Prep School Teacher
Hydesville Tower School
Walsall
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Immediate start or January 2025
- Apply by:
- 4 November 2024
Job overview
About the School - Hydesville
Hydesville Tower School is the leading independent through school in Walsall for girls and boys aged 3 to 16 (Nursery to Year 11) since 1952. We pride ourselves on exceptional academic progress and pastoral care with a genuine family feel for pupils, parents and staff. We have small class sizes and a total prep school of around 130 students.
The school now has an exciting opportunity for an outstanding Prep School Teacher to join our flourishing and dedicated team on a part-time basis.
About Cognita
Cognita is a global leader in independent education. Founded in 2004, we are a growing community of 100+ schools in 16 countries - in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - serving more than 85,000 students. Each of our schools are proudly unique, however our collective purpose is to create an environment where everyone can, ‘Thrive in a rapidly evolving world’.
At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they’re starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too.
We protect what’s special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of over 100 schools in 16 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class.
It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best and thrive.
About the role
As a Prep School Teacher, your primary role will be teaching and encouraging pupils to develop both inside and outside the classroom, whilst also actively supporting the policies and aims of the school. This will involve teaching pupils assigned to you, providing guidance and pastoral care and communicating and consulting with parents. You will also work as a member of our team, positively contributing to effective working relations within the school and liaising with teachers and staff from other schools within the Group.
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Who we are looking for
To be successful as a Prep School Teacher, you will need to have a good university degree, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and PGCE or equivalent. You will also have recent experience with assessment, recording and reporting as well as excellent interpersonal skills, Microsoft Office skills and a willingness to play a full part in a busy independent school as a flexible and collaborative professional.
Benefits at Cognita
- Competitive salary depending upon qualifications and experience
- Teacher’s Pension
- Free lunch provided during Term Time
- School holidays and public holidays / Holiday Allowance
- School fee discount
- Exclusive third-party discounts
- Professional Development
How to Apply
Complete this application before the closing date. The Closing Date for Applications is: Monday 4th November 2024.
Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.
EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INTERVIEW AND APPOINT PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE FOR THE RIGHT APPLICANT.
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About Hydesville Tower School
Founded in 1942, Hydesville Tower School is a leading independent, co-educational day school providing quality education from 3 to 16 years.
The school places a strong emphasis on development of the individual in a supportive environment and has an excellent reputation for its pastoral care. It has built up a reputation for excellent academic results with pupils excelling at each stage of their education. Hydesville Tower school has been ranked 9th in the Times parent power for fee paying schools without a sixth from.
The commitment of well-qualified staff and small class sizes throughout the school ensure individual attention for each pupil offering that personalised education.
Our commitment to personalised education also extends beyond the curriculum. Here, at Hydesville Tower School we believe in developing the whole child and as such also offer an exceptional and ever-changing array of clubs and extra-curricular activities so that each of our children can identify and explore all of their talents.
Our values of Ambition, Opportunity and Respect are the focal point of everything we do at Hydesville Tower School, with the aim of every child flourishing academically and socially.
Since 2007, Hydesville Tower School has been part of the Cognita Group, the largest independent schools business in the UK and a leader in teaching excellence and school governance.
Vision/values: Our School Vision and Values - Hydesville Tower School
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