Hampton Hill School Rimu Street Tawa Page PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 Teacher for Hampton Hill School. Thank you for your interest in the teaching positions at our school. Being a teacher at Hampton Hill School means: ● Career opportunities in a growing school ● Work in a school with highly effective and leading teaching practices ● Be an important part of a truly supportive, school and community ● Work in partnership with a caring, committed and passionate principal who has a great sense of humour ● A school that is the right size - not too big or too small Hampton Hill is a medium sized urban school situated 20 minutes from the centre of Wellington City. We have a steady roll of approximately 240 children catering for Year 1 to Year 6 students. We are passionate about providing our students with empowering and rewarding learning experiences. Hampton Hill School is a multicultural school that embraces and celebrates its cultural diversity. We support our children to develop academically, culturally, physically, socially and emotionally. The children are invited to participate in a wide range of activities, from music to cultural to sporting teams and extension groups for children showing talent in a variety of areas. Our staff work as a collaborative team to provide high-quality teaching and learning opportunities for our tamariki. We also understand the importance of fun! We believe our school is amazing because parents, staff and students work together – we all thrive! Teachers and leaders have many opportunities to develop, observe and critically evaluate our practices. We place a large focus on professional learning. We hold our main professional learning session on a Monday aſternoon between 3.15pm and 4:45pm and professional group or syndicate meetings on Tuesdays from 3.30-4.30. As a school we strive to provide personalised learning for every one of our students. We use technology to enhance and further support learning experiences. Classes have a variety of digital devices including; iPads, Chrome Books and laptops. Children can also bring their own devices to support with learning. The key qualities we are looking for: ● An ability to collaborate with all members of our learning community ● A teacher who holds high expectations for all ● A role model with a flexible and agile mindset ● Someone who demonstrates an ability to think creatively ● An ability and willingness to create educationally powerful connections to cultivate and engage in meaningful and purposeful relationships with whānau ● Someone committed to growing confident, connected and curious learners ● An ability to design learning that enables students to confidently talk about their learning ● A teacher who is able to provide rich and diverse learning programmes. Our school has a website which I would encourage you to visit at hamptonhill.school.nz . I am very happy to answer any questions you may have either by phone (04) 232 6509, email [email protected] or, if you would like to visit our school, we would be delighted to show you around. I feel very proud to be the principal of this amazing school and vibrant community and look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely