Class Teacher

The Post

Class Teacher

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and inspiring individual Class Teacher with experience in the Early Years and/or Key Stage 1 at Rose Hill School. The successful candidate will be an inspiring professional with a sound knowledge of the complexities of teaching, learning and pastoral care with particular regard for the Early Years.

Rose Hill School is an independent, co-educational day prep set in the heart of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent with good transport links to central and outer London.  The successful candidate will join a thriving school and will be an enthusiastic contributor to the wider life of Rose Hill School.

Full Time, fixed term until July 2027 with potential to become permanent.

Start date: Spring Term 2027

Not suitable for NQTs (ECTs)

Applications are invited from a suitably qualified, enthusiastic, passionate and inspirational class teacher to join our EYFS/Key Stage 1 team. The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner, teaching small classes of well-motivated children in a bright and vibrant environment.

Background to school

Rose Hill School is an independent, co-educational, day prep school educating approximately 230 children from 3-13 years. The Head is a member of IAPS. Founded in 1832, Rose Hill is one of the oldest Prep Schools in the country and yet it is housed in modern facilities, having moved to its present site in 1966.

The School offers an exceptional all-round education and is filled with happy, busy, enthusiastic children. In recent years, the School has benefited from the addition of an indoor swimming pool, all-weather astroturf pitch, a 220-seat theatre, an impressive new teaching block and state-of-the-art technology, music and art departments.

The PrePrep

The PrePrep is based next to the Prep School sharing the wonderful grounds and facilities. Rose Hill School is purpose built in a quiet residential area surrounded by woodland and yet close to the heart of Tunbridge Wells. The postholder will provide a positive influence on the learning strategy in the PrePrep and ensure that any pupil who starts their education in the PrePrep carries with them the ethos and values of Rose Hill School education throughout their learning journey.

For further information please visit https://www.rosehillschool.co.uk/

Closing date to apply is midday on Monday 2 November.

Interviews w/c Monday 9 November.

Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to interview as and when applications are received, ahead of the closing date and withdraw this advert. You are therefore encouraged to apply promptly.

Rose Hill School’s Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. You will be expected to engage in annual safeguarding training, be familiar with key policies and ensure you know the steps to take should you be made aware of a safeguarding or child protection concern. You will remain vigilant and act swiftly if you have concerns about a child and be an appropriate role model for both children and colleagues at all times. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and a section 128 check along with rigorous scrutiny of previous employment gaps and further checks. We will ask you to complete a criminal self-declaration form, and we will conduct online searches for information that is publicly available. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations in relation to age (as appropriate), disability, ethnicity, gender, religion and sexual identity. We welcome our duty under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 to promote community cohesion. We recognise that these duties reflect international human rights standards as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, and the Human Rights Act 1998.