Afterschool Supervisor

**THE POSITION**

We are looking for an enthusiastic and vibrant person to work as part of a team to provide daily supervision for students aged between 7 - 11 years old from 3.30pm until 5.30pm in our Junior School, Monday to Friday, during term time.

The job entails being part of an existing team of 3 After School Supervisors helping to run calm craft activities, greeting parents and connecting them to their children for safe departure.

You will need to be student/parent focused and must actively support the school’s ethos and vision.

**THE SCHOOL**

Thomas Horsley, the original settlor of the Royal Grammar School Newcastle (RGS) pledged his legacy to the School in 1525. Almost 500 years later, RGS continues to flourish as the premier independent school in the North East of England and as one of the country's leading schools, and the Sunday Times’ North East Independent School of the Decade 2020. We regularly lead all northern schools in national league tables and pride ourselves on academic excellence, a high level of pastoral support, involvement in a wide range of sports and other extra-curricular activities, and our commitment to bursaries and partnerships.

RGS has grown substantially in recent years. There are now some 1,350 students, over 260 of whom are in the Junior School. The Sixth Form of approx. 350 students is one of the largest in the independent sector. We became coeducational 20 years ago and girls now comprise 43% of the school.

The school is based in the heart of the City, immediately opposite Jesmond Metro station. The school occupies over 30 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities, including five brand new art studios, a new library, a new Sixth Form Centre, a 25m swimming pool, two Sports Halls, a Performing Arts Centre, outdoor football/rugby pitches at Mooracres, an artificial turf pitch for hockey and the former County Cricket Ground.

**THE JUNIOR SCHOOL**

Coursing through the veins of the Junior School community are our 4 Superpowers. We expect the children, the staff and the parents to practice and demonstrate these qualities as often as they can in their everyday lives:
Sharing the site of the Senior School, the Junior School caters for boys and girls aged 7-11 with three parallel classes in Year 3 and Year 4 (approx. 20 per class) and three classes in Years 5 and 6 (approx. 24 per class), to give a total school roll of 270 presently. Selection is based on performance during Assessment Days for Year 3 entrants and an entrance Examination and Activity Day for Year 5 applicants.

The majority of the teaching takes place in the purpose-built buildings of Lambton House, for Years 3 and 4, and Brandling House for Years 5 and 6. Dedicated art & design technology rooms in Lambton House and a science lab and computer suite in Years 5 and 6 before transfer (without further assessment/selection) to the Senior School.

We aim to nurture a love for learning which helps our pupils make excellent progress across KS2, but more importantly, helps them to develop qualities that are crucial in the real world: curiosity, open-mindedness, resilience, resourcefulness collaboration and reflection.

In the Junior School, we encourage children to develop their abilities through active participation, and we pride ourselves on the wide range of activities and extra-curricular opportunities on offer. Sometimes it seems as if Junior School students are never in school

We have a comprehensive programme of outdoor activity. Currently Year 5 have a residential visit to the North Pennines, whilst Year 4 have a wonderful week in the stunning location of Patterdale in the Lake District. Year 6 spend the second week of the autumn term under canvas up in the Cheviots, at Kirknewton near Wooler and Year 3 have an overnight stay in the Centre at the same place in the summer term. Further afield students travel at Easter to ski in the French Alps and we are hoping to launch a Year 6 Sports Tour in the near future.

In sport, we want all boys and girls to participate, whilst also aiming for excellence, and there are inter-house competitions and school teams for rugby, hockey, football, netball, cross-country running, swimming, cricket, rounders, athletics, chess and gymnastics. These sports have clubs during the week (before, during and after school) and there are further clubs for fitness, fundamental movement and fencing. Teams compete at the highest levels. The school regularly has National Champions at gymnastics and swimming, and regional and HMC champions in rugby, hockey, chess and athletics.

Performing Arts in the Junior School are also of major importance, and the quality of music and dance performers and performances is tremendous. For example, the annual Dance Championship provides opportunity for display in all genres for boys and girls to celebrate their keenness for artistic movement; and the House Music event always showcases phenomenal individual talent.

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