82 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    April 2025

  • Closing date

    1 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    3 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) Main Scale/UPR

Classroom Teacher job summary

Part of the Vale Academy Trust, Thameside is proud of our strong ethos and committed team, creating a happy and supportive school for everyone who is part of our community. At Thameside, we are proud of our recent Ofsted in June 23, which commented that 'pupils are at the heart of this happy and nurturing school' and, ‘the school's senior leaders have a relentless drive to ensure that pupils have the best possible start in life.’

Thameside has a strong ethos and committed team, creating a happy and supportive school for everyone who is part of our community. We are looking for a caring, resilient and inspirational person, full of energy and positivity to work with us to play a key role in building on Thameside’s success. We are looking for a talented individual, who would be excited by the prospect of establishing a culture of high expectations, ambition, care and kindness for our children. Our school motto ‘every child, every chance, every day’ underpins all we do; we are proud of our truly inclusive and nurturing environment, which has a strong family atmosphere and is one that prepares pupils exceptionally well during each stage of their journey.

We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and passionate teacher to join us as a class teacher (KS1/2) at Thameside Primary School in Abingdon - April 2025 start.

We are looking for a caring and inspirational person full of energy and positivity to work with us to shape the future of our school, and a talented teacher who would be excited by the prospect of establishing a culture of high expectations, care and kindness for our children.

We are interested in hearing from fantastic teachers who:

- are passionate about young children’s learning and determined to ensure all children succeed

- have a track record of consistently delivering outstanding teaching

-can form positive relationships with families and children

In return we can offer:

- Wonderful children who are proud of their school and love to learn

- An ambitious and passionate Leadership Team

Excellent support for ECTs (Headteacher is an ECT Hub Lead for OTSH)

- A supportive and encouraging Team and Trust

A A commitment to high quality professional development and exciting career pathways via the school and trust

- A commitment to work-life balance and family-friendly approach

A A supportive and inclusive learning environment that values diversity


We warmly welcome visits to the school; if you would like to make an appointment please telephone the school office 01235 527600 or email office.2598@thameside.vale-academy.org

Application Procedure:

Applications will be considered as and when they come in. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we would recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.

To apply, you will need to complete an online application form (which is available via MyNewTerm). This includes a section asking you to explain how you meet the selection criteria, as specified in the job posting.

If you need any help or have any difficulties completing the application, please contact the school office: office2598@thameside.vale-academy.org

The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.”

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

The Vale Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.

Commitment to safeguarding

SAFER RECRUITMENT STATEMENT

Thameside School and The Vale Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory “Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

The Vale Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ communities.

Applying for the job

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About Thameside Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
193 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

‘Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day’

We want our children to be confident and independent, have a love of learning and to care about themselves, other people and the world around them.

OUR VISION IS TO NURTURE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE ASPIRATIONAL, COURAGEOUS, CREATIVE AND KIND.

Throughout their time at Thameside, we will ensure every child has excellent opportunities with memorable and meaningful experiences which will inspire and challenge them at school while also preparing them for their future. Everything we do is underpinned by our values of respect, responsibility, resilience, resourcefulness and reflectiveness.

WE AIM TO DO THIS BY:

Our Standards and ambition for all:

- achieving the highest standards possible

- being a learning community where all are enabled to experience success and to achieve their best

- providing excellent teaching which is based on high expectations, an ambitious and coherently planned curriculum, and stimulating learning activities

Our Values:

- putting the well-being of each child at the heart of our work

- celebrating the successes of our school community within a culture of mutual respect for others

- enabling children to make positive and informed life choices in the school, local and wider community

Our Curriculum:

- ensuring that our curriculum takes into account children’s starting points

- promoting excellence in all areas of the National Curriculum

mastering and applying the key skills of English and Maths

- ensuring that every second counts

Our Partnership with Parents:

- developing a home/school partnership that is focused on the child’s learning and development

- ensuring supportive and positive communication links between home and school

- actively involving parents and the wider community in the life of the school

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