Deadline is today

  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    15 November 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 October 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS

Class Teacher (Primary) job summary

Vacancy for Class Teacher at Sawtry Junior Academy!

Salary: MPS

Hours of work: Core school hours.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and forward-thinking Key Stage Two Class Teacher at Sawtry Junior Academy! You will be part of a fantastic group of teachers and teaching assistants working closely together to create exciting and creative learning opportunities for our children.


The opportunity:

  • A fulfilling and rewarding role where you will be making a difference to children’s learning
  • An opportunity to work in a high-attaining school
  • Outstanding professional development opportunities for all our staff
  • Highly collaborative approach to teaching where planning is jointly shared across year groups to enable the sharing of excellent practice

The ideal candidate:

  • QTS teaching qualification
  • Experience of teaching Key Stage One/Two
  • Possesses outstanding communication skills and can work well in a team
  • An understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues

About Sawtry Junior Academy

Welcome to our Academy where we hope you will experience a wealth of enthusiasm for learning and for supporting and helping each other. We are sure you will quickly feel the friendly and positive ethos in the academy from both the staff and the children, who would love to share their latest pieces of work and activities with you. We have been part of the Meridian Trust family since November 2016. Our academy is situated in the heart of the village of Sawtry and caters for children aged 7-11 (Key Stage 2). We have approximately 270 pupils, in 10 single age classes. Most of our pupils come from the village of Sawtry; the remainder are from surrounding villages.

We aim to provide engaging learning activities for our children in a stimulating and supportive environment. Although our purpose is to promote the development of academic and practical skills, we also seek to guide children in their social and moral development. Between the ages of 7 and 11 children quickly grow and develop in maturity. The environment we provide for the children promotes independence, self-motivation, and confidence. We aim to develop the numerous social skills that are necessary for children to become responsible members of society.

About Meridian Trust

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust was formed in 2011 and is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

Why work for us?

We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all our staff. As a large multi-academy trust, Meridian Trust provides a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. We offer all our staff a wide range of professional learning activities delivered through Meridian Learning including:

  • School and Trust-led CPD and Trust-led professional networks
  • A broad range of online, face-to-face and blended learning opportunities developed and delivered by Trust specialists
  • Access to Teaching WalkThrus; a platform providing evidence-based teaching strategies broken down into granular steps
  • Professional qualifications via Apprenticeships
  • Curriculum Hubs and NPQs via Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Teaching School Hub
  • Opportunities for coaching & professional supervision
  • Opportunities to get into teaching through our outstanding ITT

We promote and support employee wellbeing through regular wellbeing events, access to an online mindfulness programme and we provide free emotional and practical support 24/7 via our Employee Assistance Programme which delivers online health & wellbeing resources, counselling, mindfulness, skills coaching for line managers and financial, legal & practical support on a range of personal issues.

Other benefits of working for us include:

  • Defined benefit pension schemes, providing a secure and guaranteed income on retirement.
  • Tax-efficient cycle to work scheme
  • Childcare Account providing eligible employees with free or tax-free childcare
  • Free eye tests via Eyecare vouchers and free flu vaccinations
  • Free tea and coffee
  • Free on-site parking
  • Discounts and special deals on holidays, breakdown cover, everyday essentials, mobile phones, utilities and gym memberships
  • Dell Advantage giving up to 20% discount on laptops, desktops and accessories.
  • Discounted membership rates for Academy Leisure, Sawtry

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications: Friday 15th November 2024 at 09:00am.

Interviews will be held on: To be confirmed.

Meridian Trust reserves the right to interview and close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for school based jobs must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions when prompted to do so.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.

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About Sawtry Junior Academy

School type
Academy, ages 7 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
277 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 11

About Sawtry Junior Academy.

Welcome to our Academy where we hope you will experience a wealth of enthusiasm for learning and for supporting and helping each other. We are sure you will quickly feel the friendly and positive ethos in the academy from both the staff and the children, who would love to share their latest pieces of work and activities with you.

We have been part of the Meridian Trust family since November 2016. Our academy is situated in the heart of the village of Sawtry and caters for children aged 7-11 (Key Stage 2).

We have approximately 270 pupils, in 10 single age classes. Most of our pupils come from the village of Sawtry; the remainder are from surrounding villages.

We aim to provide engaging learning activities for our children in a stimulating and supportive environment. Although our purpose is to promote the development of academic and practical skills, we also seek to guide children in their social and moral development. Between the ages of 7 and 11 children quickly grow and develop in maturity. The environment we provide for the children promotes independence, self-motivation, and confidence. We aim to develop the numerous social skills that are necessary for children to become responsible members of society.

We are proud of our Academy and of the part it plays in the community. Our success depends and relies upon the partnership that is fostered between the home and the Academy, and we value the hard work and support provided by parents and friends, Sawtry Junior Parent Association (Sawtry JPA) and the Academy Council. We also work hard with other providers in the village. As part of the Meridian Trust family, we have forged strong links with Sawtry Village Academy but also have strong links with Sawtry Infant School and Buttons and Bows pre-school with whom we share a site.

To find out more information about Sawtry Junior Academy, please see our website:- About Sawtry Junior Academy.

Welcome to our Academy where we hope you will experience a wealth of enthusiasm for learning and for supporting and helping each other. We are sure you will quickly feel the friendly and positive ethos in the academy from both the staff and the children, who would love to share their latest pieces of work and activities with you.

We have been part of the Meridian Trust family since November 2016. Our academy is situated in the heart of the village of Sawtry and caters for children aged 7-11 (Key Stage 2).

We have approximately 270 pupils, in 10 single age classes. Most of our pupils come from the village of Sawtry; the remainder are from surrounding villages.

We aim to provide engaging learning activities for our children in a stimulating and supportive environment. Although our purpose is to promote the development of academic and practical skills, we also seek to guide children in their social and moral development. Between the ages of 7 and 11 children quickly grow and develop in maturity. The environment we provide for the children promotes independence, self-motivation, and confidence. We aim to develop the numerous social skills that are necessary for children to become responsible members of society.

We are proud of our Academy and of the part it plays in the community. Our success depends and relies upon the partnership that is fostered between the home and the Academy, and we value the hard work and support provided by parents and friends, Sawtry Junior Parent Association (Sawtry JPA) and the Academy Council. We also work hard with other providers in the village. As part of the Meridian Trust family, we have forged strong links with Sawtry Village Academy but also have strong links with Sawtry Infant School and Buttons and Bows pre-school with whom we share a site.

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