Literacy Lead and KS2 Class Teacher
St Nicholas Preparatory School
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- Mainscale + Responsibility Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 5 May 2015
Job overview
St Nicholas Preparatory School is a co-educational day school with some 260 pupils aged 3-11. It is set in a beautiful location, overlooking Hyde Park in the centre of London. Due to the expansion of the school currently we have the following vacancies to start 1st September 2015:
Literacy Lead and KS2 Class Teacher
St Nicholas Preparatory School welcomes applications for an experienced class teacher to provide high quality teaching in KS2. Ideally they will have substantial experience in developing literacy within their own school. Additionally, applicants must be trained to degree level, must have QTS, ideally have experience of teaching in both KS1 and 2 and have completed their induction year.
Please visit our website http://www.stnicholasprep.co.uk/vacancies.html for a detailed job description, person specification and teaching application form.
Please submit your completed application by e-mail to ione.almeida@stnicholasprep.co.uk or by post to arrive at the school by 12 noon on Tuesday 5th May 2015. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 12th May 2015.
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About St Nicholas Preparatory School
St Nicholas Preparatory School is a non-selective, non-denominational, independent prep school and nursery in Westminster, London. It caters for approximately 243 girls and boys aged 2.9-11. Children at the nursery learn through the Montessori teaching approach. Facilities include an indoor swimming pool and large garden.
Headmistress
Mrs Jill Walker, BSc (Hons), PGCE, M.A. (Ed)
Values and vision
St Nicholas Preparatory School strives to offer a stimulating and nurturing environment in which children can learn and develop. The school celebrates its cultural diversity and has the motto “Be happy in order to learn”. Learning outside the classroom is encouraged through extra-curricular clubs and trips, and the school's Westminster location allows for educational outings across London.
St Nicholas Preparatory School has five leading values: ambition, resilience, respect, kindness and togetherness. Children are praised not only for academic achievement, but also for effort and behaviour.
School Inspection Service report
“The curriculum is outstanding. The breadth of experiences offered to pupils and the emphasis placed on meeting individual needs in linguistic, mathematical, creative and personal development is of a high quality.”
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