Head of Third Years
St Paul's Juniors
Richmond upon Thames
- Expired
- Salary:
- The School’s salary scale is substantially above the national scale.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn Term 2024
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2024
Job overview
Head of Third Years
(National Curriculum Years 7 & 8)
Commencing Autumn Term 2024
We are looking for someone with energy, wisdom and compassion to lead our two oldest year groups and play a key role on the Senior Leadership Team. You will be an excellent leader, with impressive interpersonal skills, who thoroughly enjoys working with bright, engaging boys. The role is a good stepping-stone to Deputy Headship.
The successful candidate will lead a team of excellent Form Tutors, support the needs of the boys in NC Years 7 and 8, and be the key point of contact for pupils, parents and staff. They will also play a central role in the 11+ entrance and induction processes. This is an opportunity to make a real difference to the development of the boys as they embrace their final two years at SPJ whilst preparing for the move to St Paul’s School.
The School’s salary scale is substantially above the national scale.
Further details and an application form can be obtained from the School’s website through the ‘Work with us’ link, or by email from recruitment@stpaulsschool.org.uk
The closing date for all applications is 9am on Monday 29 April 2024.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 May 2024.
St Paul’s Juniors, founded in 1881, is the preparatory school for St Paul’s. It adjoins St Paul’s School, and shares many facilities with the senior school, including the dining hall, sports complex, engineering workshops and playing fields. The schools are fortunate to have an attractive 45-acre site adjacent to the River Thames.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Our vision is to nurture a generation of Paulines that will make a positive contribution to the world; our three pillars of Scholarship, Opportunity and Character are the foundation of all that we do and we actively focus on five core character traits: Respect, Kindness, Humility, Integrity and Resilience.
We value diversity, equality and inclusion, and are committed to creating an environment where all members of our community can appreciate and benefit from this.
It is our expectation that the values of all applicants align with our values.
St Paul’s School, Lonsdale Road, London SW13 9JT
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About St Paul's Juniors
Head: Oli Snowball
St Paul’s Juniors attracts bright, enthusiastic boys who are inquisitive and eager to learn. Boys may join at 7+, 8+ and 11+. St Paul’s Juniors shares facilities and expertise with the senior part of the school, and offers a secure and nurturing environment in which to develop and grow.
St Paul’s pupils are talented, possess intellectual curiosity and have many interests outside the classroom. They have energy and zest. We want any academically able boy to come to St Paul’s Juniors on merit, regardless of family financial circumstances. Free and subsidised places are available every year for which the parent of any successful candidate may apply.
Pupils joining the school in Years 3 and 4 have their own dedicated classrooms where the majority of their lessons are taught by form tutors. Two classroom assistants are available to support the youngest age groups.
Pupils visit dedicated teaching spaces for science, sport and the arts, using the superb on-site facilities such as the science labs, music school, Store 81 (the drama studio), sports hall, swimming pool and dojo.
At the start of Year 5, lessons move to a senior school model with pupils benefiting from teaching by subject specialists in all areas of the curriculum.
Pupils at St Paul’s Juniors hold a place at the senior school and transfer at the end of Year 8, subject to good work and conduct.
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