Seabridge Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic KS2 Class Teacher to join our School.
The successful candidate will be:
- An engaging and skilful classroom practitioner;
- Enthusiastic, diligent, flexible and innovative with pupils’ needs at the core of their drive;
- A team player with excellent communication skills, who develops secure relationships with pupils, staff and parents alike;
- Professional, leading by example and at all times promoting at all times positive behaviour for learning;
- Fully supportive of the policies and positive ethos of the school;
- Willing to participate in personal continued professional development.
Seabridge Primary is a two-form entry primary with Nursery, offering places for children aged 3-11 years. We are committed to providing a secure and caring learning environment for all our pupils with high aspirations for all of our pupils. Our core aims facilitate our aim to develop highly educated, well-rounded, considerate and confident children who are willing and able to contribute to society. At Seabridge, ‘Pupils feel safe and well looked after at school. They value the school’s inclusive atmosphere and respond well to the school’s routines and high expectations. Pupils work hard in lessons and enjoy playing together.’ [The school values] ‘thread … through all aspects of school life. They support pupils to be the best they can be in everything they do.’ (Ofsted, November 2021). There are currently 464 pupils on the school roll and 56 in Nursery. There are currently 62 pupils on the SEND register, of which 11 pupils have an Education, Health and Care plan. There are currently 62 pupils on the Pupil Premium register (all categories) and 112 pupils with English as an Additional Language (varying need).
Colleagues within the Trust benefit from:
- Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include all of the National Professional Qualifications – NPQH, NPQSL, NPQEYL, NPQLL, NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC are all delivered by the Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. In addition, we provide access to the NPQEL for Executive Leaders.
- Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.
- Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
- Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
- Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
- Participating in peer reviews.
- Access to a suite of online courses.
- Placement projects within our family of schools.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
We strive to support our employees with work-life balance benefits and offer the opportunity to take sabbatical leave after a certain length of service – They are agreed for a variety of reasons including rewarding long service, travel, research or acquiring new skills, voluntary work, alleviating stress and burn out or to take care and rejuvenate yourself.
Shaw Education Trust are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We’re a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.
We believe that everyone has the potential to be extraordinary! To this end, our growing number of primary schools within the trust tirelessly pursue excellence through research-based collaboration and innovation. Our developing, Trust-wide, 3D Primary curriculum and pioneering Digital Strategy is designed to create inspirational, energetic and immersive learning experiences. These enable every child to flourish within a caring, stimulating and purposeful atmosphere; fully prepared for their next stage of life and learning.
We know that at primary school, the quality of teaching affects both children’s social behaviour and intellectual development. This age and stage of learning has a more powerful impact on children’s academic progress than any other educational sector. Home too has a vital part to play! - Recognised through extensive research, it is the importance of early experiences and the powerful combination of home, pre-school and primary school partnerships that set the foundations enabling our amazing children and pupils to succeed.
Salary: M1-U3 £30,000-£46,525
Working hours: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 17th May 2024
Interview Date: Monday 20th May 2024
Seabridge Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy https://www.shaw-education.org.uk/our-trust/key-information
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on-going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, therefore, we encourage early applications.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV’s alone will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, therefore, we encourage early applications.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.