Pre-school Teaching Assistant - Wallingford, United Kingdom - Moulsford Preparatory School

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PRE-
SCHOOL TEACHING ASSISTANT

TO START SEPTEMBER 2024

WELCOME
Thank you for your interest in the role of Pre-School

Teaching Assistant at Moulsford Prep School.

Moulsford is a thriving independent day & boarding school of 370 pupils aged 3 to

13 years, set in tranquil and picturesque grounds on the banks of the River Thames

in South Oxfordshire.

At Moulsford, the message is straightforward. We want our pupils to receive the

broadest possible education, while remembering that they will learn best when

happy and settled.

Founded in 1961, this is a particularly exciting period in Moulsford's

development, with a new state-of-the-art Pre-Prep building, which opened in

September 2022 and became co-educational from September 2023 from Pre

• School to Year 2.

Moulsford offers a fantastic working environment, placing great emphasis on staff

wellbeing and morale, as well as having a culture of career development.

I look forward to welcoming you to Moulsford soon.


Ben Beardmore-Gray
Headmaster


THE SCHOOL
There are currently 370 pupils at the School from Pre-School to

Moulsford Prep School is situated on an idyllic

Year 8. Moulsford is predominantly a day school, but has a

30-acre site on the banks of the River Thames.
boarding house for up to 35 boys; mainly in Years 6, 7 and 8. The

School week runs from Monday to Friday, and there are also a

Our Prep School (age delivers an outstanding all-boys
number of sports fixtures which take place on Saturdays. There is

education. In September 2023, our Pre-Prep (age became
neither Saturday School nor boarding on Friday night or at the

co-educational, giving girls of pre-prep age the opportunity to
weekend.

benefit from a Moulsford experience.

From Moulsford, the boys go on to a wide variety of senior schools

Moulsford aims to nurture the whole child, providing opportunities
via Common Entrance or Scholarship at 13+


These include:
for each individual to develop their talents and abilities. The culture
Abingdon, Radley, Marlborough, Wellington, Magdalen College

is one of achievement within a vibrant learning environment,
School (Oxford), Eton, St Edward's (Oxford), Pangbourne, Harrow,

ensuring positive reinforcement at all levels of ability. The School
Shiplake, and The Oratory.

has high academic expectations of the pupils and excellent teaching

ensures that they move to their Senior Schools extremely well

The Headmaster is Ben Beardmore-Gray who took up post in

prepared.

September 2014. Ben was previously Headmaster of Mowden Hall

(Northumberland), Deputy Head of Farleigh (Hampshire), and

Great emphasis is also placed on the extra-curricular side of School
started his teaching career at Ludgrove (Berkshire). He is also on

life. Forest School, Sport, Music, Art, Drama and river-based
the Council of Cheltenham College, Chair of District 10 of the

activities play a prominent role in the pupils' timetable. Sport at
Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS), a Director of the

Moulsford is particularly strong with the major sports being rugby,
Independent Schools Examination Board (ISEB) and a mentor and

football, hockey and cricket.
coach to other Heads.


THE ROLE
PRE-


SCHOOL TEACHING ASSISTANT

LINE MANAGER:
HEAD OF PRE-


PREP

HOURS OF WORK:
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm for 35 weeks of term time


SALARY:
Dependent on experience & qualifications, commensurate with industry standards

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a thriving Prep School as our Pre-School Teaching Assistant.

Our Pre-School opened in September 2022 to both girls and boys from aged 3 and is housed in our

new purpose-built Pre-Prep building situated just across the road from the Prep School.

Head of Pre-School to provide a caring and welcoming introduction to the School.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, caring and experienced Pre-School Teaching Assistant. The successful

The Pre-School follows the EYFS curriculum. The aim of the role is to assist in developing the children's

personal and social skills, ensuring that they are ready for Reception at the end of the year, and

embedding Moulsford's values of courage, kindness and curiosity.

We are also seeking to launch a holiday provision outside of our term time for up to five weeks to

have the opportunity to run this provision with the assistance of another teaching assistant should this be

of interest.


MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES




TEACHING:

PASTORAL DUTIES OTHER:

• Assist in the educational and social development of pupils under the
• Promote the general progress and wellbeing of individual pupils
• Have a commitment to the importance of promoting and safeguarding pupils'

direction and guidance of the class teachers
- welfare

• Liaise with appropriate staff to ensure the correct implementation of the
• Assist the teaching team in implementing individualised, developmentally

school's pastoral sys