Graduate Assistants
Fettes College Preparatory School
Edinburgh
- Expired
- Salary:
- Circa £12K per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2019
- Apply by:
- 8 March 2019
Job overview
Fettes College Prep School is seeking to appoint two enthusiastic, energetic and committed residential Graduate Assistants to work at our busy boarding and day prep school. This is an exciting opportunity for graduates interested in a career in the education sector and who are keen to build up valuable work experience.
We are a friendly and flourishing co-educational school. Alongside the pursuit of academic excellence, the school boasts excellent facilities with a strong tradition in sport, music and drama and the ideal applicant must be willing to engage in the extra and co-curricular programme of a vibrant school community.
These positions are offered on a one academic year fixed term basis commencing in late August 2019. The successful candidates will receive rent-free furnished accommodation (including bills), meals during term time and complimentary membership of our leisure club.
Candidates should be confident, resilient and be able to adapt to the varied and changing demands of the role.
The Director of Studies, Mr Brendan Eagar will be able to discuss any aspects of the position with interested candidates before a formal application is made. He can be contacted by emailing: B.Eagar@fettes.com
The Application Form, accompanied by a covering letter and CV (including the names and addresses of two referees should be sent to the Headmaster, Fettes College Preparatory School, East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 1DL or emailed to prepschool@fettes.com.
For further details, please call Mrs Rachael Pollock on 0131 332 2976.
Closing date for applications is Friday 8th March 2019. Interviews will be held during week commencing 11th March 2019
Attached documents
About Fettes College Preparatory School
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- Fettes College Preparatory School
- East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH4 1DL
- United Kingdom
The School
Fettes Prep is one of the country’s finest boarding & day schools for boys and girls aged 7-13 and lies within the 100 acre Fettes College grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. The Prep School is housed 200m from the main Fettes College buildings and benefit from the College’s excellent facilities including a wide range of sporting facilities, theatre, musical tuition and dining facilities . Due to expansion in the school roll, William House was completed in 2009 – a state-of-the-art teaching block with superb eco credentials.
The curriculum is structured to reflect the strengths of the Curriculum for Excellence, the National Curriculum of England and Wales and IAPS guidance. A strong emphasis is placed on a sound and thorough grounding in the traditionally important subjects of Maths and English as well as specialists subjects such as Science, Art and Languages being taught by specialist teachers. Class sizes remain small to allow individual attention for each child – the absolute maximum class size is 18.
The HMIe inspection had superb results with both Fettes Prep and Fettes College deemed as ‘sector-leading’.
Life at Fettes Prep School is full of opportunities. Every child will experience specialist teaching, active music, drama and art, countless residential trips and competitive inter-school sport.
Fettes Prep is an exciting and creative place to teach and learn.
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