Class Teacher
Parkland Primary School South Wigston, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TAThis job expired on 9 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
22 August 2023
Closing date
9 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
6 June 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, flexible, and highly motivated teacher who will be committed to improving outcomes for all our children, along with a passion for providing inspirational learning experiences.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
- Willingness to be fully involved the life of the school community
- A commitment to supporting and enhancing our school’s ethos and vision
- KS1 experience is desirable but not essential.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to support with your application.
What the school offers its staff
In return we will give you the opportunity to:
- Be an integral member of the team in a vibrant and exciting school.
- Develop your profession within our school.
- Play a significant part in continuing to develop our school.
- Enjoy your teaching journey
- Talk to us about flexible working
- Good opportunities for personal and career development
- Pension scheme
Further details about the role
Why Choose Us:
It is our mission to provide our pupils with a stimulating and engaging curriculum in a safe and secure environment. We value and respect all individuals and our ethos gives our community the confidence to achieve their full potential and to be the best that they can be, and in doing so make a positive contribution to society.
Discovery Schools Academy Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.
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.
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About Parkland Primary School South Wigston
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 572 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- rsamji@dsatparkland.org
Parkland Primary school is a large primary school, with 506 children aged 4 to 11. It is also a pretty happy place with children who on the whole are willing to learn, friendly and easy-going. Our intake is mixed in socio-economic terms with nearly a quarter of the children on free meals. Parents are supportive regular volunteer helpers in school.
Staff range from very experienced to NQTs, with a generous allocation of support staff including HLTAs, a nursery nurse, teaching assistants and an ICT technician.
Premises are modern with open-plan areas for younger children and closed rooms for older ones. We have good resources and excellent facilities including an ICT suite, field, studio, resource room, and separate Year 6 building. We share a campus with South Wigston High School. A state-of-the-art sports centre has been built at the High School with community access and timetabled slots for our school's use.
Our school is part of the Discovery Schools Academies Trust. Discovery Schools Academy Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence is shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.
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