Head's P.A. (Maternity Cover)
Pembridge Hall School
London
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary: £25,000 - £35,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- May 2018
- Apply by:
- 21 March 2018
Job overview
A position has become available to join the five-person administration team at Pembridge Hall as the Head’s P.A.
The administration of the school is essential in ensuring whole school success, representing the front window of the school to current and prospective parents. Candidates will be expected to show excellent communication skills, enhanced IT knowledge, work efficiency and common sense in abundance.
Pembridge Hall is an independent girls’ preparatory school (ages 4 – 11) of 425 girls set in a tranquil residential square in Notting Hill. Pembridge prepares its pupils for many of the top day and boarding senior schools in the country and therefore works at a level significantly above National Curriculum expectations. It is part of the Alpha Plus Group of Schools.
Pembridge Hall and the Alpha Plus Group are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and employees of Pembridge Hall are expected to share this commitment. The protection of our students’ welfare is the responsibility of all staff within Alpha Plus Group Schools and individuals are expected to conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation. All members of staff must have an enhanced DBS and prohibition order clearance, be aware of and follow the safeguarding, Prevent Duty, anti-bullying and behaviour and discipline policies of the school, and partake in training on safeguarding, prevent duty and personal welfare.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
School Vision: Pembridge Hall recognises that our girls will enter a complex and ever-changing world which befits emotionally intelligent, resilient girls who can embrace the wonderful opportunities available to them. Pembridge girls love coming to school and gain an appreciation of wider society and the diversity of nationalities, faiths and languages represented by Pembridge families. We believe that creativity and independence of thought are as integral to the girls’ development as traditional forms of learning.
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About Pembridge Hall School
Pembridge Hall is an independent girls’ preparatory school set in a beautiful residential square in Notting Hill, London. It provides education for four to eleven year old students and has 440 pupils in its care. The school is part of the Alpha Plus Group: the Gold Standard in educational provision.
Pembridge Hall School was founded in 1979 by a religious order of nuns. It moved to its current site in 1983. In September 2002, it was sold to the Alpha Plus Group and expanded into a three-form-entry school in 2003.
The school is split over two sites, between which the girls can easily walk. Reception and Years 1-3 are at 18 Pembridge Square, while Years 4-6 are at 10 Pembridge Square. There are specialist teaching rooms for Computing, Drama, Science, French, Music and Art, along with two gyms and an Innovation Space.
Pembridge prepares its pupils for 11+ examinations and consequently they are offered places at the top day and boarding senior schools in the country. The individual is valued and the school is a community which promotes disciplined, enquiring minds and facilitates children’s development into successful learners and thinkers, equipping them with the necessary skills for their future role in society.
Headteacher
Sophie Banks
Vision and values
Pembridge Hall recognises that our girls will enter a complex and ever-changing world which befits emotionally intelligent, resilient girls who can embrace the wonderful opportunities available to them. Pembridge girls love coming to school and gain an appreciation of wider society and the diversity of nationalities, faiths and languages represented by Pembridge families. We believe that creativity and independence of thought are as integral to the girls’ development as traditional forms of learning.
ISI report
“Pupils in all years achieve highly across the curriculum, especially in English and mathematics, and almost all obtain places at their first choice in senior schools.”
"Pupils love learning; they have highly positive attitudes, fostered by a rich and challenging curriculum and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities."
"Pupils are personable, sociable and enthusiastic. Their positivity is reinforced by the care, support and encouragement of their teachers and underpinned by collectively understood school values, which result in pupils' impeccable behaviour."
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