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FS1 (Nursery) Class Teacher

Meynell Community Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 8GN

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - to cover maternity leave - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Education and Qualifications:​

• Qualified Teacher Status​

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Experience and Knowledge:​

• Evidence of participation in professional development study ​

• Successful teaching experience or evidence of successful completion of initial teacher training​

• Working in a socially and culturally diverse school community​

• Knowledge of the National Curriculum requirements ​

• Understands and is familiar with teaching and learning strategies​

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Skills, Abilities and Personal Qualities:​

Share our vision for providing an outstanding education for all children in our care ​

Be able to contribute to a strong and supportive team ​

Have high expectations of every child enabling them to make exceptional progress​

Be passionate about teaching and learning, have an exceptional understanding of primary pedagogy and how children learn​

Have a diverse set of skills (dynamic & resilient) enabling you to work flexibly in the classroom. ​

Be able to work creatively and strategically and collaborate with others ​

Be an innovative and reflective practitioner who is keen to learn ​

Be committed to improving the life chances of every child​

Have excellent classroom skills including high expectations and a commitment to challenging every learner through an exciting, inspiring enquiry-based curriculum​

Have outstanding interpersonal skills that motivate and inspire children to achieve their very best​

Have highly effective communication, organisational and teamwork skills.​

What the school offers its staff

• A school team committed to providing an excellent education for every child​

• Children who love learning and want to achieve​

• A high level of community involvement​

• A well-resourced and stimulating environment​

• High quality CPD opportunities​

• A well-established family of schools which shares and builds on effective practice​

• Teachers Pension Scheme ​

• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme ​

• Cycle to Work Scheme ​

• Discounted membership for Westfield Health ​

• Occupational Health ​

• Wellbeing Programme ​

• Continuous CPD and Training

Further details about the role

Meynell Primary School is situated in the north of the city and benefits greatly from our extensive 8 acres of land. Meynell is a two-form entry with over 500 pupils, including nursery. Nursery is housed in a separate building on the school site with a two-year-old provision for up to 40 pupils and a three to four-year-old provision for up to 104 pupils. There is currently a Headteacher, three Assistant Heads and an extensive SEND, Safeguarding and Inclusion Team. ​

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Our ethos of Aspire, Believe, Explore, Achieve underpins everything that happens in our school. ​

At Meynell we pride ourselves on our commitment to providing a broad, balanced and creative curriculum, ensuring children achieve through enjoyment of learning, and challenge themselves to meet and exceed their goals.​

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Our children are immersed in relevant and purposeful learning which prepares them for, and helps them to flourish in, a life beyond the school gates. We aim to inspire our children to be future thinkers, innovators, creators and problem solvers. We have recently set up our Forest School provision providing explorative, risk taking, outdoor learning. ​

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The school is Ofsted rated “Good” from the last inspection in July 2023. ​

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“This is a school in which pupils develop a sense of emotional and physical safety. They are surrounded by adults who care about them and want them to achieve and succeed.”​

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“Staff and leaders are ambitious for pupils, academically and socially.”​

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This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with drive and ambition to be come part of Team Meynell. We are a committed and welcoming staff team, who put the best interests of our children first. We offer high quality opportunities for professional development within school and across the Trust.

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.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Candidate Information Pack FS1 Mat Leave Teacher (1) (2).pdf - 1000 KB (opens in new tab)

About Meynell Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 477 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Meynell Community Primary School website
• Email address: enquiries@meynell.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142311425
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/meynell-community-primary-school

Meynell Primary School is situated in the north of the city and benefits greatly from our extensive 8 acres of land. Meynell is a two-form entry with an average of 480 pupils, including nursery. Nursery is housed in a separate building on the school site with a two-year-old provision for up to 40 pupils and a three to four-year-old provision for up to 104 pupils. There is currently a Headteacher, four Assistant Heads and an extensive SEND, Safeguarding and Inclusion Team.

Our ethos of Aspire, Believe, Explore, Achieve underpins everything that happens in our school.

At Meynell we pride ourselves on our commitment to providing a broad, balanced and creative curriculum, ensuring children achieve through enjoyment of learning, and challenge themselves to meet and exceed their goals.
 
Our children are immersed in relevant and purposeful learning which prepares them for, and helps them to flourish in, a life beyond the school gates. We aim to inspire our children to be future thinkers, innovators, creators and problem solvers.  We have recently set up our Forest School provision providing explorative, risk taking, outdoor learning.

The school is Ofsted rated “Good” from the last inspection in July 2023.

“This is a school in which pupils develop a sense of emotional and physical safety. They are surrounded by adults who care about them and want them to achieve and succeed.”

“Staff and leaders are ambitious for pupils, academically and socially.”

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with drive and ambition to be come part of Team Meynell. We are a committed and welcoming staff team, who put the best interests of our children first. We offer high quality opportunities for professional development within school and across the Trust.

Arranging a visit to Meynell Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@meynell.sheffield.sch.uk.

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