Detail
Required for: September 2025
Location: Vincent Square - Westminster Under School
Contract: full-time, permanent
Salary: Westminster Under School has its own salary scale, and new members of staff are placed at a point relevant to their qualifications and experience. Details of salary will be discussed at interview with those candidates who are short-listed.
For this role, there is no fixed closing date. Applications will be considered on receipt and interviews may occur at any stage.
We are looking for a bright, caring and enthusiastic individual who will relish the opportunity to become a Year 4 Class Teacher to our very able pupils.
The successful candidate will be part of a friendly team who teach one Year 3 class and two Year 4 classes, with 22 pupils in each class. The staff body is warm and supportive, and collaborative working with teaching, planning and assessment is encouraged. Both pupils and teachers are exceptionally motivated.
Junior Class Teachers teach English, Maths, History, Geography, Science, TPR (Theology, Philosophy and Religion) and PSHEE. Pupils work significantly above their chronological age. Specialist teachers take the pupils for subjects such as Computing, Games and PE, French, Art and Music.
Subject specialisms will be taken into account and we would aim to reflect these in the successful candidate’s timetable. Interests in taking a lead in Science/ Maths would be of particular value, but are not pre-requisites.
This is an exciting time to join the Under School, as we look forward to our expansion to become a co-educational school for children aged 4 to 13, from September 2026, and the successful post-holder will be a key part of this transition.
If you have any follow up questions relating to the role, please do not hesitate to contact the acting Head of Juniors, Milly Langford (milly.langford@westminster.org.uk)
Line managed by the Head of Juniors, they will:
Teaching and Learning
- Plan, prepare, teach and evaluate lessons, activities and learning and teaching strategies in line with Schemes of Work located on the Intranet and in line with the parallel class teacher.
- Provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment in which consideration is given to the individual development of all pupils.
- Differentiate learning and teaching and associated resources in a manner that challenges and interests the pupils and is appropriate to their needs and skill levels.
- Apply any recommendations and guidance for pupils with specific learning or welfare needs or disabilities, as directed by the SENDCo, or on the pupil’s personalised learning plan.
- Apply, where appropriate, IT capability to enhance learning and teaching.
- Contribute to, and maintain consistency with, internal and relevant external marking schedules and moderation procedures.
- Engage pupils fully in the assessment and self-evaluation process.
- Carry out a range of formative assessments of pupils’ attainment to acknowledge and inform progress.
- Record and report on pupil progress and achievements in accordance with the Junior Department’s requirements, including formal reporting points such as parents’ evenings and written reports.
Pastoral care and pupil management
- Put pupils at the centre of everything you do, taking a pastoral interest in pupils around the school environs, so that they feel valued and cared for.
- Monitor the work of class pupils, providing guidance, advice and support, and fostering self-esteem.
- Motivate pupils through praise, while being firm but fair.
- Actively maintain the high standards of behaviour and uniform of pupils in the classroom and in all school locations and activities.
- Write and maintain relevant records for individual pupil files and writing reports.
- Communicate, respond to and consult with parents on a regular basis maintaining records, as appropriate.
- Communicate and consult with other departments or members of staff to implement recommendations, policies or guidance.
All teachers and other staff are expected to:
- Promote and support the School’s Aims and Vision and School Development Plan.
- Adhere to and support the School’s policies and procedures.
- Accept responsibility for the welfare and care of all pupils, at all times.
- Undertake break and supervisory duties as designated by the Senior Management Team.
- Cover classes for absent colleagues as directed by Senior Management Team.
- Attend staff meetings, parents’ evenings and other meetings and school events, such as the Carol Service and open days, outside normal hours.
- Attend relevant school trips, normally including one residential visit per year.
- Undertake any other duties or tasks as the Master, the Deputy Master or the Governing Body may reasonably require.
- Engage positively in and contribute to INSET activities offered by the School.
- Be involved in new initiatives within the School as part of ongoing professional development.
- Take an active interest in maintaining subject knowledge, learning networks and current educational research.
