Head of Classics

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the teaching team at The Elms as Head of Classics.
They will be expected to provide quality teaching themselves, as well as developing the curriculum, provide staff training (as required) and monitor departmental resources. They will be confident in the use of academic data as a supportive tool, in order to track and encourage pupil progress. They should also be prepared to contribute to the wider life of this busy rural prep school, which continues to be committed to Saturday school
While retaining all that is good about a traditional prep school education, the school is modern in its thinking and development of its pupils. The School is a vibrant, demanding, and supportive environment which encourages pupils and staff to be involved in a broad a range of activities and interests.There is the school’s farm, where children interact with pigs, sheep, cows, goats, and poultry. The Elms School is a vibrant and happy community with a great sense of purpose and collegiality, where the knowledge of each child as an individual is at the heart of the school. The aim of the school is to embrace childhood, whilst giving every child a sense of adventure and willingness to try new things and be the best version of themselves. The children go onto a variety of senior schools both in the area, and across the UK.
The Elms is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. In recruiting for staff, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your languages spoken, culture, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and beliefs. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support you in completing an application.
The Elmsis committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The Governors of the Elms are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.