Early Years Teacher and Foundation Stage Leader
River Mead School, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7EDThis job expired on 5 March 2020
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
5 March 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 February 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490
Additional allowances
TLR available dependant upon experience
Early Years Teacher and Foundation Stage Leader job summary
For this position you will need to be;
• available for Easter or September 2020.
• an individual who is committed to planning a holistic approach to the curriculum and ensuring high attainment levels through using the "Development Matters" framework as guidance.
• For this role, you need to currently be an EYFS Leader or aspiring leader who has recently taught in the EYFS.
• passionate about improving learning opportunities for all children within a creative curriculum
• able to form positive relationships and foster the characteristics of effective learning
• committed to valuing and supporting the development of each child
• motivated to develop their skills to support highly effective learning
• flexible, with a strong commitment to teamwork
• energetic and enthusiastic with a good sense of humour
• willing to teach Read, Write Inc & Talk4writing strategies
Commitment to safeguarding
This role involves contact with children. The post-holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and subject to an Enhanced DBS check before appointment is confirmed. We submit DBS applications upon position acceptance. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures. Interviews include safeguarding questions. Our Safeguarding Policy is on our website.
Posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013/2020) provide certain spent convictions/cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure and cannot be taken into account. Guidance is on the Ministry of Justice website.
About River Mead School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 269 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- River Mead School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@rivermead.wilts.sch.uk
We strive to ensure that the school is the centre of our community and with the support of an excellent staff team we do our utmost to develop children into respectful, well-mannered individuals with a passion for learning. The school environment should provide every child with the very best opportunities available, to achieve their potential both academically and in their wider skills; our children are happy, polite and enthusiastic learners. In 2019 OFSTED recognised this passion for excellence stating “River Mead is a nurturing haven of aspiration. Pupils feel safe to make mistakes and are eager to learn from them. They demonstrate pride in their learning and show an appetite to learn”. Working as part of The Mead Trust, we are very proud to be part of a forward-thinking and creative family of schools. These close, supportive links and a shared vision of shaping inspirational learning for all, help enable our school to strive for excellence in all we do.
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