupils attain highly in examinations and make rapid progress in lessons.”
- “Pupils are excellent communicators, articulate, confident and convincing.”
- “Pupils comment that teachers support them well to achieve, through encouragement and by fostering their self-belief.”
- “At A Level, pupils’ attainment is excellent across all subjects and continues to rise still further, placing the school recently in the top 10% nationally for added value.”
The quality of pupils’ personal development is excellent.
- “Pupils are well-rounded individuals who mutually support each other to achieve highly.”
- “Pupils are confident and show strong self-awareness, enabling them to succeed.”
- “Pupils eagerly play their part in school and community, for example, as leaders and role models.”
- “Pupils are resilient and forward-looking in their learning, making the most of opportunities offered to them.”
- “The leadership supports pupils’ mental health well, through a strong pastoral system.”
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