KS2 Teacher

Start October half term or sooner

We encourage you to apply before the closing date as we reserve the right to arrange interviews and close this advert before the closing date if we receive applications from exceptional candidates.

Start September 2024

School 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.

The school recently acquired a fifth building, giving more scope for outdoor play andsport, 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

We are seeking an outstanding KS2 Teacher to join our thriving co-educational prep school in beautiful Hampstead.

Devonshire House offers high quality professional development and the opportunity for career progression for ambitious, talented teachers who know how to challenge and support the learning of girls and boys of different learning profiles. Excellent pastoral care and positive engagement with parents are also vital for the role.

Job Description

Main responsibilities

• To teach classic subjects to the relevant years
• To prepare schemes of work, termly plans and weekly lesson plans for his or her specialist subject linking to the National Curriculum at the appropriate levels as indicated by the Devonshire House Syllabus.
• To liaise with other teachers in parallel classes to ensure consistency across the curriculum.
• To teach lessons at the times stipulated on the school timetable.
• To promote and safeguard pupils’ welfare.
• To maintain order and good discipline among pupils and safeguard their health and safety.
• To set, mark and record work done in school and for homework.
• To carry out all other duties, in and out of the classroom, including out of school activities and outings, care of the environment, display and overall care.
• To make regular assessments of pupils’ attainment and progress and enter pupil’s half termly grades on the academic database.
• To write reports on pupils’ attainment and progress twice per year.
• To attend parents’ evenings to discuss pupils’ progress with parents.

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.