Early Years Specialist Teacher
Buckden CofE Primary School, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 5TTThis job expired on 12 March 2021
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
12 March 2021 at 4pm
Date listed
3 February 2021
Job details
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Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
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Early Years Specialist Teacher job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to add to an already successful team, at our growing ‘outstanding’ school. From September 2021, Buckden CE Primary Academy wish to appoint an excellent, enthusiastic, caring Early Years Specialist to join our EYFS team, who will be able to complement our already dedicated and hardworking team of staff. The successful candidate will be a good or outstanding teacher with high expectations of behaviour and achievement through learning. We are looking for someone who is committed to providing a welcoming, stimulating, learning experience for all of the children at Buckden CE Primary Academy. Potential candidates should be educated to degree level with qualified teacher status.
Essential requirements:
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Demonstrates a passion for teaching in Early Years
• Shares our vision and ethos to nurture every child whilst enabling them to understand and explore the world by developing their knowledge, curiosity and passion through learning
• Thorough up-to-date knowledge of a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies and ability and drive to implement them effectively
• Excellent understanding of the EYFS curriculum with the ability to effectively assess and support individual pupils to reach their full potential
• Reflective practitioner with an enthusiasm for evidence informed practice and for leading, challenging and developing learning
• Ability to implement policies and procedures to ensure the welfare requirement of the EYFS framework is met
• Participation in planning, assessment, recording and reporting, in line with requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework
• Demonstration of a personal commitment to safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and rights of young people
• A good knowledge of SEND difficulties would be extremely beneficial
• Provision of a safe and secure learning environment for the children
• Ability to set expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge every child to achieve realistic but ambitious goals
• Assist in providing effective liaison with parents on a day to day basis regarding the welfare, learning and development of the children
• Support the Christian ethos of the School
• Work alongside outside agencies
• High levels of drive and energy
• Is ambitious and committed to continuous professional growth
• Able to support, motivate and inspire others
• Sense of humour, good listener, positive outlook
• Able to work as part of a team
Commitment to safeguarding
Buckden C.E. Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and
expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and
Barring Service)
About Buckden CofE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 327 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Buckden CofE Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@buckdenacademy.org
- Phone number
- 01480 810241
• An Outstanding learning environment with a passion for continued professional development
• Pupils who are able to be inspired to develop as individuals, whilst taking pride in their school
• Staff team who are passionate, enthusiastic and motivated to achieve an excellent learning environment for every child.
• A strong, experienced and supportive management team
• A Church Community School with strong Church, Parent and community
• A curriculum that is individual to the school and based around the sustainable development goals.
• Pupils whose ‘spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted extremely well through the excellent curriculum’ Ofsted July 2015 (monitoring visit ‘outstanding’ 2019).
• Modern Foreign Languages development with highly trained staff.
• An attractive and ‘harmonious environment’ Ofsted July 2015 (monitoring visit ‘outstanding’ 2019).
• EYFS unit which is an integral part of the whole school, working closely with Key Stage 1 team to ensure effective collaboration and a streamlined approach to the development of pupils.
• A school committed to excellence and enjoyment.
• Generally classes of no more than 25 pupils.
• Exceptionally well behaved pupils ‘pupils behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary’ Ofsted July 2015 (monitoring visit ‘outstanding’ 2019).
• Enthusiastic children who enjoy taking part in school life.
• A friendly and supportive village school community.
• Supportive and involved Governors.
Arranging a visit to Buckden CofE Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@buckdenacademy.org.
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