KS2 Teacher - Maternity cover
Horris Hill School
Hampshire
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- Salary:
- Competitive and in line with experiance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- February 2025
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2024
Job overview
SK2 CLASS TEACHER
Maternity cover
Role: KS2 Class Teacher – Maternity Cover
Salary: Competitive salary based on qualification and experience
Benefits: Opportunities for professional development
Contract: This is a full-time position.
Reporting Line: Upper School Transition Coordinator– Head of Lower School
Start Date: February 2025
Main duties and responsibilities:
Teaching
Teach diligently and competently a Year 3 class, according to the pupil’s educational needs and such subjects the Headmaster shall reasonably direct. It is expected that the successful candidate will teach their own class English and Maths as well as a number of other subjects in Year 3.
Use all reasonable time to provide the necessary education for the pupils, by good time keeping and making forward plans for all subjects.
Maintain an orderly classroom environment with a good level of discipline, encouraging politeness and good manners at all times, in line with the School Charter.
Provide a rich, welcoming and cheerful environment for the pupils by displaying children’s work in a stimulating and interesting way in the classroom.
Mark work carried out by the pupils, to follow up the marking by reward or help and advice for inaccurate work in line with the marking policy and the school Sanctions and Rewards policy.
Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of pupils and consistency.
Ensure consistency of teaching across the class and in each subject.
Contribute to the planning and monitoring of appropriate homework requirements, such as readings and spellings.
Advise and co-operate with other teachers, the Upper School Transition co-ordinator and with the Deputy Head, Teaching and Learning.
Take up duties and responsibilities across the school, in line with the expectations of the Headmaster and the norms of the school.
Pupils
Promote the general progress and wellbeing of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to the teacher.
To be sensitive to social relationships between children. To be on the lookout for any signs of physical and emotional bullying. To be responsible for the pastoral care of each child within the class. To communicate any concerns to the Head of Boarding and Pastoral.
Monitor pupils’ performance within the subject, ensuring that children are supported in reaching the required goals.
Contribute to the extra-curricular development of the pupils and to events such as drama productions, assembly plays etc.
The pastoral role of the teacher extends beyond the classroom, to each child’s family and it is essential that a partnership is forged with each child’s parents.
Parents
Maintain and support effective liaison between school and parents with regard to each child’s progress.
Be available to discuss the academic, social and physical development of the child with his/her parents.
Encourage parental involvement and co-operation in the education of each child.
Reports
Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.
Communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside the school.
Participate in meetings arranged for any purposes described above.
Contribute to the creation of appropriate assessment papers.
Ensure that there is an adequate transfer of information regarding pupils when pupils change teachers.
Ensure that the individual needs of pupils are monitored and referred, as necessary to the Learning Support Department.
Professional Development
Attend all INSET days at the start and during each term.
Work collaboratively with other staff to develop skills in curriculum design.
Stay in touch with the latest developments in Teaching and Learning from the wider academic community.
Attend Teaching and Learning Staff meetings.
Undertake an annual appraisal, in line with principles set out in the Forfar contract.
Person Specification
Degree and/or an appropriate teaching qualification.
Recent teaching at Key Stage 2 level.
Sound ICT skills.
Good oral and communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
An ability to be organised and to prioritise appropriately.
Awareness of Safeguarding requirements.
Awareness of the best teaching strategies and practices.
Calm, warm, friendly and positive.
Optimistic and resilient.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit a completed application form and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to p.bright@horrishill.com, an application pack can be downloaded from the school website www.horrishill.com/vacancies. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Please contact the School office on 01635 40594 you would like to discuss this role.
Horris Hill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
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About Horris Hill School
Horris Hill is a successful co-educational day and boarding school for children aged 2-13, set in the beautiful Berkshire countryside. The school prides itself on helping its pupils balance the demands of formal education with both creative play and organised sports and activities. Dedicated staff nurture an enduring love of learning and curiosity of spirit that will equip pupils with the skills and confidence for whatever challenges they may face in life. Horris Hill enjoys close relationships with several of the country’s top public schools, and ensures every pupil makes the most of the opportunities available to them so that they can be excited and prepared for the next stage of their educational journey.
Horris Hill is part of Forfar Education, a specialist school investment and advisory business, which partners with and manages schools across the world; supporting them to become outstanding centres of excellence where pupils learn and grow. Forfar Education is committed to working in close partnership with school leadership for the benefit of all pupils, celebrating each school’s identity and strengths.
Our core aim is to maintain Horris Hill as a small, selective, academically rigorous family school coupled with an holistic learning environment. We will continue to prepare children for the next stage in their education and to deliver children into the most academically ambitious schools in the world. Horris Hill’s unrivalled culture, which creates a truly rounded education will remain, and the fundamentals of good British values and manners will be reinforced.
Horris Hill is entering an exciting time of expansion and growth. In September 2022 our beautiful all year-year round Nursery was opened and we opened our doors to girls into the lower school. In September 2023, we will see our first cohort of girls in the upper school, as well as opening a girls boarding house.
Our staffing team are critical to the school’s continued success and you will be joining some excellent recent appointments. We welcomed our new Headmaster, Mr Rob Stewart to the school in September 2022. He has an outstanding track record including being a past Eton Housemaster before his first headship of a leading Prep School.
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