Class teacher
Downsview Primary and Nursery School, London, SE19 3XE2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- ECT to UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Class Teacher Job Description
Appointment for: Class Teacher - Full time: EYFS- Y6
Start Date: April 2025
Salary: ECT- UPS
Location: Downsview Primary School
Responsible to: Headteacher
Duties: The duties outlined in this job description are in addition to those covered by the latest School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document. It may be modified by the Headteacher, with your agreement, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job, commensurate with the salary and job title.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning
1. To be a good or an outstanding teacher.
2. To effectively teach children, meeting their many and varied needs.
3. Use a repertoire of strategies to meet children’s different learning styles.
4. Have thorough subject knowledge and keep abreast of national and local developments.
5. To provide a highly stimulating classroom environment that supports learning.
6. Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and develop knowledge and excellent learning behaviour.
Recording and Assessment
1. Carry out duties in accordance with the school’s aims and policies.
2. Set clear targets for children’s learning and use assessment information to inform all aspects of planning.
3. Display commitment to raising standards and accelerating pupil progress.
4. Attend consultation evenings and keep parents informed about their child's progress.
Standards and Quality Assurance
1. Support the aims and ethos of Downsview School and role model the school principles, including Downsview core values.
2. Follow Downsview school policies and procedures.
3. Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.
4. Attend and participate in open evenings and report on pupil progress.
5. Uphold the school's high culture of behaviour and achievement expectations.
6. Participate and contribute to staff training and meetings.
7. Positively embrace professional development and research.
8. Ability to reflect on and improve performance.
Additional Duties
1. Be a role model in all your actions and behaviour.
2. To undertake professional development and research as agreed. Direct additional adults so that they add significant value to learning outcomes.
3. To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection and Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and report all concerns to the appropriate person.
4. Undertake other general tasks that the Headteacher may reasonably ask.
5. Run a school club that enriches pupils’ experiences beyond the classroom.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
- Be qualified to degree level or higher
- In 3rd Year of Teaching or above
- Have Qualified Teacher Status
- Be qualified to teach and work in the United Kingdom
Experience
- Have taught children successfully, meeting their many and varied needs.
- Have evidence of being a good or outstanding teacher
- Have evidence of raising standards and accelerating pupil progress
Knowledge/Understanding
- Understand the purpose, structure and balance of the National Curriculum and its requirements
- Have thorough subject knowledge and keep abreast of national and local developments
- Be able to use ICT creatively and effectively
- Display commitment to the safeguarding and protection of children and fulfil relevant duties for child protection.
- Be committed to equal opportunities - respect and value different experiences and backgrounds
Skills/Abilities
- Assess, record and report on the achievements of pupils in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures
- Have exceptional organisational skills, including time management
- Adapt teaching and apply flexible grouping strategies, to respond to children’s individual needs
Personal Qualities
- Lead the class with integrity, basing decisions on securing the best outcomes for every child
- Develop positive relationships with all members of the school community
- Have strong inter-personal skills, including the capacity to be persuasive, diplomatic and flexible
- Have an exemplary record of attendance and punctuality
- Have high expectations of pupils, adults and self
- Be committed to personal and professional development, is reflective and learns from past experiences
- Be motivated and proactive with a “can do” attitude
- Willingness to run a club
What the school offers its staff
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dedicated individual to join our team at the heart of this diverse and vibrant community. As we continue our journey towards excellence we are seeking an exceptional candidate to join us. We are looking for a dynamic and proactive individual who is self-motivated and can make a difference to the wellbeing and progress of all our children. Someone who will work effectively as part of a committed and dedicated staff, with our enthusiastic, respectful children and parents. You should share our values, passion and determination to ensure that Downsview children receive diverse experiences whilst on their journey to become confident, life-long learners who are equipped for life in the 21st century. We are a friendly, approachable team and community who welcome all to our school with love, support and care.
Are you:
- An inspirational and innovative teacher whose teaching is of high quality?
- A good communicator?
- Self-motivated and well organised?
- Committed to working in partnership with children and their parents to ensure the best possible outcomes for each individual child?
- Reflective practitioner who seeks to develop, as an individual, part of the team and our school?
- A team player who is prepared to play an active role in school life?
We can offer you:
- A friendly and dedicated staff team, who go above and beyond for our community.
- A vibrant and diverse school community.
- Values education, underpinning everything we do.
- A well-resourced school with excellent ICT facilities.
- The support of a Year group team, with time for collaborative planning.
- High quality professional development and accelerated promotion opportunities.
We strongly recommend a visit which can be arranged by appointment, please contact sec1@downsview.croydon.sch.uk or by telephoning 020 8764 4611.
Applications should be sent to sec1@downsview.croydon.sch.uk.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS check. Downsview is GDPR compliant and is registered with the ICO.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our staff vacancies all require an enhanced DBS check. Downsview is GDPR compliant and is registered with the ICO.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to head@downsview.croydon.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Downsview Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 630 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@downsview.croydon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0208764 4611
Welcome to Downsview Primary and Nursery School.
'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.‘ -Aristotle
Visitors to Downsview quickly experience the warmth, energy and positivity of parents, children and staff. Strong relationships here are built on kindness, care and mutual respect and give rise to a valuable sense of community.
We aim to nurture the ‘whole child’ – body, mind and spirit. To this end, classroom learning focuses as much attention on how children learn as on what they learn. Children are encouraged to be ambitious and creative, to explore their learning in depth and push themselves to excel in a wide variety of pursuits.
We recognise that for children to thrive they need to learn to sustain their curiosity and so we embrace innovative approaches to teaching. We want the children to have memorable experiences on their journey to becoming confident, life-long learners. We seek to support all individuals to follow their own passions, whatever they may be, and so build their self-esteem and assurance.
As well as providing a strong academic platform from which to grow, our philosophy is to help children to find their own way towards living a life of purpose and fulfillment. We value and appreciate every single child for what they can bring to our community and offer a safe and trusting environment to enable them to flourish and succeed as they prepare for their future in a fast-changing world.
The link between home and school is integral to your child’s success and we wholeheartedly encourage parents to take an active part in their child's learning and in the life of the school.
Arranging a visit to Downsview Primary and Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@downsview.croydon.sch.uk.
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