Class Teacher
The Godolphin Junior Academy, Slough, SL1 3HS34 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
31 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5
Contract type
- Fixed term - Temporary - end date 24th July 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- £31,850 - £47,839
What skills and experience we're looking for
Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Salary (actual): £31,850 - £47,839
Grade: MPS 1 – MPS 9
Hours: Full time
Work pattern: Full time
Contract: Temporary – end Date 24th July 2024
Start: January 2025
Godolphin Junior Academy is renowned in the local area for being a successful and aspirational school. Our whole school community has high expectations for themselves and others and we are looking to appoint a leader who is an exceptional role model and will promote our school values. The staff team are incredibly welcoming and supportive and enjoy working together in a collaborative way. Further to this we believe in working smart and enjoying a good work-life balance; we frequently adjust our practice to ensure this is the case. We are looking for a talented and ambitious leader who shares our values and has the skill set to help us drive improvement even further.
The academy is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, allowing us to benefit from a wealth of expertise across our eight academies, as well as enabling us to provide opportunities for sharing of good practice and high-quality training.
We are looking to appoint a Maternity Cover, Class Teacher. The ideal candidate will be caring and enthusiastic. Someone who is keen to make a difference to young children as they set out on their educational journey working within a well-established team. The successful candidate will join a dedicated and established team of practitioners. Our commitment is to achieve excellence, with a drive to secure the best for our children in a place that values partnership, team working and wellbeing.
What the school offers its staff
For the right candidate, we will offer
- extensive support and CPD;
- the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
- a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
- an ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;
- a dedicated Governing Body;
- supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
- an employee assistance programme (EAP).
Our partnership with Cranford Park, James Elliman, Montem, West Drayton, Western House, Lake Farm and Wood End academies means a host of professional development opportunities that will further your own skills, knowledge and expertise. The Trust has its own professional development centre, where CPD for staff at varying levels of experience, is offered to boost your career.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please call the school to arrange a visit. Please visit the school website for an application pack. We do not accept CV’s.
Closing Date: As and when we receive applications.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@theparkfederation.org
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Godolphin Junior Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 440 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Godolphin Junior Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@theparkfederation.org
- Phone number
- 01753 521481
The Godolphin Junior Academy is a large, four-four entry junior school in Slough.
Slough can be easily reached from the M40, M4and M25 and is only a twenty
minute train journey from London Paddington. We are one of 8 academies in the The Park Federation Academy Trust which is led by our Dr Martin Young our Federation Principal.
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