Head of Girls’ Games
Devonshire House Preparatory School
Hampstead
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- Salary:
- Salary dependent on qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 16 September 2024
Job overview
Start January 2025
Interviews to be confirmed.
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.
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 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 to appoint our next Head of Girls’ Games.
The school is committed to further developing games across the school and the successful applicant will enjoy the opportunity to have an impact upon our Year 4 to 8 students.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
KEY TASKS
In addition to normal teaching duties, the Head of Girls’ Games is responsible for:
· Raising further the profile of girls’ sports and fitness across the Middle and Upper School.
· Overseeing the performance of our girls in competitive sporting contexts and hosting well established tournaments in our main sports.
· Reviewing and updating the games/sports curriculum alongside the Head of PE & Games.
· Maintaining assessment records of all pupils and monitoring individual and cohort-based progress.
· Organising enrichment trips and other events of a sporting nature to enhance the Curriculum.
· Leading and delivering PE lessons for the Lower School, Years 1-3.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria:
· Clear passion and experience developing PE and Games across a range of age groups.
· Strong subject knowledge.
· Competent in software such as PowerPoint, Excel, Google Drive and Word.
· Personally committed to continued professional development.
· Confidence and understanding of safeguarding and child protection statutory legislations and school protocols.
Desirable criteria:
· Experience of the Independent school environment
· Experience of working with children of Prep school age
· Excellent IT skills
Professional Qualifications and Continuing Professional Development
Essential criteria:
· An Honours Degree (or equivalent) in the relevant subject
· QTS through Post Graduate Certificate in Education/ GTP (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria:
· Appropriate school-oriented training and qualification(s)
Personal Qualities
· Enthusiastic and energetic
· A team player
· Good organisational skills
· Resilient and resourceful
· Ability to make decisions quickly and solve problems as and when they arise
· Ability to communicate effectively with pupils, staff, and parents
All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.
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.
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.
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About Devonshire House Preparatory School
- Devonshire House Preparatory School
- 2 Arkwright Road, Hampstead
- London
- NW3 6AE
- United Kingdom
Devonshire House Preparatory School is situated in the heart of Hampstead. The School has five Victorian premises with charming grounds and walled gardens. The Early Years starts in the Oak Tree Nursery (ages 2 – 3 ½ ) and is based at 6 Arkwright Road.
Devonshire House School provides an excellent education for pupils from Nursery age through to Common Entrance for senior schools. It is a safe, warm and happy place providing interest, challenge, encouragement and understanding at every stage. The school pursues high academic standards whilst developing enthusiasm, initiative and a strong sense of personal responsibility. It is through these things that good self-esteem and confidence are built and it is with these that come generosity of spirit and fulfilment in life.
Devonshire House Preparatory School Hampstead, NW3 (devonshirehouseschool.co.uk)
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