EYFS Class Teacher/Leader

Cuffley School, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 4HN

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  18 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,350 - £44,579
• Pay scale: M1 - UPS1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an experienced Early Years teacher looking to develop your career, or an ECT just starting out? Have you got a good understanding of what makes Early Years practice successful? If so, why not consider joining our supportive and friendly team?

The successful candidate will need to embrace our ethos, which includes a commitment to high quality teaching and assessment for learning. We follow a 'no marking' approach with an emphasis on providing children with personalised verbal feedback and opportunities to work in focused conference groups. Our aim is to constantly raise standards through quality first class experiences.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Share our vision and aspirations
• Are enthusiastic, positive, flexible and hard working
• Are a creative and inspiring teacher, who is friendly and caring
• Have a commitment to inclusive education
• Have a desire to manage behaviour positively and effectively
• Are confident in the use of technology and willing to learn new strategies and methods
• Are a forward thinking and reflective teacher who wants to develop teaching initially within their class but also across the school
• Are a reliable, well-organised team player with good interpersonal skills
• Are an excellent classroom practitioner
• Have passion and an ability to raise the attainment and progress of all children you teach
• Are keen to develop your training and development and learn more

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Happy, well-behaved, enthusiastic children who are eager to learn
• A strong and supportive senior leadership team and governing body
• A positive, happy environment
• A strong commitment to continuing professional development and opportunities
• Coaching and mentoring
• A commitment to training and development
• Potential leadership opportunity
• Positive attitudes and focus towards work/life balance
• A school where the whole child matters
• Forest School accreditation

Commitment to safeguarding

We are a safeguarding school committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff and requires all staff share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Cuffley School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 447 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cuffley School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: head@cuffley.herts.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01707 888100
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cuffley-school (opens in new tab)

Cuffley School is a foundation, two-form entry primary and nursery school with approximately 455 pupils on roll. We have a warm and friendly ethos, where every child really does matter.

Learning to learn is at the heart of what we do as we prepare our children to become independent lifelong learners. Our children are eager to come to school and enjoy a wide range of opportunities.

The extensive site includes fifteen classrooms, well stocked school libraries and resource areas, two large halls, two dining areas, a nurture base and two music pods. Excellent playing fields and playgrounds are adjacent to the school buildings and these are well used as part of our Forest School ethos. Technology is well-resourced and we use laptops, Chromebooks and iPads to support our online learning via our Google Classrooms.

Cuffley School has a team of talented, professional and dedicated staff who aim to create a school in which every pupil fulfils their potential. We are all proud to be involved in the life of our school and we believe that Cuffley is a pretty special place to be!

Arranging a visit to Cuffley School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@cuffley.herts.sch.uk.

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