Head of Science
Caterham Prep School
Surrey
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 14 May 2016
Job overview
There’s more to Science at Caterham Preparatory School than teaching pupils how and why things work. We harness their latent interest and enthusiasm for the world around them by exploring a wide range of scientific ideas, engaging them in relevant practical activities, improving their conceptual understanding and actively developing their critical thinking skills.
The result is a vibrant scientific learning environment designed to inspire future generations of scientists and engineers, and we are now looking for a talented Head of Science to build on our success.
Joining us in September 2016, you will take responsibility for the teaching of Science at the Preparatory School. In addition to managing and developing the curriculum and resources for Key Stages 1 and 2, you will use your expertise to ensure the highest standards of teaching and learning at all times. This will include instigating creative teaching practice in the fields of practical work and independent living as well as teaching Science to Years Five and Six. We will also rely on you to support the school’s commitment to using IT in the teaching of science. Contributing to the wider life of the school – in particular the teaching of curriculum games - will be another important part of your role.
As a qualified and experienced graduate teacher of Primary age children, you will be passionate about Science and keeping up with the latest advances in the world of Science. You are also likely to be a capable sports teacher, able to teach games to either boys or girls. First-class collaboration, communication and administrative skills are, of course, essential
Caterham Preparatory School is a co-educational IAPS day school for 300 pupils aged 3 – 11 years. It is well placed for access to town and country: it forms part of a beautiful two hundred acre site, five minutes’ drive from Junction 6 of the M25, twenty minutes’ drive from Gatwick and a short walk from the local station, with several trains an hour into London.
Please visit the vacancies page of our website www.caterhamschool.co.uk for further information and an application form.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
About Caterham Prep School
Caterham Prep is a vibrant and thriving part of the Caterham family, providing an outstanding education that enables every pupil to achieve his or her maximum potential intellectually, physically and creatively in an ambitious but nurturing environment. The Caterham School community shares a 200 acre campus in the beautiful Harestone Valley and educates pupils from age 3 to 18. The Prep School is nestled at the far end of the campus, surrounded by its own woodland.
Learning how to learn is a key part of a Caterham education, from the Early Years at the Prep School to the Sixth Form at the Senior School and is, in our view, an essential skill for modern life. We believe that a truly excellent school is about more than academic achievement alone: it is also about developing a passion for learning, a capacity for problem-solving, independent and critical thinking, self-awareness and resilience, self-confidence without arrogance and genuine interests that extend beyond the confines of the classroom.
We believe in providing an ‘Education for Life’ for all Caterhamians and our innovative curriculum blends the best of tradition with exciting opportunities such as Performing Arts, Mandarin, Digital Innovation, 21st Century Skills and Global Citizenship. Our unique Outdoor Learning programme, developed in and taking advantage of our own responsibly managed forest, runs alongside all of this, together with an award-winning Wellbeing programme that runs through the heart of everything we do.
All classrooms are equipped with computers, interactive board and Apple TV, allowing teachers and pupils to collaborate and share screens using the school’s iPads, which are also used for learning across the site, into the school’s grounds and at home. For more advanced computer use in our Digital Innovation programme, the school also has a full ICT suite, equipped with desktop PCs and a 3D printer, as well as a separate Music Lab with its own dedicated computers and electric keyboards. Technology spills out of the classroom and into our outdoor learning and co-curricular offering, built on our belief that technology can be used to support and enhance learning wherever it takes place.
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