Class Teacher
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6JE4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
18 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 November 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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale, commensurate with experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a passionate, reflective Teacherready to make a difference? Leigh Academy Paddock Woodarelooking to appoint aClass Teacher,who will join us fromJanuary 2025.
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood offers anenrichingenvironment wherestudent-centeredlearning,collaboration, andgrowthare at the heart of what we do. In being part of our vibrant and thriving academy, you will contribute your energy and vision to drive the academy to achieve its full potential. As part of our team, you’ll join a supportive community within a flourishing Multi-Academy Trust that values innovation and encourages inquiry-based learning. We’re looking for a dedicated teacher excited to inspire students of all abilities and keen to progress in a dynamic setting.
Our ideal candidate will;
- Have an enthusiastic and committed approach
- Have high expectations of all pupils
- Ideally have knowledge of the PYP
- Be creative and willing to step outside of their comfort zone.
We can offer you;
- The opportunity to be a part of a vibrant and enthusiastic teaching team
- An academy community committed to raising achievement and attainment.
- An exciting working environment with excellent resources and facilities
- A strong commitment to supporting professional development opportunities
- The opportunity to build a curriculum for the future
This is a full time, permanent opportunity offering Main Pay Scale, commensurate with experience.
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood is a very special place to work and pre-application visits or phone calls are both encouraged and welcomed. If you would like to arrange to discuss the role with a member of the team, please contactAmy Wenbanonamy.wenban@latrust.org.uk.
What the school offers its staff
Working at our school:We are a thriving and engaging three-form entry school in the heart of West Kent in the town of Paddock Wood. Our educational vision is to create inquisitive and proactive learners who understand the world around them and want to make the world a better place. Our curriculum interweaves the National Curriculum with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme so that all learning is in relevant and purposeful contexts. Our children have autonomy within their learning and know how to apply what they learn across all walks of life.
At Leigh Academy Paddock Wood, we champion personal development. We want to immerse children in opportunities to develop and grow so that they move into secondary education with not only a plethora of skills to access their learning successfully, but also the knowledge of the professions they can aspire to pursue later in life.
Our broad curriculum is supported by specialist teachers of French, PE and Computing. All of our pupils learn French and engage in other subjects in French too; we aim for all pupils to leave us conversant in the language. Pupils leave us with a strong understanding and appreciation of music and sporting skills. We are proud of the opportunities provided for children to represent the school in a range of sports and have enjoyed a lot of success in recent years.
We embed independence, stamina and considered risk into children’s learning. We have our own school minibuses and we frequently take children out into the local area and into central London. More further afield, we enjoy taking Year 5 pupils to the Brecon Beacons for a residential. We have a strong regard for extra-curricular learning and are proud of the healthy catalogue of clubs that we provide for all children. Whether it be a range of sports clubs, art and dance, music or computing, we always endeavour to tap into the diverse interests of our pupils. Our wrap around care is thriving and parents value the service on offer.
We have a highly effective and dedicated teaching team which is widely respected and supported by our academy community. Our teachers vary in experience from Early Careers Teachers to 30+ years and each brings something valuable to share, and a passion to learn. Opportunities to collaborate on planning, assessment and the sharing of expertise enhance our robust professional development offer. Our staff and the wider Leigh Academies Trust team offer a vast support network for professional development and opportunities for progression.
Our academy benefits from significant parental and community support who work in tandem to organise fundraising events. Such fundraising has helped to enrich our curriculum and learning environment, we are extremely grateful for such support.
‘Our highly ambitious community builds thinking learners, who act with agency and create lasting memories.’
Flexible working opportunities
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff.Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust.The Trust is establishing three‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT North; LAT West. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
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Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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 Leigh Academy Paddock Wood
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 616 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634 412 258
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Paddock Wood
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk.
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