Director of Studies

Job Overview

Required - September 2024

Hereward House is a highly successful, small, boys' prep school with exceptional exit results situated just outside of central London.

We are looking to appoint a Director of Studies to lead and manage learning throughout the school. This is a new and exciting role that will involve working closely with our Headmaster and Deputy Head to build on and secure our culture of academic excellence and our outstanding results.

The position will involve working in a small, close-knit team and, as part of this team, formulate and execute a strategy for successful navigation of the ever-changing, fast-paced, and highly competitive world of 11+ and 13+ transfer. 

The role also includes responsibility for leading the Key Stage 3 (Years 7&8) section of the school ensuring these pupils have opportunities for enrichment, responsibility and development outside of the classroom. The right candidate will be ambitious for these pupils to develop their leadership capabilities and to achieve their very best across all areas of school life.

It is anticipated that there will be the opportunity to teach around a half timetable of academic lessons. This will ensure the necessary time to undertake the significant leadership and management responsibilities involved in the post.

School

Hereward House is a friendly and thriving IAPS school in Belsize Park, with highly motivated and talented pupils. We excel in our preparation of pupils for 11+ and 13+ transfer. In an ever more competitive market, we continually develop cutting-edge teaching and learning strategies to ensure that our exit results are second to none. The vast majority of our pupils go to the very top independent senior schools in London and across the country.  

Follow this link for the Hereward House School Leavers’ Destinations Page

Whilst achieving this we believe passionately in the value of a prep school education for boys between the ages of 4-13. In partnership with our immensely supportive families, we help pupils to develop at a crucial, formative stage of their lives.

The years spent at Hereward House will be the time when pupils will cultivate their life-long values; the personal attention they receive aims to produce well-rounded, kind, academically curious boys. They will acquire the self-confidence and soft skills needed in a rapidly changing world alongside a real sense of community. Together with solid intellectual foundations, Hereward House pupils leave with a strong sense of empathy, humility, and compassion.

Please view the school website, www.herewardhouse.co.uk, for more information about the school and our policies.

ISI Report (April 2023)

The report found the school excellent in all areas, particularly noting –

·       The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent.

·       Pupils exhibit excellent levels of skills and knowledge across their broad curriculum.

·       The range and quality of pupil achievements across the whole school are consistently high and fulfil wholly the school’s aim to embrace the highest academic aspirations for the pupil.

View Hereward House’s ISI report

Experience and Background 

The Director of Studies will lead on all strategic areas related to curriculum, assessment and pupil achievement. As part of our Senior Management Team, they will work closely with our Headmaster and Deputy Head to ensure the school achieves its ambitious aims.

The right candidate will have a strong personal academic track record, strong analytical skills and a natural ability for administration and communication. They will also have a great belief in effective pedagogy and the joy and journey of learning; they will wish to inspire this in others. They will be committed to continuing professional development.

Salary

The salary will be highly competitive and based on experience and includes a personal APTIS pension.

How to Apply

Please download the job information pack and school application form below.

Candidates should complete all sections of the application form and submit it together with a cover letter.

Please address your cover letter to the Headmaster, Pascal Evans, explaining in your letter why you are interested in the position of Director of Studies at Hereward House School and why you think it would suit you at this point in your career.

All documents should be emailed to office@herewardhouse.co.uk or uploaded via the TES portal.

The deadline for applications is Monday, 29th January.

Interviews will begin in the week starting Monday, 5th February. 

If you have any queries, please contact the School Office on office@herewardhouse.co.uk or call on 0207 794 4820.

Safeguarding Statement 

Hereward House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Appointments are also subject to the receipt of references which the School considers satisfactory.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Equal Opportunities

The school is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, race, sex, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and religious background.