Head of French
Old Buckenham Hall School
Ipswich
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Summer Term 2019 or Michaelmas Term 2019 for the right candidate
- Apply by:
- 14 December 2018
Job overview
Position: Head of French at Old Buckenham Hall
Start Date: Summer Term 2019 or Michaelmas Term 2019 for the right candidate
We are seeking an enthusiastic, innovative teacher to co-ordinate and teach French to pupils up to 13+ Common Entrance and Scholarship level.
The successful candidate is likely to have:
- A relevant degree and teaching qualification
- A good subject knowledge
- The ability to co-ordinate, lead and teach French across KS2 & KS3, at all levels
- An ability to communicate and co-operate with colleagues
- A sense of humour, patience and genuine liking for children
- A commitment to the ethos and demands of an independent prep school community
- A real desire to make a difference to the lives of young people.
The school has its own generous salary scale.
Short-listed candidates will be called to the School for interview on week commencing Monday 7th January 2019.
Letter of application, together with a completed application form should be sent to: The Headmaster, Old Buckenham Hall, Brettenham Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7PH.
Closing date for applications: - Friday 14th December 2018
We are committed to safeguarding children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete Disclosure Application forms, which means providing criminal conviction information.
Website: www.obh.co.uk
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About Old Buckenham Hall School
Old Buckenham Hall is a leading co-educational preparatory school for children aged 2 – 13 years and has been educating children for over 160 years.
Here, children remain just that. They experience, they learn, they grow, but they do so within one of the most idyllic environments imaginable.
We are proud of our beautiful school, but it is what goes on inside these old walls and in the grounds that really matters. Every teacher at Old Buckenham Hall is committed to delivering the very best for every child. For us this means inspirational academic and co-curricular teaching, outstanding pastoral care and embracing risk and challenge. Children here feel happy and safe and they have a chance to explore their aspirations and develop their character.
Situated in the heart of rural Suffolk, near the historic town of Lavenham, Old Buckenham Hall is just 20 minutes away from Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury and Stowmarket; and 35 minutes from Colchester.
A range of transport options are available, including morning and evening bus routes and accompanied train journeys to London. Stowmarket and Colchester train stations are both direct lines to London Liverpool street.
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