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Welcome from the Head

Thank you for your interest in King’s House School. I am very proud of our staff here
at KHS, and we are a friendly and caring school with a strong sense of community,
where pupils can thrive and flourish. The pastoral aspect of school life is at the heart of
everything we do, and we pride ourselves on providing an inclusive environment that is
both nurturing and challenging. I am proud of the supportive and collaborative culture at
King’s House, which helps staff and pupils to be the best they can be.

It is a joy to watch our pupils grow into confident young people, ambassadors for King’s
House when they leave us at 13+ to go onto a wide range of day and boarding Senior
Schools. We value a broad and balanced academic education, enabling our pupils to
develop their academic, social, sporting, emotional and artistic attributes.

We are committed to recruiting excellent staff across our teaching and non-teaching
departments and King’s House School Enterprises, with the opportunity to develop
careers. You will be joining the school at an exciting time, when we are investing in
our facilities to ensure an inspiring education for students for many years to come. In
September 2024, the school moved to coeducation with girls currently in over half of our
year groups.

I hope this provides you with a flavour of what life is like at King’s House School, with a
staff team who develop enthusiastic young people who can be relied upon to make a
positive contribution in all areas of school life.

Mark Turner
Head

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rooms, two science laboratories, a new design technology room and music area.
There are three forms in each year group. Forms are mixed-ability in Years 4 - 6
with some subjects setted, and streamed in Years 7 and 8. Pupils experience
increasing exposure to subject specialist teachers, who will teach a range of year
groups and sometimes more than one subject. The curriculum the pupils follow
prepares them for Common Entrance at the end of Year 8.

Throughout their time at King’s House, the pupils are encouraged to take part in
art, drama, music and sporting activities. There are productions every year for all
year groups, concerts and many more performance opportunities for music, as
well as numerous games fixtures and sporting activities. There are also outings
for all years to enrich the curriculum, and from Year 3 residential trips in the
summer term.

King’s House offers its pupils a broad and balanced curriculum and prepares
them well for their transition on to their next school. We cherish each pupil as an
individual and provide them with the skills and mental resilience to succeed in
whatever path they choose to take. Small class sizes means that we can get to
know each child and identify their unique strengths, interests and passions.

King’s House School

King’s House School was founded in Richmond in 1946 and has been a boys’ prep
school since then until September 2024, when girls joined for the first time as we
move to co-education. The school operates on three sites in or around Kings Road,
which is on the very pleasant setting of Richmond Hill. The Senior Department (for
pupils from Year 4 to Year 8) is at 68 Kings Road, the Junior Department on its own
site just down the hill, and the Nursery around the corner on Princes Road. The
school also has a 35-acre sports ground just over Barnes Bridge, where there are
numerous pitches, athletics facilities, cricket nets, tennis courts, two 3G pitches and
all-weather pitch.

All children in the Nursery are guaranteed a place in Reception, and there are also
small intakes at Years 3, 4 and 7. Pupils generally stay until 13 when they move on
to a wide range of single-sex, co-ed, day and boarding schools, with a number each
year gaining scholarships.

The Nursery operates from its own site in a carefully restored building on Princes
Road. The youngest children, in Hedgehog Class (rising 3s), are based on the top
floor and Squirrels and Rabbits Class (rising 4s) on the ground floor. There is a very
positive, caring atmosphere to the Nursery, and the ground floor has an additional
Woodland Library also used for small group activities and specialist teaching. The
Nursery has its own dedicated staff supplemented with specialists from the school
PE, Music, Drama and Copmuting departments.

The Junior Department (JD) is housed in two Victorian buildings which have
been sensitively redesigned and linked to provide an exciting and stimulating
environment for the pupils. There is a two-form entry to Reception with about forty
children in the year group. This number grows to about 48 in Year 3 with three forms.
The class teachers deliver the vast majority of the curriculum, but pupils do have
lessons with specialist teachers for Music, languages, PE and Games and Computing.
All children take swimming lessons at a local pool from Years 1 - 3, and the Early Years
and Key Stage 1 regular use The Nest, the outdoor learning area the Sports Ground.
Pupils have Games lessons at the Grounds from Year 1 once a week, and twice a
week from Year 3.

Pupils move to the Senior Department site for Year 4. This is the original school site
and has been developed substantially since then. It is a deceptively large area which
includes the school’s theatre, gym, Astro turf pitch, two computer

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The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Learning Development Team to assist
in promoting the learning and personal development of the pupil to whom you
are assigned, to enable them to make best use of the educational opportunities
available to them.

How to apply: please complete the application form on our website
https://kingshouseschool.org/application-form/

Closing Date: 28th November 2025
Start Date: 6th January 2026

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Salary: £16.63 per hour

Reporting to: Head of Learning Development/Head of the Junior
Department

Free school lunches during term time

Contract type: Part-time, Term Time only, Fixed Term Contract (until
2nd July 2026)

Hours: 8:30am to 3:15pm, Monday to Friday

We welcome early applications and will consider holding interviews before the
closing date for strong candidates.

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Job Description

Responsibilities

To include but not limited to:

Supporting the Pupil

• To provide learning support for the pupil in class, in small groups or in 1:1 sessions
• To develop an understanding of the particular needs of the child and work with
direction from the Teacher, Head of Junior Department and Head of Learning
Development (SENCO) as required

• To ensure a developmental approach to EYFS Learning objectives, developing
methods and activities that facilitate understanding, learning and development
• To support access to the full range of learning experiences, maintaining an inclusive

learning environment both inside and outside the classroom

• To make or modify resources as suggested by the Teacher, Head of Junior

Department or Head of Learning Development (SENCO)

• To support the health and safety of the pupil in all indoor and outdoor areas of the

school

• To provide personal care as appropriate and in-line with the Staff Code of Conduct

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Job Description

Responsibilities

To include but not limited to:

General Support
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To work as part of the Junior Department to ensure learning opportunities support the
well-being and personal development of the pupil
To assist the Teacher preparing and adapting resources and activities
To assist the Teacher in record keeping/observation notes about the pupil for the Learning
Journal and reports for Head of Learning Development (SENCO), parents and outside
agencies.
To provide feedback to the Teacher, Head of Learning Development (SENCO) and relevant
outside agencies about the pupil’s difficulties and/or progress

• Establish and maintain positive home-school links

General duties:

Attend staff meetings and Inset at the beginning of terms, other occasional meetings as
deemed appropriate by the Head, including parent consultations where appropriate
Contribute to the overall life of the school through attendance at school events and
general commitment to the aims and ethos of the school
Undertake any additional tasks as required by the Head

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Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have some or all of the following:

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Experience working with children with English as an Additional Language
(preferable)
Experience working with children with Speech and Language difficulties
(preferable)
A passion for early education (EYFS) and an understanding of early phonics.
An understanding of the difficulties faced by a pupil who has special
educational needs
An ability to relate to staff and parents
A flexible approach to work
To have a warm, consistent and caring approach towards child development
in order to promote inclusivity

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Safeguarding

King’s House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants
must be willing to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post,
including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from
previous employers. Staff must be aware of the systems within the School which
support safeguarding and must act in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding
& Child Protection policy and Code of Conduct. Staff will receive appropriate child
protection training which is regularly updated.

Equal Opportunities Employer

King’s House School is an equal opportunities employer that believes in equal
opportunities for all, celebrates, and welcomes diversity. Employment decisions
throughout the school are made without regard to any status protected by law.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application process,
please feel free to contact our HR Manager  via email:
towersey-veal.g@kingshouseschool.org or detail the adjustments in your
application.

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King’s House School, 68 Kings Road, Richmond TW10 6ES