Fixed Term, Full Time Reception/Year 1 Class Teacher
Brough Community Primary School, Brough, Cumbria, CA17 4EW6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
24 February 2025
Closing date
28 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time teaching contract to cover a period of maternity leave. Job share will be considered for this post.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Up to 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Be an enthusiastic practitioner, keen to take on a mixed Reception/Year 1 class (there are currently 19 pupils).
- Have experience of planning for all subjects within the Early Years/KS1 Curriculum.
- Have a passion for the environment – e.g. a Forest Schools qualification.
- Be up-to-date with approaches to teaching and keen to take on new challenges in the profession.
- Have experience of delivering systematic, synthetic phonics programs (we use Little Wandle).
- Be able to maintain our warm and welcoming environment, to enable all children to reach their full potential.
Please indicate your strengths and interests as a candidate, especially on your letter of application.
Here at Brough Community Primary School, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. Please contact the school for an application pack on 017683 41284 or email: admin@brough.cumbria.sch.uk
Candidates are encouraged to come and visit the school in advance of application. Please contact the school office to arrange this.
What the school offers its staff
The governors of Brough School are looking to appoint an EYFS/KS1 teacher to join our lovely and thriving village school, to cover a period of maternity leave. The post is in our fabulous Acorns Class, comprising Reception and Year 1 pupils. Please have a look at our website to get a feel for the school: www.broughschool.org .
Brough Community Primary School is a thriving, successful school with a great team of staff. We are rated ‘Good in all areas’ by Ofsted (2019) and are national leaders in online learning. Our curriculum offer celebrates our local environment and we are a passionate Eco-School. We have an outstanding outdoor area as part of our Early Years provision and have recently upgraded the classroom space and resources in Acorns Class. It is a fabulous place to teach and work!
We would be happy to consider a job-share arrangement for this post. We would also be keen to support the appointed candidate with transition into the role, with a handover from our current skilled member of the teaching team in Acorns Class.
This is an exciting opportunity for any teacher seeking to work in a progressive, caring school which is at the heart of its community.
Flexible working opportunities
Teaching staff at Brough School have the option to take planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time remotely. We do however have a bespoke PPA space for staff.
The school actively promotes the use of technology and through the adoption of things like a cloud-based filing system and the encouragement of blended learning opportunities for pupils, we have work hard to maintain a good work-life balance for staff.
Further details about the role
Candidates are encouraged to come and visit the school in advance of application. Please contact the school office to arrange this.
Closing date for applications is: Thursday 28th November 12 pm. Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 11th December.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Brough Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 88 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@brough.cumbria.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01768341284
Arranging a visit to Brough Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@brough.cumbria.sch.uk.
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