St Olave's Prep School

Teaching Assistant role requires experience giving 1:1 support to children with additional learning, emotional or pastoral needs.

“Experience of providing successful 1:1 support for children with additional learning, emotional or pastoral needs is essential.”

School has a dedicated Wellbeing Lead who runs mental health interventions for small groups and individuals, plus a self-referral system for pupils

“We have a dedicated Wellbeing Lead who is available at all times for the children. She runs wellbeing and mental health interventions with small groups and individuals and children are able to use the self-referral system too if they have a worry they would like to talk about.”

School places high emphasis on pastoral care and social skills development.

“Have a high emphasis on pastoral care, social skills and developing good manners.”

School provides a breadth of extracurricular opportunity including sports, creative, music and performing arts.

“Provide a breadth of opportunity including extensive sports provision, creative, music and performing arts opportunities and a full programme of fun and challenging activities.”

The school states that safeguarding children is its main priority, framed as a shared right and responsibility.

“At St Olave's Prep School, we regard the safeguarding of children as our main priority. We believe that we all have the right to be happy, to be safe and to learn. We all have the responsibility to make this happen.”

School describes itself as providing a happy, nurturing environment that treats each child as an individual.

“The school provides a happy and nurturing environment. It treats every child as an individual and gives all its pupils the opportunity to achieve their potential in academic, creative and sporting pursuits.”