Assistant Master (Academic)
Westminster Under School
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience. There is also an associated responsibility allowance for this role.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024 or January 2025
- Apply by:
- 15 April 2024
Job overview
We are looking for an Assistant Master (Academic) to play a crucial role in shaping the academic landscape at Westminster Under School.
The Assistant Master will oversee academic affairs across the school, including organising internal and external assessments, timetabling, managing the senior school’s admissions processes, tracking pupil progress and assisting with our own admissions processes. They will work closely with the Assistant Master (Teaching and Learning) to ensure that the highest standards of pupil progress are achieved, fostering academic growth throughout the school.
As a member of our Senior Management Team (SMT), they will also contribute to the strategic vision and planning of the school’s development. In addition to their leadership duties, the Assistant Master (Academic) will also undertake some teaching.
We are seeking an outstanding and enthusiastic leader, with a strong academic background and Qualified Teacher Status. They will possess teaching experience across the full age range, along with experience of tracking pupil data and a strong knowledge of the 11+ and 13+ admissions processes. Excellent strategic thinking and the ability to formulate ideas and present them clearly to key stakeholders is essential. They will also exhibit excellent leadership skills and experience of managing a high performing team.
About the school
Westminster Under School is a busy, passionate and purposeful place, where pupils greatly enjoy learning and are given the support and guidance they need to develop as intelligent, compassionate and inquisitive individuals.
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is 09:00am on Monday 15th April 2024.
Longlist interviews will take place on Friday 19th April. Shortlist will follow shortly after.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
The school is a registered charity (no 312728).
About Westminster Under School
Westminster Under School is a happy, ambitious, nurturing and inspiring world-class preparatory education for seven to 13 year olds. Pupils who love to learn are offered a supportive, dynamic and inspirational environment to fuel their curiosity.
Located in the heart of London, the School overlooks the beautiful school playing fields in Vincent Square and is just a few moments’ walk from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. It is closely connected to Westminster School; in 1943, Westminster expanded its educational scope by forming the Under School, and the two schools share the same Governing Body and the same ethos of a liberal education.
Westminster Under School's curriculum is broad and diverse, aiming to foster a sense of wonder and inquisitiveness in children and encourage independent thought. The teaching programme goes above and beyond the National Curriculum and teachers are not tightly bound by syllabus. Pupils are taught a wide range of subjects by expert teachers who embrace opportunities for growth and promote diverse thinking, and who encourage them to ask questions about the world around them.
While the School's standard of our education is of the highest quality, the School’s focus is not only on academic achievement. Westminster pupils receive a full and rounded education that includes sport, the arts and many opportunities to engage in community outreach; pupils frequently take part in concerts, plays and in both internal and external competitions, and the School hosts festivals and events throughout the year. Like its older counterpart, Westminster Under School is fully committed to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, with the introduction of girls into Year 9 at Westminster School in 2028, all year groups across the two schools, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
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