Kew Green Preparatory School (KGPS) is seeking to appoint a Deputy Head Teacher (maternity cover) from April 2025.
Kew Green is a successful school offering an educational experience rooted in excellence and achievement in all senses of the word. A non-denominational, non-selective co-educational preparatory day school for boys and girls aged 2-11, the school was founded by the Gardener Schools Group (GSG) in 2004 and now has approximately 270 children from Nursery to Year 6 on roll. The 2023 ISI report:
“The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent. Pupils demonstrate excellent levels of academic achievement as a result of highly supportive teaching and nurturing pastoral care. Pupils attain strong results in externally standardised tests, and their performance in senior school entrance examinations is highly successful, in line with the aims of the school.”
GSG is a family company that was founded by experienced former state-school teachers 30 years ago. Today, the Group comprises four independent, co-educational schools in London that educate around 1,500 children aged 2-18 years.
The role will be exciting, challenging and rewarding. KGPS lies in a beautiful and quiet setting close to the River Thames and adjacent to the world-famous Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, south-west London.
KGPS prepares children for relevant 11+ entrance exams and pupils progress to top London and UK schools with at least 25% going on to the GSG senior schools where they have automatic entry.
The school is well resourced in all areas with modern, airy classrooms, a large playground backing on to the river, access to the green for sport, a computing lab, a science room, an art studio, music room, a staffroom and a dining hall. In the last two years, the school has added a nursery with an adjacent café to its offer.
This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified and enthusiastic educational leader to join our happy, friendly and forward-thinking school that is fully committed to striving for the best in our pupils. We are looking for someone with a keen awareness of the pastoral needs of children, who is able to instil our values of kindness, resilience, courage, curiosity and teamwork, to join our staff team as our Deputy Head. This is a maternity cover contract, commencing from the start of our Summer Term in April 2025.
The successful candidate will have previous experience as a Senior Leader in a Primary or Preparatory School setting. They will have been directly involved in monitoring and developing the effectiveness of teaching and learning within a department or Key Stage, and of line managing other colleagues. In addition, they will have made an effective contribution to School Self Evaluation and Improvement. They will have the subject knowledge and confidence to teach engaging and challenging lessons so that their pupils make the greatest possible progress.
The salary will be commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful candidate. KGPS operates its own salary scale.
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Closing date: Midday on Friday 24th January 2025.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date, so early applications are recommended.
All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of gender, race, religious belief, marital status or disability. Kew Green Preparatory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applications will be subject to checks with past employer, as well as an online check and an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. Our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies can be found on our website here .