Class Teacher (initially KS2)
Kegworth Primary School, Derby, Leicestershire, DE74 2DAThis job expired on 10 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
22 August 2024
Closing date
10 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 May 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year
Pay scale
- MPS 1-3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential
Educational Achievements, Qualifications & training
- Qualified Teacher status
- Evidence of and commitment to continuous professional development
Experience
- Experience of teaching within in the primary setting
- Experience of working with support staff
Knowledge and understanding
- The teacher should have knowledge and understanding of:
- how to plan and implement cross curricular teaching - giving pupils opportunities to explore, investigate and communicate independently
- Have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs; those of high ability; those with English as an additional language; those with disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.
- how to use ICT in an innovative and creative way to supplement and extend learning.
- assessment for learning and how children learn best
- how to help children become evaluative and self reflective about their learning
- how to create a positive and celebratory learning environment
- a willingness to develop themselves
Skills
- The teacher will be able to:
- communicate effectively and without errors (both orally and in writing) to a variety of audiences
- show evidence of good interpersonal skills as a team member, and in handling sensitive situations in a wider context
- demonstrate excellent behaviour management
- establish good working relationships throughout the school community
- lead and promote their subject effectively and with passion across the school
- promote the school’s aims and values positively
- motivate others (adults and children) to achieve their best, and enhance their self-esteem
- use ICT confidently to support their role, both in the classroom and in a wider context
Essential personal characteristics
- Hard working
- Honest
- Problem Solver
- Clear-sighted
- Creative thinker
- Confident
- A dedicated team player
- A passion for their subject and for teaching
- Resourceful
- Determined
- Open-minded
- Positive
- Very well organised
- Self motivated
Desirable
- Evidence of consistently good to outstanding practice
- Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the 2014 curriculum – including skills progression across key content
- Evidence of participating in and leading extra-curricular provision
- Teaching a Creative curriculum
- In addition, the teacher might have knowledge and understanding of:
- In addition, the teacher might have experience of:
- assessment
- how to update a school website
- How to provide remote learning if necessary
- encouraging staff to surpass their own expectations
- leading assemblies
- a commitment to further studying or sustained CPD
What the school offers its staff
The governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed teacher to join our popular and vibrant school, graded ‘good’ by Ofsted in January 2022. Kegworth Primary School is a warm and welcoming environment with a committed team of staff and governors. We are a growing school and from August 2020 we increased our pupil admission number from 30 to 45 children in order to accommodate the growing population of the village. The children are at the heart of everything we do as well as being positive and enthusiastic learners.
We are located in North-West Leicestershire (within easy reach of Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Nottingham).
We are looking for someone who:
- is aspirational; has high expectations of all children and sees the potential in all.
- has a clear understanding of what effective teaching and learning looks like and is able to deliver it consistently
- has an excellent and in depth understanding of the mastery curriculum in KS2
- is a strong team player
- believes in the creative curriculum and the critical thinking approach to learning
- can provide a stimulating environment for learning and quality teaching
- can plan and assess effectively
- is able to foster excellent relationships with the children and their families
- is enthusiastic and motivated.
We can offer you:
- a caring school ethos where we believe children can make the world a better place and every child is special
- Happy, hard-working and motivated children who enjoy learning
- a welcoming school with superb grounds
- a large, well-resourced classroom
- our commitment to your professional development and staff well-being
- Supportive and caring colleagues
- A supportive and forward-thinking Governing Body
- ECT time and an experienced ECT Mentor (If appropriate for the candidate)
Due to this post having access to children, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
In addition, the school will also be conducting an online search as part of our due diligence on all shortlisted candidates. The purpose of this is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, the details of which are publicly available online, and to determine a candidates’ suitability to work with children and keep them safe. This check will be undertaken by someone independent from the shortlisting panel and only once shortlisting has taken place. Where any relevant issues are identified by this process the panel will explore this further with you at your interview.
Please contact the school office if you are having difficulty accessing this.
School visits are welcomed, please contact the school office.
Email: office@kegworthprimary.org
Tele: 01509 672382
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kegworth Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 225 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kegworth Primary School website
- Email address
- office@kegworthprimary.org
- Phone number
- 01509 672382
Primary School
Arranging a visit to Kegworth Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@kegworthprimary.org.
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