Year 4 Class Teacher

Applications are invited from graduates with appropriate qualifications for the post of teacher of Year 4 at New College School from September 2018. 

The post offers the opportunity to engage with lively young minds in a friendly community. We require a teacher who can teach all the main primary class subjects with confidence and give strong pastoral support as the form tutor. He or she should be able to enthuse all pupils in their learning and to develop their confidence in this key area of the School as pupils become accustomed to more demanding daily routines. The successful applicant will have a stimulating teaching style and a commitment to the highest professional standards in a high-achieving school. He or she will have an excellent rapport with boys of this age and be able to deal sensitively and imaginatively with their needs.

New College School places great emphasis on a good partnership with parents, as is characteristic of a close-knit school. The successful candidate will be expected to keep parents sympathetically informed about children’s’ progress and work with them to develop boys’ potential. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and knowledgeable teacher to make a strong and committed contribution. We are looking for a candidate with a real enjoyment of class teaching, a collegial attitude and an enthusiasm for the ethos and aims of the School.  

Application forms should be accompanied by a brief covering letter addressed to the Headmaster, Mr Robert Gullifer, and should be sent to Mrs Dee McCusker, Head’s PA, New College School, Savile Road, Oxford, OX1 3UA office@newcollegeschool.org no later than Thursday 22nd February 2018 Interviews will take place on Thursday 1st March 2018.

New College School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In accordance with our Safeguarding Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared when applying. The applicant may post such a declaration in an envelope marked ‘Private & Confidential for the Headmaster’. The successful applicant must obtain Barred List clearance and DBS clearance at enhanced level.