Class Teacher and Year Group Leader

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Have high expectations and an unwavering belief in the potential of every child;
• A desire to make a difference to the lives of children and provide them with a safe and caring learning environment;
• Have experience of working with the relevant age groups;
• Demonstrate excellent practice and be creative, innovative and reflective;
• Have the ability to motivate and inspire children throughout their learning journey;
• Be self-motivated and able to work from their own initiative;
• Be committed to working in partnership with other teachers, parents/ carers and the community;
• Be committed to their own professional development;
• Be capable of inspiring, challenging, supporting and empowering other members of staff;
• Be resilient with a good sense of humour.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer as a school:

• A caring and friendly school environment;
• Happy, well-behaved and motivated children who enjoy learning;
• Excellent support from a dedicated group of staff;
• 15% joint PPA time with year group teachers plus additional management time each week;
• Senior leaders who are supportive and committed to promoting staff wellbeing;
• A range of excellent professional and personal development opportunities including weekly training sessions;
• An employee assistance programme (EAP);
• Career pathways to further leadership roles;
• Excellent school facilities in a recently refurbished school building;
• Inset day refreshments/lunch;

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.