Class teacher
South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery, LYMINGTON, Hampshire, SO41 5RP8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): This role is full time, however four days a week would be considered.
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPR/ UPS
Additional allowances
For candidates wanting leadership experience, a TLR 3 for a specific school development project would be considered with this post.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an exceptional class teacher to join our team. Initially this will be a maternity contract for one year from January 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
Demonstrate strong teaching capability and interest in a creative approach to learning.
Ensure a strong commitment to pupil wellbeing; fostering a supportive environment for all pupils to learn in.
Work alongside an experienced team, including a teacher mentor and Inclusion leaders, to further develop as a skilled teacher.
For candidates with appropriate skills and experience, there could be opportunities to lead whole school projects and collaborate with other schools. The school would strongly consider a TLR 3 for such a candidate.
Requirements:
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
A deep understanding of the primary curriculum and a commitment to delivering a high-quality education.
A passion for outdoor learning and a love of the natural world.
Desirable Qualities:
Creativity and a good sense of humour
Ability to inspire and motivate both pupils and staff.
Commitment to continuous professional development.
Experience in leading school-wide initiatives and influencing whole school development.
What the school offers its staff
This is a very exciting time to be part of our team as we look to embed our strengths, continue to grow our unique curriculum, and further enhance our approach to professional and personal development. We are continually evolving and this year we are delighted to be opening a school farm within our extensive school site.
In order to ensure a smooth transition, we will provide a comprehensive induction package in January 2025. This will include access to high quality planning and resources. There is a degree of flexibility with this role as we are looking for someone who either wants to consolidate and deepen as an excellent teacher, or someone who requires the first stages of leadership experience. The role is advertised as full time, but we would consider either a job share or four days a week.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding children and all employees, governors and volunteers are subject to robust employment checks.
We delivery regular, topical safeguarding briefings and train all staff annually on KCSiE (Keeping Children Safe in Education).
We have an internal online portal enabling all staff to report any concerns immediately and we have two Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL's) in school. A third member of staff has undergone the DSL training purely for the purpose of auditing our processes and challenging DSL decisions.
We are very proud of the strong safeguarding culture we have developed.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to adminoffice@southbaddesley.hants.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
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About South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 134 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- adminoffice@southbaddesley.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01590 626243
South Baddesley CE Primary School and Nursery is a small Church of England school catering for pupils between the ages of 3-11 years of age. Our school vision and curriculum is firmly rooted in our Christian Value of ‘Kindness’.
We consider ‘kindness’ to have three aspects:
Kindness to ourselves.
Kindness to others.
Kindness to the world.
We look for daily opportunities to teach and explore these values. This approach means that we are fortunate to work in a calm, happy and thriving school. Our children are a joy to work with - smiling and laughter are cemented into life at our school!
Our curriculum aims to ‘explore life in all its fullness’ and so developing:
Wisdom
Curiosity
Innovation and
Excellence for all our children, regardless of starting points.
We use the core curriculum drivers of literature, people and the world to shape all of our learning experiences so that children engage in deep and challenging learning opportunities.
We have approximately 130 pupils on roll, who are currently organised into 5 classes. Our school is spread across three buildings; these vary from an old Victorian building to a much newer eco-build. We are fortunate to have well designed spaces to teach and learn in.
All of our classes are well supported by a strong and committed support staff team. The school leadership team consists of three teaching and learning leaders, a teaching mentor and the headteacher. Teamwork, support for professional development and staff well-being is a strength of our school. We are committed to teacher development at all stages, from trainees to experienced practitioners.
In July 2024, we celebrated a ‘good’ Ofsted judgement. The provision for pupil’s welfare and behaviour was judged to be outstanding. Inspectors praised our unique and well developed curriculum, bespoke approach to subject leadership, support of SEND and innovative projects with other schools, such as the Winchester University Multi Academy Trust. Our vision is to ‘strive and believe to shine’ for all individuals at our school.
Having opened our successful Nursery in 2023, we are now very excited to be opening a school farm this academic year. This provision will provide a further range of after school activities as well as providing us with a very special resource for developing our outdoor learning offer.
You will find our school is about a mile outside of the thriving town of Lymington and on the edge of the New Forest. Our school is located in the grounds of Pylewell Estate and therefore we are fortunate to have a large, well developed outdoor space. This includes a specific Woodland School area, a pond, a school garden and a meadow. We use our outdoor space continuously to enhance the learning of the pupils. We are within easy access of the beautiful New Forest and Solent coastline, where there are numerous activities to get involved in. We are also close to the cities and amenities of Southampton and Bournemouth.
A number of children travel in from the New Forest each day by minibus. We are responsible for our own minibus contract and this gives us access to two new mini buses everyday. This means we can regularly enhance the curriculum with visits out and about!
The school has a very supportive and involved team of governors. The Governors take an active role in school life both supporting and challenging the strategic direction of the school. Governors have subject specialist links with teachers across the school. The school is also supported by a very active ‘parent- friends association,’ called the Friends of SBS. This is led by a group of parents who fundraise tirelessly for the school. We hope that this information provides a flavour to life at South Baddesley, but please book a tour of the school to meet our team and children.
Arranging a visit to South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@southbaddesley.hants.sch.uk.
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