72 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 April 2025

  • Closing date

    24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    20 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Monday - Friday; 32.5 hours

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

M1-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our vision is for all members of the Long Furlong Primary School community to be enthusiastic, lifelong learners who thrive because they feel loved, accepted and valued.​The Long Furlong community cares for each other and the world around it. Our aims are:

  • A caring and enabling environment
  • A culture of aspiration and ambition
  • Determined and professional teaching
  • Empowered leadership throughout
  • A progressive and communicative school

To support our vision and aims we’re seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated and talented teacher. We’re looking for someone with strengths across the Primary curriculum; the successful candidate would be expected to lead a curriculum area across the school. Long Furlong is a vibrant, friendly school with wonderful children, committed and hardworking staff, and engaged governors and parents/carers.

The successful candidate must be able to:

  • provide creative, enriching, learning opportunities,
  • demonstrate high expectations of learning and behaviour
  • demonstrate an ability to nurture and support all pupils, including those with complex learning, emotional or other needs
  • demonstrate knowledge and experience of continuous provision/ teaching with a play-based curriculum
  • experience and knowledge of teaching and learning outside of the classroom
  • demonstrate good organisational and interpersonal skills
  • work closely with colleagues as part of a friendly and supportive team
  • demonstrate a positive attitude towards continuing school improvement

You’ll be encouraged to play a full part in the life of the school community.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • Highly supportive colleagues and governors
  • Pupils who are keen to learn, respectful of adults and other children, and engage well with their learning
  • Continuing professional development to support the successful applicant in carrying out the duties, including opportunities in other Primary Key Stages
  • Parents/carers who actively support their children’s learning in a variety of ways
  • A modern, well-resourced and easily accessible school building

Commitment to safeguarding

Oxfordshire Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that requires applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All users are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed. Online and social media checks are carried out.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office.2602@long-furlong.oxon.sch.uk

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About Long Furlong Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
221 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
01235532358

Long Furlong is a one-form entry school in a suburban setting which sits in the middle of the catchment area that it serves.

Arranging a visit to Long Furlong Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office.2602@long-furlong.oxon.sch.uk.

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