Overstone Park School
Job role: Teacher
Suitable for early career teachers
Visa sponsorship:
Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage:
Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects:
Geography, History and Citizenship
Working pattern:
Full-time - Term Time Only
Start time: April 2024
Contract type:
Permanent
Pay scale:
£32,000 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for:
Qualified teacher status:
* Degree level qualification
* Experience of teaching KS3 and KS4
* Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
* Good classroom teacher
* Ability to motivate and interest pupils
* Ability to set and attain high standards from pupils
* Ability to use ICT
* Sound understanding of the curriculum
* Excellent behaviour management skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Excellent planning and organisational skills
* Effective oral and written communication skills
* Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
* Awareness of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language or have SEND
* An understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by their intellectual, emotional and social development, and the stages of child development
* An understanding of equal opportunity issues
* High degree of commitment to subject and teaching children
* Sets self-high standards and targets
* Willingness to undertake CPD
* Supportive of colleagues
* Good attendance and punctuality
* Pro-active in the working environment
* Enthusiastic and positive attitude
* Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities
* Ability to anticipate workload and plan ahead
* Ability to develop effective relationships with parents
* Ability to encourage and enable others to reach their full potential
What the school offers its staff:
Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.
School Type: Independent School
Education phase: Primary and Secondary
School size: Small
Age range: 4 to 18
School website:
Email:opschool@aol.com
Phone number: 01604 969232
About Overstone Park School:
A non-selective independent school registered with DFE and ISI for boys and girls aged 5 to 18 years.