Class Teacher - Year 1
Krishna Avanti Primary School, Croydon, CR0 4HAThis job expired on 13 October 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2022
Closing date
13 October 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 September 2021
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Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,915 - £35,264 (MPS 1 - 4)
Class Teacher - Year 1 job summary
We wish to recruit an enthusiastic and passionate Classroom Teacher, the successful candidate should be able to teach across the KS1 age range, be willing to go the ‘extra mile’ and focused on the attainment of all pupils. They will hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and have a proven track record in teaching.
Krishna Avanti Primary School is an Academy and part of the Avanti Schools Trust (AST).
The school has an inclusive ethos rooted in Hindu religious philosophy and welcomes applications from all faiths and backgrounds.
We place excellent teaching and learning at the heart of all we do. We have high expectations of our learners who respond extremely well to challenges within our broad curriculum.
The appointed candidate will be someone who, through their passion, commitment and understanding, provides the best learning experiences for their class, to build on the school’s successes and contribute to our continuing development.
We can offer:
• Children who are proud of their school and support each other with their learning through excellent behaviour.
• A dedicated and friendly team of colleagues, who are curious about learning, enthusiastic and motivated to provide the most memorable learning experiences.
• A curriculum that focuses upon the whole child through exciting learning opportunities in yoga, mindfulness, forest school, sport and performing arts to ensure every child has the potential to succeed.
• An exceptional learning environment and excellent support from our stakeholders, which includes parents and the wider community.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record
disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
AST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people to AST and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique, ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
References will be taken up for all short-listed candidates prior to interview.
Please send your completed application form by e-mail to careers@avanti.org.uk, by midday on Wednesday 13th October 2021.
The successful candidate will be required to sign the application declaration on appointment.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Appointed applicants will be engaged on Avanti Schools Trust contracts, terms and conditions.
Avanti Schools Trust is a family of schools that share the ideals of educational excellence, character formation and spiritual insight. Our inclusive approach to spirituality means that students with or without a faith background are always welcome at all Avanti Schools.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
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About Krishna Avanti Primary School
- School type
- Free School, Hindu, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 195 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Krishna Avanti Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- careers@avanti.org.uk
Krishna Avanti Primary School, is an inclusive Hindu faith school that provides a warm, friendly and engaging learning environment for children from all backgrounds and walks of life. This school is part of the Avanti Schools Trust. Our family of schools, work together to constantly strive to improve our service to the pupils, parents and others in the school community. Our inclusive approach to spirituality means that students with or without a faith background are always welcome at all Avanti Schools. The partnership between Avanti schools extends not merely to the sharing of good practice and an exchange of staff, but also joint pupil activities. We are also very proud of our links with the local community and the support we receive from our pupils, parents, faith partner and the Trust.
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