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SalaryWetherby Senior School was founded in 2015 and is a member of the Inspired Education Group of Schools. There are 452 boys on roll, all of whom study at least 1 language for 5 years and we regularly add at least 0.5 of a grade at both IGCSE and A Level. Our students achieve grades that allow them to gain places at top UK Universities such as Cambridge, LSE, Imperial, Durham and UCL, and Universities aboard such as the University of Chicago, Pompeu Fabra Barcelona and the IE Business School Madrid.
The School was founded to offer a progressive education in the heart of London. The School’s focus on providing an all-round education means that high standards are expected of the boys in all areas of school life. The School provides the boys with a broad educational experience, which includes Philosophy and Thinking Skills in the curriculum, to ensure that they are able to think critically and to problem solve but also that they can be creative and collaborative in their approach, so that they develop a sense of social responsibility and respect for others. Our skilled staff, who have a wealth of experience, are preparing to send our pupils to leading universities in the UK, the US and elsewhere.
At Wetherby Senior School we seek to employ highly professional teachers with the ability and commitment to enhance the life of the School and to work effectively and collaboratively with all members of the School community to further establish and develop the School. Our emphasis on educating the whole boy means that all members of staff are expected to contribute to the pastoral care of a group of students as a Form Tutor as well as contributing to the School’s co-curricular activities.
We are now seeking a Head of Spanish to start in September 2024.
- Developing and reviewing schemes of work and monitoring their use by staff.
- Applying effective methods of assessment of student’s work and analysing the results.
- Keeping up-to-date with subject developments outside the School and bringing them to the attention of colleagues.
- Arranging for the observation of teaching as a matter of good practice and providing constructive feedback to the teacher concerned.
- Managing the role of the Spanish Language Assistant.
- Ensuring that teachers in the department use the School’s rewards and sanctions effectively.
- Providing support to members of the department in any matters involving behaviour management.
- Delegating appropriate administrative tasks to create a sense of teamwork within the department and aid professional development.
3) Responsibility for managing the pupils being taught in the department, including:
- Fostering high standards of academic work.
- Ensuring effective use of pupil tracking data.
- Effective scrutiny of pupil work.
4) Responsibility for the administration of the department including:
- Producing and reviewing the department handbook, development plan and ensuring the department is ready for inspection.
- Holding and recording the minutes of regular departmental meetings to exchange ideas, and inform and develop good practice.
- Producing an annual report about the department for the Headmaster, including a detailed analysis of public examination results.
- Allocating teaching space to staff and ensuring that pupils respect the fabric of the department.
- The ability to teach Spanish to A Level.
- Preferably, the ability to teach French or German to GCSE Level.
- The ability to inspire others and lead by example.
- Outstanding subject knowledge, academic qualifications and the ability to communicate their enthusiasm.
- The ability to deliver dynamic and effective lessons to the full ability-range of pupils at the School.
- Experience of successful management of, or within, an academic department.
- Highly effective communication skills for interacting with all members of the School community.
- A commitment to pastoral care and the welfare and safeguarding of pupils.
- Interests and abilities that can enhance the School’s co-curricular programme.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent administrative, organisational and IT skills.
