Deputy Headteacher (Upper School)
Newton Prep School
London SW8
- Expired
- Salary:
- Above the national teachers’ scale for inner London.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2020
Job overview
Newton Prep is a successful school for over 630 boys and girls, aged 3-13, situated at the heart of one of London’s most exciting developing areas in Nine Elms. We have high standards and expectations of both children and staff 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. We are conveniently situated close to Battersea Park and Queenstown Road railway stations.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, ambitious and inspirational Deputy Head, with excellent interpersonal skills and a proven track record of outstanding teaching; who has the ability to enthuse, challenge and motivate staff as well as the ability to work collaboratively and innovatively with the Head and the other members of our Senior Leadership Team to assist in the further development of outstanding teaching and learning at Newton Prep.
You will have overall responsibility for pastoral, disciplinary and administrative matters within the Upper School, comprising 356 pupils, along with a range of other senior management responsibilities, including the line management of main scale teaching and support staff and responsibility for the overall management of the School’s extra–curricular provision. The role will also involve a reduced teaching timetable in an appropriate subject area in Key Stages 2 and 3.
Applications are invited from candidates with excellent communication and organisational skills who have significant experience in either Key Stage 2 or secondary education; a sound grasp of Scholarship and Common Entrance requirements at 11+ and 13+, combined with proven leadership/management experience and a proven record of teamwork and initiative. Previous experience of working in the Independent sector is preferable but not essential. This is a superb opportunity for someone seeking to move into, or broaden their experience in senior management, who has the passion, energy and commitment to inspire and lead colleagues to ensure outstanding educational provision.
We offer a competitive salary above the national teachers’ scale for inner London; opportunities for professional development; contributory pension scheme; free car parking; staff gym; free school lunches.
This is a full-time permanent post, commencing in September 2020.
Full details of the post and an application form may be obtained on 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 or post to: Newton Prep, 149 Battersea Park Road, SW8 4BX.
The closing date for applications is 31st January 2020 at 10am.
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 applicant will be expected to undergo an enhanced DBS disclosure check including a Barred List check.
Newton Prep
149 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BX
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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