Pre-Prep Class Teacher (Reception/Year 1)
St Christopher's School
Hove, East Sussex
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- Required from January 2019
- Apply by:
- 1 October 2018
Job overview
An experienced and lively qualified teacher is required to inspire the children in this vibrant Prep School in the center of Hove from January 2019.
St Christopher’s is a highly regarded coeducational IAPS prep school (4-13). The successful candidate would be required to teach by engaging in a wide range of activities to provide a full and exciting foundation for the children’s ongoing learning journey.
The successful candidate must be an excellent practitioner, who strives for high levels of achievement whilst ensuring the classroom is a happy and creative place. Pupil/staff ratios and professional support from colleagues are excellent and the school offers a friendly environment in which to work.
Contact hmsec@stchristophershove.org.uk for further information, an Application Form and Job Description. The closing date is Friday 28th September. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 2nd October.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; the postholder will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents as proof of identity and rights to work in the UK will be requested at interview.
Registered charity no. 307061
Attached documents
About St Christopher's School
- St Christopher's School
- 33 New Church Road, Hove
- East Sussex
- BN3 4AD
- United Kingdom
Welcome to St Christopher’s, a school that delivers a first-class education in a warm, family environment. St Christopher’s is a small, exceptional co-educational Prep School in the heart of Hove, East Sussex. As part of the Brighton College family of schools, we enjoy a long-held reputation for academic excellence, first rate sport and a strong tradition in the creative and performing arts.
A small school of approximately 300 pupils, St Christopher’s children are bright, happy, inquisitive and kind with unique talents and interests. Our talented team of teachers ensure that each child is nurtured and challenged on every stage of their educational journey which allows them to reach their full potential. When they move on to senior schools, our children go on to Brighton College and other top senior schools with a vast array of scholarships and awards.
Head
Elizabeth Lyle
Vision and values
St Christopher’s School encourages its pupils to aspire to great things. It ensures every student feels valued and nurtured, helping them to fulfil their potential, and encourages pupils to take part in sports and creative activities. Teachers emphasise the need for every child to be trustworthy and responsible, and to learn to work and study hard.
At St Christopher’s School, the key areas of learning are: communication and language; personal, social and emotional development; literacy; maths; understanding the world; and expressive arts and design. The preparatory school also emphasises the importance of finding strengths outside of the academic world. Extra-curricular activities span from fencing and yoga to model making and strategy games.
ISI report
“Pupils of all abilities are highly successful in their learning. The school successfully meets its aims to help pupils learn the habits and rewards of hard work and careful study, thus preparing them to gain places at the senior school of their choice.”
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