Teaching Assistant - Pre-Prep & EYFS
Pennthorpe School
Horsham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 21 March 2024
Job overview
We are looking for an energetic, passionate and caring person to light up our children’s faces each and every day. You’ll require a huge smile, bags of patience, a good sense of humour, and eyes in the back of your head!
Pennthorpe has a dedicated Pre-Prep building where each of the Pre-Prep classrooms (from Nursery to Year 2) faces the woods with a wall of bi-fold glass doors that open to an outdoor play area. There is no denying the view is wonderful – and there is a real sense of nature being brought inside.
Learning is all classroom led in the Pre-Prep, with specialist teachers for subjects like Music, Art, Drama, Languages, Games and Sport. This, together with our exceptional and dynamic team of dedicated teaching support staff, means our children receive incredible teaching and care each day, as well as having a whole lot of fun!
The hours for this role are 8.00am – 5.00pm, term time only plus attendance at all INSET days. You would spend the mornings with one of our Pre-Prep classes and the afternoons with our EYFS classes.
Please see below to download the applicant information pack or to apply. The deadline for applications is Thursday 21st March at midday.
Pennthorpe reserve the right to interview as soon as candidates are available and therefore we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
To apply, please visit our website here or contact Tilly Strong for further information on 01403 822391.
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About Pennthorpe School
- Pennthorpe School
- Church Street, Rudgwick, Horsham
- West Sussex
- RH12 3HJ
- United Kingdom
Pennthorpe is a co-educational independent preparatory day school for children aged 2 to 13, set in the village of Rudgwick on the Surrey/Sussex border. Nestled within a beautiful 25-acre site, including 16 acres of luscious woodland, the school provides an inspiring environment in which children can learn, explore and thrive.
Pennthorpe is proud to be in partnership with Hurst College, a relationship that reflects a shared commitment to educational excellence, strong values and a forward-thinking approach to learning. This partnership enriches the Pennthorpe experience, broadening opportunities for pupils and enhancing collaboration across teaching, co-curricular provision and strategic development, while preserving Pennthorpe’s distinctive identity and independence.
Renowned for its innovative curriculum, exceptional pastoral care and welcoming, child-centred campus, Pennthorpe has an outstanding track record of Scholarship success. The school is dedicated to nurturing the whole child, ensuring each pupil is supported to flourish both academically and personally.
“Non nobis solum nati” - “Born not for ourselves alone” - is Pennthorpe’s guiding motto. The Pennthorpe Purpose reflects the importance of making a positive contribution to the lives of others, encouraging pupils to look beyond themselves and engage meaningfully with the world around them. Through a rich and engaging educational experience, children develop confidence, resilience, collaboration and a strong sense of responsibility, preparing them to pursue their individual aspirations.
Whether in academic achievement, kindness and consideration for others, or a positive, energetic approach to school life, excellence underpins all that Pennthorpe seeks to achieve. Since 1930, the school has successfully prepared children for a wide range of leading senior schools.
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