Head of Upper School (Years 3 to 6)
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
London
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 15 January 2019
Job overview
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is a successful IAPS Preparatory School in West London providing education of the highest quality for 420 boys and girls aged from 4 to 11 years. The School was last inspected by ISI in March 2016 and received the grade of ‘excellent’ in all categories.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and highly effective educational practitioner to join our Senior Leadership Team as Head of our Upper School. The successful applicant will have the ability to think and plan strategically and will be able to contribute to the continued development of our whole school vision. With a focus on pupils’ wellbeing, our Head of Upper School leads the Pastoral Care provision for pupils in Years Three to Six, as well as overseeing the day-to-day organisation of the four year groups, working closely with a dedicated team of Class Teachers and Subject Specialists. You will be joining a forward thinking and innovative team looking to further develop an already popular and successful school.
Applications should be made by covering letter to the Headmaster, accompanied by a fully completed application form. Please send or email completed applications to Mrs Kate Jason, Head’s PA, Ravenscourt Park Prep School, 16 Ravenscourt Avenue, London W6 0SL.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview at the School. We reserve the right to close the application process early if we are able to appoint a strong candidate, so early application is advised. Informal visits to the School are welcome: please contact Mrs Kate Jason if you would like to arrange this.
Closing date for applications: midday on Tuesday 15th January 2019.
All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of gender, race, religious belief, marital status or disability. Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applications will be subject to checks with past employer and an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. Our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies can be found on our website.
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About Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is a lively, co-educational and inclusive independent school for children from 4 to 11 years old. There is a palpable sense of community at RPPS, and visitors often comment on the warm and happy atmosphere, and the family feel that they notice around the school. Our holistic approach to education means that we place great importance upon the intellectual, physical, social and spiritual development of each child, and our talented and dedicated teaching team nurtures and inspires the children so that they flourish academically and emotionally.
We encourage our children to develop a ‘growth mindset’ approach towards their learning so that they appreciate the value of practice, hard work and responding to feedback from their teachers and peers. Our pupils are encouraged to take risks, to embrace challenging activities and to view any mistakes that they make along the way as valuable opportunities for further learning, rather than something to be afraid of.
When our pupils emerge at the end of their education and enter the world of work, it will be a very different environment to the one which exists today. We provide opportunities for our children to communicate and collaborate, to think creatively, to persevere with a challenging activity and to be resilient when things don’t go to plan. We encourage our pupils to be adaptable so that they can apply their learning to new activities and questions. We believe that these qualities of communication, collaboration, creativity, perseverance, resilience and adaptability will enable each child to make a valuable contribution to the workplace of the future.
Our children are well prepared for the 11+ examinations in Year Six and we work closely with parents to select the right school for each child.
All pupils are equipped with the essential qualities of kindness and compassion so that, when each child leaves, he or she is skilled and confident to make the most of all the opportunities on offer.
We form strong and trusting partnerships with our parents. We operate an ‘Open Door Policy', where parents’ comments, views, contributions and suggestions are valued. We also welcome parents’ direct support with activities such as hearing children read, accompanying day visits and at special events throughout the year.
This website will give you a glimpse of life at RPPS. Please do explore it thoroughly and I hope you will be inspired to come along to one of our Open Mornings to see for yourself what makes our school such a special place.
I very much look forward to meeting you and your children at RPPS in the near future.
Mr Carl Howes
Headmaster
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