EYFS Teacher

Oakley Primary Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RE

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  31 March 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 100% school core hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS / UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal candidate

• Has recent relevant Continuous Professional Development particularly in relation to EYFS/KS1.
• Possesses a record of excellent classroom practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Can secure high standards of pupil achievement and behaviour in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Able to analyse, understand and interpret Early Years Foundation Stage performance data.
• Is confident, enthusiastic, and organised.

What the school offers its staff

The Opportunity

• Support, develop and coach teaching and learning across EYFS and lower Key Stage 1, so that the school has a consistently good or better teaching.
• Promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development and good behaviour through effective management and leadership.
• Think creatively and imaginatively to anticipate and solve problems and identify opportunities.
• Develop effective relationships with the community; make meaningful connections with our feeder childcare providers and their parents.
• Lead professional development of staff through example thus creating strong team- work.

Further details about the role

Are you an energetic, positive, resilient practitioner who thrives on seeing improvements? Do you have a child-centered approach to education and the ability to promote a love of learning in our pupils? We are looking for an EYFS Teacher, with the possibility of EYFS lead for the right candidate to join our supportive, friendly team at Oakley Primary Academy.

The EYFS Leader will work in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to secure success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its pupils and improved standards of learning and achievement for all.

Commitment to safeguarding

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.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jmorton@meridiantrust.co.uk

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About Oakley Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 287 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Oakley Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: jmorton@meridiantrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakley-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

Oakley Primary Academy is friendly village school with exciting times ahead as we begin our journey of being part of the newly formed Meridian Trust. We work closely with all the schools within the Trust, as well as other schools and pre-schools in the local area. This enables us to share expertise, good practice and learn and move forward together. The close links we have with the pre-schools enable us to really get to know the pupils and their families before they join the Early Years. We are proud to be a ‘Values School’. The values we teach are modelled by our staff members and through our teaching of the curriculum. We are a supportive and hardworking team, where all stakeholders are valued and listened to. At Oakley Primary Academy we deliver the National Curriculum through a creative curriculum so that learning is creative, fun, and meaningful. There is a clear progression of knowledge in each subject to enable children to grow in all areas and be successful, not only academically, but in daily life. We work very closely with the families of our school and acknowledge the importance of close home/school links. We look forward to welcoming you at Oakley Primary Academy.

Arranging a visit to Oakley Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jmorton@meridiantrust.co.uk.

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