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Devonshire House Preparatory School Hampstead, United Kingdom Part timeStart September 2024School Context · Devonshire House is a large co-educational prep school in Hampstead, North · London. We are in the process of an exciting period of positive change, intent on · offering an outstanding education in every sense for its pupils and their parents ...
Part-time Latin Teacher - Hampstead, United Kingdom - Devonshire House Preparatory School
3 weeks ago
Description
Start September 2024
School Context
Devonshire House is a large co-educational prep school (500 on roll) in Hampstead, North
London. On the cusp of a transformational period of positive change, intent on
offering an outstanding education in every sense for its pupils and their parents.
The school has just acquired a fifth building, giving more scope for outdoor play and
sport, as well as doubling specialist teaching room capacity. The values of the school are
unashamedly traditional, whilst its outlook on teaching pedagogy is very much modern.
Devonshire House aims to recruit the best teachers and leaders available and retain them
by providing an attractive package and huge scope for career advancement. This is
augmented by its engaged governance as part of Dukes Education, which promotes inter-school collaboration and collegiality.
Summary of the role
Devonshire House is looking for a part-time Latin Teacher.
The School is committed to further developing Latin across the curriculum, the new Teacher will enjoy the opportunity to have an impact on Years 5 to 8.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
KEY TASKS
· Teach Latin across KS2 & KS3.
· Create ambitious short, medium and long term goals for the Latin.
department based on teaching and learning, staff development and assessment.
· Provide professional guidance to staff in the department to secure good teaching in
Latin through both written guidance and meetings.
· Know the strengths and weaknesses of staff within your department and offer
support where needed or seek guidance from the SLT.
· Assist with the performance management process for staff in your department by
completing formal and informal lesson observations, work scrutiny and planning
checks and moderating where appropriate and feeding this information to the
relevant SMT member/s.
· Advise on, contribute to and lead professional development of staff across the
school.
· Reviewing and updating the whole school Latin curriculum. (Devonshire House runs a
two-yearly cycle of curriculum review.) When necessary, rewriting the detailed
planning of the Upper School Latin Curriculum.
· Keeping in touch with the ISEB about the 13+ Latin curriculum, and London day
schools about their 13+ entry requirements and specifically any changes in topics or
areas to be covered.
· Holding regular Latin meetings with Head's of Year where curriculum, resources
and individual pupils are discussed. The minutes of these meetings should be kept
and a copy given to the Deputy Head Academic.
· Maintaining assessment records of all pupils and monitoring individual and general
progress.
· Lead clubs and trips.
Person Specification – Classroom Teacher
Qualifications, Education and Training
Essential:
· University degree (non-UK degrees require a statement of comparability from UK
NARIC)
· A recognised teaching qualification
Desirable:
· Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
· Knowledge of UK curriculum and syllabus
· Knowledge and teaching within KS2
· An excellent track record as a teacher
· Confidence and understanding of safeguarding and child protection statutory
legislations and school protocols
· Experience in supporting pupils of all abilities to make excellent progress
Desirable:
· Knowledge of curricular development
· The successful applicant will preferably have worked in an independent school.
All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the
role.
Devonshire House Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection
screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the
Disclosure and Barring Service. Devonshire House Preparatory School is an equal
opportunities employer. If the candidate has lived in a country other than the UK for a
period of 3 months or more since the age of 18, a foreign criminal policy check will be
required irrespective of whether they worked in those countries.