Deputy Head Teaching & Learning
Newton Prep School
London SW8
- Expired
- Salary:
- We offer a competitive salary package above the national teachers’ scale for inner London
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2023
Job overview
Are you eager to lead outstanding teaching and learning at a modern and exciting central London prep school?
Newton Prep is a successful and dynamic school for children between the ages of 3 and 13 situated at the heart of one of London’s most exciting areas in Nine Elms; conveniently situated close to Battersea Park and Queenstown Road BR stations and the new London Underground Northern Line Battersea Power Station. We have high standards and expectations and are interested in education in the fullest sense. We seek to ensure that our pupils benefit from a proper balance of academic excellence, fun and activity combined with strong pastoral support.
Due to the promotion of our current Deputy Head Academic, who is to take up his own headship in September, we are seeking to appoint a passionate, dynamic and innovative leader of teaching and learning. A key member of the School’s Senior Leadership Team, you will be expected to provide vision, leadership and a clear strategic direction for the academic operation of the School.
Applications are invited from candidates with excellent communication and organisational skills who have significant experience in Key Stage 2 and/or Key Stage 3. You will need a proven track record of successful subject or senior leadership experience, developed within the prep school sector coupled with proven experience of working within, leading and developing teams. This appointment will take effect from September 2023.
This is a superb opportunity for someone seeking to move into, or broaden their experience in senior management, and a stepping stone for someone looking to become a Head. The successful candidate will benefit from excellent facilities and resources combined with a competitive salary package above the national teacher’s scale for Inner London.
Full details of the post and an application form may be obtained from the School’s website www.newtonprepschool.co.uk or by phoning the HR Manager on 020 7720 4091 ext. 1254.
To apply, please complete an application form and email this to the HR Manager at hrmanager@newtonprep.co.uk. Please also submit a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role and details of your relevant experience. The covering letter should be addressed to the Head, Alison Fleming, and should be emailed along with the application form to the HR Manager.
The closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Monday 6th February 2023. However, the School reserves the right to interview and appoint this position ahead of any advised application closing date should an appropriate candidate be found. Therefore, it is advisable to submit applications as early as possible.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 20th February 2023.
Newton Prep is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to child protection screening, including a DBS check and barred list check.
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About Newton Prep School
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In a London landscape crowded with prep schools, Newton Prep stands out. The school, founded in 1991, has an unbeatable combination of size and eclecticism, coupled with extraordinary facilities and outside spaces. Its position at the heart of Central London’s most burgeoning development, Newton is a short walk away from the Nine Elms to Battersea riverfront. This hosts the bustling new ‘town’ around the rebuilt Battersea Power Station; a new extension of the Northern Line tube now means the school is within five minutes of three stations.
When arriving, visitors and prospective parents always comment on Newton Prep children: they are well-educated, of course, but noticeably curious, kind and articulate. Above all, in this modern world, they are equipped with the best of British values: pupils are encouraged to think for - and be - themselves.
Academic success is central to all that is taught. More than that, however, the school ensures children are equipped with a sense of self, resilience and hopefulness. We encourage children to think outside the curriculum. Whether it’s piano lessons, judo or Boggle, children need ways of engaging: we aim for our Newton Prep children to enter adolescence feeling that they already have more to contribute than just academic achievements. Yes, we need to get them into the right schools, but not at the total expense of their well-being, character and love of learning.
Inspiring a love of learning is central to Newton Prep’s offering. With a huge all-weather pitch capable of supporting four fixtures at a time, a 120-seat recital hall, a music technology suite, recording studio, 300 seat auditorium, three gymnasiums, bustling art studios, dance studios, two libraries and three hands-on science labs, children are encouraged to “do” as well as “learn”. We have an oasis of a garden where our children perform Shakespeare, hunt for mini-beasts and conduct scientific experiments.
Despite the excellence of their education, Newton Prep children are notable for their lack of arrogance; there is no sense of entitlement here. The kindness and generosity shown by the pupils towards their peers is remarkable; we are particularly proud of the engagement between the older children and our youngest pupils.
This spirit of community is also built into the Newton Diploma, our revolutionary humanities curriculum for Years 7 and 8. This is a cross-curricular, rigorous and exciting programme which allows pupils to explore links between subjects, extend initiatives for service and leadership, and breathe real fire into their intellectual curiosity.
We are not a blazers-and-boaters kind of school. As a school only thirty years young, we are not limited to looking back at the past to inform what we do in the future. We focus all our present energies on ensuring a bright future for our bright children. We want Newton Prep children to enjoy their precious childhood years.
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