Department: Modern Foreign Languages
Responsible to: Head of Modern Languages
Location: On Campus at St Neot’s Prep School
Contract: Permanent, full time
Salary: Competetive (depending on experience)
Role outline and purpose
You will be expected to carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require and in accordance with the school’s policies under the direction of the Headmaster.
We teach a unique and bespoke curriculum which is underpinned by the assessment and skillsbased model of the PSB. It is designed to produce stimulating, relevant and modern programmes of study that will engage and prepare the pupils academically, technologically, personally, socially, culturally and spiritually for the next stage of their education.
You will teach a full range of pupils in the Prep School from Year 3 to Year 8. The ability to teach French to Nursery & Pre-Prep students and/or to teach an additional subject would be extremely beneficial.
Teaching at St Neot’s requires that members of the academic staff be willing to contribute fully to the life of the school. This includes tutoring, co-curricular involvement - especially within the sports department - cover duties, attending parents’ evenings for the year groups taught and assisting with projects in art, music, drama or other areas of the curriculum. Liaison with parents is included in the sphere of the teacher’s responsibilities.
Role Responsibilities
Planning, Teaching and Class Management
Teach allocated pupils by planning your teaching to achieve progression of learning through:
- Identifying clear teaching objectives and specifying how they will be taught and assessed.
- Setting tasks which challenge pupils and ensure high levels of interest and clear targets, building on prior attainment.
- Being aware of and making provision for all pupils with individual learning support needs and/ or EAL pupils.
- Making effective use of assessment and ensuring coverage of programmes of study.
- Maintaining discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures and encouraging good practice about punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and Prep.
- Using a variety of teaching methods to:
- Match approach to content, structure information, present a set of key ideas and use appropriate vocabulary.
- Use effective questioning, listen carefully to pupils, give attention to errors and misconceptions.
- Select appropriate learning resources and develop study skills through library, ICT, and other sources.
- Ensuring pupils acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding appropriate to the subject taught.
- Use adaptive teaching techniques that maximise engagement and progress for all of the learners in the class.
Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting
- Assess how well learning objectives have been achieved and use them to improve specific aspects of teaching.
- Mark and monitor pupils’ work and set targets for progress in line with the School’s Marking and Assessment policy and the departmental policy.
- Assess and record pupils’ progress systematically and keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitor strengths and weaknesses, inform planning, and recognise the level at which the pupil is achieving.
- Undertake assessment of pupils as requested by examination bodies, departmental and school procedures.
- Offer informative and formative feedback to parents at parents’ evenings.
- Evaluating your own teaching critically to improve effectiveness.
- To potentially teach at least one other subject to other Year Groups.
Appointment Process And How To Apply
To apply, please send a completed application form, along with your CV and covering letter, to the Headmaster at jslot@stneotsprep.co.uk, with the People Team copied in at people@stneotsprep.co.uk
The closing date for applications is midday on 27th November 2025 with interviews taking place on 5th December 2025.
The school reserves the right to close the role early.
Please note 2 references will be required prior to interview.
Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence please feel free to contact the Headmaster, Jonathon Slot, jslot@stneotsprep.co.uk.
We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
Appointments will be made subject to receipt of two satisfactory references (prior to interview) and enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. We are an equal opportunities employer.
St Neot’s is a registered charity (Number: 307324) providing outstanding caring education for boys and girls since 1880
