EYFS/Reception Lead Teacher
West Town Primary Academy, Peterborough, PE3 6DD4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
24 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
5 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS (plus potential of TLR 3)
EYFS/Reception Lead Teacher job summary
VACANCY FOR EYFS/RECEPTION LEAD TEACHER AT WEST TOWN PRIMARY ACADEMY
Salary: MPS/UPS (A TL3 may be available for a suitably experience person, to undertake a time-limited project at the school)
Hours of work: Full time, permanent position
Start date: ASAP
We currently have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, highly motivated EYFS Lead Teacher, who will engage and inspire our young learners and support, motivate, and lead the phase team.
The Opportunity
- To work with the Senior Leadership Team to accelerate progress for all pupils particularly in Early Years
- To support, develop and coach teaching and learning across EYFS, so that the school has a consistently good or better teaching
- To lead and co-ordinate assessment across EYFS, maximizing pupil and parental engagement
The ideal candidate
- Has a record of excellent classroom practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Able to secure high standards of pupil achievement and behaviour in the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Is passionate and has drive for raising standards of teaching and learning
Benefits of working for us include:
- Free on-site parking
- Eyecare vouchers
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Academy Leisure, Sawtry
- Free tea and coffee making facilities
- Generous sick pay and annual leave
About West Town Primary Academy
West Town Primary Academy is a culturally rich city Academy, with high aspirations for all our children. Since opening as an Academy, West Town Primary has restructured its teaching team to provide smaller class sizes for many of our children, which enables a greater amount of quality first teaching to take place.
Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation that has risen to be one of the highest performing academy groups in the country. The Trust was formed in 2011 and is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
For more information about the role please download the applicant information pack below.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 24th September 2024
Interview to take place: Tuesday 1st October 2024
Please note that we reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date, to the ideal candidate.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for school based jobs must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions when prompted to do so.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About West Town Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 415 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- West Town Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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