Teaching Assistant (Upper Key Stage 2)

Following the expansion of the Preparatory School, we are seeking to appoint an exceptional and dynamic teaching assistant to join our outstanding Year 5 & 6 team from September 2024. We are looking for candidates who can work well with independence, who have an innovative outlook, clear ambition and enthusiasm for pupil development and who will be fully involved in the life of the school.The post is available from September 2024.Forest Preparatory School is situated at the innermost point of Epping Forest and is also within 30 minutes of the centre of London. It is well-known for the quality of its extended curriculum, successes in Sport, the Arts and for Academic Excellence with pupils regularly winning scholarships and awards to our own senior school as well as other highly competitive secondary schools. The junior section of an all-through school, Forest Preparatory School has its own excellent facilities, but also benefits from sharing a site with the Senior School and utilising whole-school resources.Forest is very proud of its academic status, its reputation in a range of co-curricular activities. All teaching staff are encouraged and expected to contribute in accordance with their strengths to the outstanding co-curricular programme and other areas of School life.Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Applications will close on Monday 20 May 2024 at 9amInterviews will be held in the same week.Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are encouraged. The School reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage.Please visit our website (www.forest.org.uk/prep-school) where you will find a full introduction to Forest Preparatory School. Should you wish to discuss any aspect of this position before applying, Mr James Sanderson, the Head of Forest Preparatory School, would be happy to hear from you (020 ##### ##### or #####).Details on Online Profile:Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) asks schools to carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of the process of assessing suitability.If you are shortlisted for the role, we may carry out an online search based on the information you provide to the school. If we carry out a search, we will also search more widely for any other online information about you.You (and all other candidates) are therefore required to provide the following information as part of your application:· the social media platforms on which you have accounts;· the account names / handles for all of your social media accounts, including any under a nickname or pseudonym;· any websites you are involved with, in or featured on or named on; and· any other publicly available online information about you of which the School should be made aware.You are not required to provide account passwords or to grant the School access to private social media accounts.If you are not shortlisted for the role, online searches will not be carried out on you.
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