Teacher of Arabic
Hampstead School
Camden
- £3,100 - £6,835 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Unqualified/Main/Upper Pay Scale (Pro Rata)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01/09/2024
- Apply by:
- 8 July 2024
Job overview
The Modern Foreign Languages Department is a dedicated and enthusiastic team who work collaboratively to provide an enjoyable, engaging and relevant learning experience for students. Department members constantly strive to raise student achievement and offer students every opportunity to develop confidence and independence.
We appreciate colleagues who are imaginative, flexible and can inspire and support pupils with a variety of learning needs. Applicants will be expected to teach Arabic to KS4, provide departmental and whole school cover and be given applicable PPA time. We welcome applications from ECTs as well as experienced teachers.
The vacancy is
- For a part-week and part-time teacher on Tuesdays and Thursday
- Fixed term for 2 years from September 2024
Working Pattern
We operate a 2 week timetable (Week A and Week B). You would be required to work the following pattern with PPA delivered in addition at a mutually-agreed time:
- Week A: Tuesday Period 2 and Thursday Period 1
- Week B: Tuesday Period 3 & Period 4 and Thursday Period 1
For this role, we welcome applications from both qualified and unqualified teachers.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic colleague to join our vibrant and successful school.
What we offer:
- A collaborative department that is experienced, innovative and supportive
- Consistently strong results
- High quality support and CPD from expert colleagues who will coach and guide you through your professional development.
- An ideal opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive environment.
We need you to be:
- A highly-reflective teacher who wants to develop and improve their practice
- Committed to having strong relationships with staff and students
- Passionate about teaching languages
- A teacher who is able to inspire young linguists, develop their communication skills and improve the outcomes for our students.
Closing Date: Monday 8th July 2024 @ 09.00
Interview Date: Wednesday 10th July 2024
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Checks will be made with previous employers and online searches will be done as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
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About Hampstead School
Hampstead School is Camden’s largest maintained comprehensive School, educating 1330 students (including 300 in our stand-alone Sixth Form). The school is oversubscribed with a waiting list in all years, admitting 7 forms of entry from over 70 primary schools. Founded in 1961 as a mixed comprehensive school, Hampstead School has remained firmly committed to inclusive and nurturing education; quality of relationships based on respect and responsibility underpin all our endeavours. This is combined with a laser-like focus on the highest expectations of achievement and a belief that every student can and will achieve means that Hampstead School’s reputation for creativity and inspiration is firmly rooted in rigour. This continues to be epitomised in our motto “Learning Together Achieving Together”.
Reflecting our part of North West London, Hampstead School’s intake is predominantly from the local areas of Kilburn, West Hampstead, Cricklewood and Willesden. Our learners represent the diversity of our communities with over 70 languages spoken by our 50%+ bilingual students.
The school has been almost completely rebuilt over the past 5 years with our modern inspiring facilities offering a vibrant and brilliantly equipped place to work and study.
Ofsted noted that “Staff really like working at the school. They feel valued and very well supported". This is an exciting, dynamic place to work, and its vitality greatly benefits the pupils. Our equally diverse staff is well supported and encouraged to achieve their career aspirations. They have a passion for learning and commitment to delivering outstanding education to our students. Consequently, we are proud of our terrific record of staff development, second-to-none, whereby posts arise because of the excellent career progression that teachers at Hampstead School experience.
Our package includes
· Our own school Teaching & Learning Professional Development
· Professional on site coaching
· Further bespoke CPD through Camden Learning
· Thorough New Qualified Teacher (NQT) programme and strong track record of working with Teach First, Teaching Leaders and Future Leaders
· Support for your well-being through our well-being team, and 24/7 Access to a personal employee assistance helpline
· Access to counsellors, occupational health and mental health practitioners on-site
· Free eye care vouchers and annual onsite free flu jab
· Salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work
· Season ticket loan
· Family friendly absence policies such as paid time-off for primary school plays, child-care emergencies and house moves.
· Guarantees to work-life balance such as no expectation of excess presenteeism or to open e-mails out-of-school hours.
Hampstead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhance DBS check.
Hampstead School is close to Cricklewood Thameslink Station and close to the triple transport hub of West Hamsptead stations (Tube; London Overground; Thameslink). A number of buses stop close to the school including the C11 at the dedicated Hampstead School bus stop.
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