Junior School Class Teacher
South Hampstead High School
Camden
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2024
Job overview
South Hampstead High School, the Independent Girls’ School of the Year 2022, is looking for an exceptional classroom practitioner with Qualified Teacher Status to join our teaching team in the Junior School.
As a Junior School Class Teacher, you will plan and teach challenging, well-organised and stimulating lessons, using a range of teaching strategies and resources to meet pupil’s needs and expectations. You will also work with colleagues to create a positive culture of pupil welfare and behaviour, by playing an active role in pastoral matters.
We are looking for an individual who is experienced in planning and delivering the National Curriculum and willing to go above and beyond to provide the necessary pace and stretch for our bright, motivated girls.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate good, practical ICT skills and the ability to work closely with colleagues.
About the School
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the School is very well served by public transport and excellent local amenities.
The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- Interest-free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Financial guidance and support
- Retail and Lifestyle discounts
- Free lunch during term time
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
Closing date is Monday 20th May 2024 at 9am.
Interview date Thursday 23rd May 2024.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted. We recommend that applications are submitted early in order to avoid disappointment. The School may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.
All adults working at South Hampstead High School are expected to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the safeguarding of its pupils. The school will conduct a rigorous recruitment process to identify candidates suitable for working with children and young people.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. The GDST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About South Hampstead High School
South Hampstead is a forward-looking school, empowering girls to prepare for life and work in a rapidly changing world. Pupils are intelligent, inquisitive, energetic and engaging, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work. South Hampstead offers competitive salaries, generous employee benefits, and outstanding opportunities for professional development in a warm, supportive environment.
Excellent academic results place South Hampstead comfortably amongst the country’s top schools, but there is also great emphasis on bringing in the outside world, engaging with the local community, and fostering a culture of kindness and curiosity. Pupils benefit from a huge range of academic enrichment opportunities – lectures, competitions, social action initiatives, expeditions – that combine to ignite a genuine joy in learning and enabling pupils to thrive, both intellectually and personally.
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