E.Y.F.S Phase Leader The Grove Academy, Watford, Hertfordshire
Job description
Do you have the qualities our children would like to see in their next teacher?
Are you an experienced Early Years Teacher who is seeking an EYFS Phase Leader role at a 'Good' school with outstanding early years provision?
The Grove is a successful school with a strong ethos and a hugely committed staff team. We are enjoying much success, but know there is a real potential for further development and we have exciting, ambitious plans for the future.
This permanent post would suit an outstanding classroom practitioner who has superb communication skills. Passion is crucial and the successful candidate must have energy and enthusiasm to bring to their classroom and phase, in order that pupil learning is enriched and teaching standards remain high.
Key responsibilities will include:
•Working with the Principal, senior leadership team and school staff to implement the strategic vision for the school focused on continuous improvement.
•Ensuring the school provides education of the highest quality within a happy, secure environment.
•Monitoring staff within the phase to ensure teaching, learning and pupil outcomes are of the highest possible standard.
•Support colleagues by sharing and modelling effective classroom practices, and by monitoring these in order to secure on-going development and improvement.
•Engage in detailed and rigorous analysis of evidence which demonstrates pupil progress; respond and intervene appropriately.
•Actively model and promote a culture of high ambition and expectation.
•As a teacher with phase responsibility, provide a broad, balanced, engaging and challenging curriculum, that fully meets the requirements of the Early Years Curriculum and its assessment, and which is relevant to and accessible to all pupils.
•Use robust systems for school self-evaluation, offering high levels of support, challenge and intervention as required.
•Adhere to an agreed monitoring schedule, reflecting and acting upon findings on an on-going basis.
•Implement the Academy’s behaviour policy and actively work with colleagues to ensure standards of behaviour are high.
•Lead a subject in the academy and support its development across the Trust.
•Act as Performance Reviewer for staff in line with the Performance Management structure.
•This post is class based. An element of non-class based release accompanies the role and will be decided by the Principal and Aspire.
•We can offer you:
•An excellent environment in which to successfully develop your career
•The guidance and support of an experienced Executive Principal, Principal, Phase Leaders and staff teams
•The benefits of working collaboratively with colleagues
•An investment in your CPD and opportunities across the Aspire Academy Trust
Our Multi Academy Trust was formed in September 2014, and incorporates Hammond, Bovingdon, Bedmond, Broadfield, Knutsford and The Grove Academies, along with a well-established Teaching School.
The Trust can offer:
•An exciting opportunity to be part of an expanding organisation with high aspirations
•The opportunity to truly mould and grow alongside our planned organisational growth
•A strong learning environment, evidenced by our learning culture and our teaching school
•The opportunity to help drive the Trust, its employees and its practices towards future excellence
•Collaboration of good practice across the Trust schools
•Have a teaching school as part of the Trust offering excellent training opportunities
•The ability to progress with the Trust schools to leadership posts
•Free meal offered daily to all Trust staff
The Aspire Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check.
Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact Mrs Kelly on 01923 674463.
Essential educational requirements
Qualified Teacher Status
Essential qualifications
Qualified Teacher Status
Essential skills and experience
Outstanding classroom practitioner with early years experience who has superb communication skills.
Employee benefits
Salary negotiable dependent on experience.
About The Grove Academy
Our Academy is a three-form entry Primary school, with Nursery. We are part of the Aspire Academies Trust, and are active members of the West Herts Teaching Schools Partnership, meaning we have access to exceptional training and career development opportunities. We have a stunning environment for learning and teaching, with large grounds. We offer full day care for children, with Breakfast and After School Clubs on site. Our school is well resourced and we have a strong ethos of team work. Our children are lively and eager to learn.
- Address
- Fourth Avenue, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9RH
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy
- Website
- The Grove Academy website (opens in a new window)