Head of Learning Support (SENDCo)
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
Hammersmith and Fulham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2025
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified, talented and energetic teacher to lead the Learning Support Department in our happy, friendly and forward-thinking school that is fully committed to striving for the best in our pupils. This is a key appointment within our School and the successful candidate will be a member of our Senior Leadership Team.
The successful candidate will have existing experience as a Head (or Assistant Head) of Learning Support. This is a full-time position, although applications from suitably qualified candidates for a part-time role will be considered on merit.
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School was last inspected by ISI in September 2024 and met all of the Independent School Standards. In addition, our provision within the area of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion was recognised by the inspectors as a Significant Strength of our School. The post holder will be able to continue the excellent work that has already been achieved in ensuring that the learning needs of each individual child are met within and outside of the classroom.
The salary will be commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful candidate, and the post holder will be placed on our Leadership salary scale.
Applications should be made by covering letter, accompanied by a fully completed application form. Please send completed applications to Mrs Charlie Hayden, Head's PA, by email to careers@rpps.co.uk.
Further information can be found on our website: https://www.rpps.co.uk/about-us/join-our-team
Closing date: 12:00pm on Thursday 27th February 2025.
All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of gender, race, religious belief, marital status or disability. Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applications will be subject to checks with past employer and an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. Our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies can be found on our website: http://www.rpps.co.uk/policies.html
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About Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School is a lively, co-educational and inclusive independent school for children from 4 to 11 years old. There is a palpable sense of community at RPPS, and visitors often comment on the warm and happy atmosphere, and the family feel that they notice around the school. Our holistic approach to education means that we place great importance upon the intellectual, physical, social and spiritual development of each child, and our talented and dedicated teaching team nurtures and inspires the children so that they flourish academically and emotionally.
We encourage our children to develop a ‘growth mindset’ approach towards their learning so that they appreciate the value of practice, hard work and responding to feedback from their teachers and peers. Our pupils are encouraged to take risks, to embrace challenging activities and to view any mistakes that they make along the way as valuable opportunities for further learning, rather than something to be afraid of.
When our pupils emerge at the end of their education and enter the world of work, it will be a very different environment to the one which exists today. We provide opportunities for our children to communicate and collaborate, to think creatively, to persevere with a challenging activity and to be resilient when things don’t go to plan. We encourage our pupils to be adaptable so that they can apply their learning to new activities and questions. We believe that these qualities of communication, collaboration, creativity, perseverance, resilience and adaptability will enable each child to make a valuable contribution to the workplace of the future.
Our children are well prepared for the 11+ examinations in Year Six and we work closely with parents to select the right school for each child.
All pupils are equipped with the essential qualities of kindness and compassion so that, when each child leaves, he or she is skilled and confident to make the most of all the opportunities on offer.
We form strong and trusting partnerships with our parents. We operate an ‘Open Door Policy', where parents’ comments, views, contributions and suggestions are valued. We also welcome parents’ direct support with activities such as hearing children read, accompanying day visits and at special events throughout the year.
This website will give you a glimpse of life at RPPS. Please do explore it thoroughly and I hope you will be inspired to come along to one of our Open Mornings to see for yourself what makes our school such a special place.
I very much look forward to meeting you and your children at RPPS in the near future.
Mr Carl Howes
Headmaster
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