Classics Teacher - Latin and Classical Civilisation
Woodbridge School
Suffolk
- £28,989 - £42,650 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- Part-time/Full-time (0.75 - 1 FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1/09/2023
- Apply by:
- 22 March 2023
Job overview
A first-rate teacher and well-qualified graduate of Classics is required to join our thriving department from September 2023. You will deliver Latin and Classical Civilisation across the age and ability range, including to Oxbridge entry. The ability to offer Ancient Greek would be highly desirable, but is not essential. Creativity, imagination and empathy are vital personal attributes, as is the enthusiasm to inspire and promote a love of Classics, both inside and outside the classroom.
The Department
The Department currently comprises a full-time Head of Classics and several part-time teachers. Classics at Woodbridge is vibrant, exciting, and successful; pupils are enthusiastic and highly motivated. In 2021/22, 80% of GCSE Latin candidates gained a grade 9 or 8, which is typical of results over the last five years. Outcomes at A-Level are equally high, with 100% of Latinists gaining A*/As since 2018/19 (78% at A*). Recent Classical Civilisation grades have been 100% A*-B (33% A*, 33% A, 33% B). In most years sixth form pupils go on to degree courses at Oxford, Cambridge or Russell Group universities, studying a range of courses in Latin and Greek, Ancient History, Archaeology or Classical Civilisation.
All pupils take Latin in Year 7 and 8 (using the Cambridge Latin Course in Year 7 and de Romanis in Year 8). Around 2/3rds of the year-group continues with Latin in Year 9 and there is good take-up at GCSE. Greek is available where numbers allow (two are taking AS this year, and two took A2 two years ago, both gaining A*s). Greek is taught to the top sets as part of the Classics provision in Year 8 and 9 and some pupils in Year 10 will be taking the Intermediate Greek Certificate. Classical Civilisation is currently taught only at A-Level.
Creative and extra-curricular activity within Classics is very high. Recent successes have included First Prize in the Girton Humanities LVI Essay Competition, Second and Third prize in the PLP Mythology Creative Writing, and 2 out of 5 winners of the Cambridge Ancient Worlds Audio-Visual competition. The Department prides itself upon encouraging a culture of academic and creative excellence, and there will be many opportunities for a successful candidate to contribute to this culture.
Clubs
Internally, the Department provides a Junior and Senior Classics Club. Junior Classics Club offers hands-on activities, such as mosaic-making or pottery. Senior Classics Club supports pupils to explore their specific interests, and recent activities have included a student-led film of Antigone. The Head of Classics also runs the FitzGerald Programme (the school’s academic enrichment programme for academic highflyers). The Department offers trips to museums, lectures and theatres
Resources
The Department has a welcoming and stimulating learning environment, with one specialist classroom and a smaller room, used for Sixth Form teaching. These are situated next to the Modern Foreign Languages department. Some Sixth Form teaching also takes place in the Sixth Form seminar rooms.
Teaching at Woodbridge
As a teacher at Woodbridge School, you will be expected to fully involve yourself in the extra-curricular life of the School. You will also be expected to attend Speech Day, Open Day and Parents’ Evenings and undertake any other reasonable and relevant duties in accordance with the changing needs of the School.
The Taught Curriculum
The curriculum at Woodbridge combines breadth with a strong focus on the major academic disciplines. It aims to provide each pupil with the essential intellectual skills needed for later study, including the ability to think critically and logically. The diversity of the curriculum is continued right through the School to the Sixth Form, where 25 subjects are available for study at A Level.
Closing date: 22nd March 2023
Interviews: W/C 27th March 2023
For more information about the school and this opportunity, and to download an application pack, please visit: https://www.woodbridgeschool.org.uk/about/staff-vacancies/
About Woodbridge School
Woodbridge School
Set in the beautiful town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, Woodbridge School comprising our Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior School was established in 1587. An independent co-educational day and boarding school for ages 4 to 18, the original mission of the School was to provide an education for the young who would then give back to their community, thus enriching it and them all; this is embedded and continues in all that we do today.
Woodbridge School, including our Prep, Senior School, Sixth Form and Boarding, has been rated ‘Excellent’ in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) 2023.
Combining the best of tradition and innovation, our curriculum delivers the perfect balance of life skills, creative challenges and academic excellence. Woodbridge School offers an education that shapes itself around each student, ensuring they become everything they are meant to be. Our Prep School is a caring nurturing, lively and inspirational introduction to School, inspiring and investing a true love of learning in children. Our Senior School offers the perfect balance of creative challenges, academic excellence as well as interpersonal and social skills, for life throughout School – and beyond.
Every opportunity at Woodbridge School
Students have access not only to an excellent education but to a wealth of pastoral care, co-curricular activities, societies and sport. From learning hockey with a double Olympian, working with precious metals and fabrics in Leatherworking and Silversmithing, to attending Chess lessons taught by an International Chess Master, learning and exploring new techniques in Maths challenges, experimenting for fun in Science Club, developing performance skills in LAMDA and debating with our MUN club, there is something for every student.
‘Pupils develop excellent skills in the broader curriculum through a wide-ranging programme of extra-curricular activities.’ ISI Report 2023
Collaborative relationships
We expect students to work hard, develop the ability to work independently and to achieve excellent results as they have done this year; their superb GCSE and A level results reflect both the achievements and successful collaboration of and between our students and teachers; our students confirming their relationships with teachers is one of the main reasons they choose to stay on to study A levels at our Sixth Form.
We monitor progress carefully and provide targeted support when necessary, and always keep parents proactively informed, encouraging you to feel easy about contacting us at any time about any matter.
Clear vision and values
Of course, preparing young people for life means much more than just excellent grades. It means young people developing strong communication skills, the ability to lead and work with others and, above all, a self-confidence to positively contribute to the society in which they live. This means at Woodbridge, what happens outside of the classroom is just as important as what happens inside. Offering parents and students clear vision and values, which guide dynamic, respectful, high-achieving students to not only find their path but to fulfil their potential; at Woodbridge your child’s journey is our entire focus.
A flexible, comprehensive system of bus routes
With a number of minibus services operating daily throughout the local region, Woodbridge School offers a comprehensive system of bus routes reaching across Suffolk as well as Essex.
Full and weekly boarding
For those living further afield, the School offers full and weekly boarding options. Boarders form a vital part of the community at Woodbridge School, with everyone supporting and learning from one another.
Visit Woodbridge School
You are welcome to visit Woodbridge School at any time by appointment, or to join us at any of our whole School Open Days as well as our Sixth Form Open Evenings. Visit our website for dates and details of how to register www.woodbridgeschool.org.uk.
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