Key Stage 2 Teacher
Bordon Junior School, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 0JBThis job expired on 27 March 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
27 March 2020 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
11 February 2020
Job details
Job role
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Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490
Additional allowances
Located in the rapidly expanding town of Bordon, our school is proud of its caring and inclusive ethos where all children are treated with respect and encouraged to achieve well. We believe that all children have the right to be happy and successful at school and we are looking for an outstanding practitioner to join us in making this a reality for our children.
We are currently seeking to appoint an energetic and committed teacher, to join our forward thinking school from September 2019. We have a fantastic track record of supporting NQT's and offer a range of development opportunities including NPQ training. Being part of the University of Chichester, we have a rich offer of professional learning through the University.This position would be suitable for either an NQT or an experienced teacher looking for maths subject leadership.
As part of the University of Chichester Academy Trust, our children have access to specialist University departments for exciting, relevant learning opportunities. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to be inspired by an excellent education that raises their aspirations and enriches their lives.
We are looking to appoint a teacher who is:
• an outstanding teacher with excellent maths subject knowledge
• enthusiastic, creative, highly motivated and passionate about ensuring that every child succeeds
• able to actively contribute to a friendly, welcoming team
• able to provide exciting and inspirational learning experiences
• familiar with the standards expected at the end of Key Stage 2
• excellent maths subject knowledge would be preferable
We can offer the successful candidate:
• a warm and caring school with very low staff turnover, where staff enjoy working as part of a team, are encouraged to have fun and be creative
• a curriculum which is dynamic and genuinely broad and balanced
• a commitment to professional development
• dedicated release time at all stages of your career
• the opportunity to be part of the University of Chichester Academy Trust
Key Stage 2 Teacher job summary
Function of the post:
To provide teaching and learning that would be considered exemplary across all areas of the primary curriculum; ensuring the needs of all pupils are met, enabling pupils to develop and progress in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment.
Principal Accountabilities:
1. Provide a broad, balanced, relevant and stimulating curriculum, that is engaging and motivational to enable continued progress and improved pupil attainment;
2. Take responsibility to ensure teaching assistants are aligned to the aims and outcomes of your teaching to ensure an effective and collaborative contribution for the benefit of all pupils;
3. Maintain good order, discipline and respect for others among pupils, promoting understanding of the school rules and values, safeguarding, health and safety and to develop relationships with and between pupils that enhances learning;
4. Make a positive contribution to the strategic aims, values and ethos of Bordon Junior School and the University of Chichester Academy Trust.
Responsibilities of a Class Teacher – responsibilities will be in accordance with the career stage of the Teacher:
Teaching and Learning Support:
• Ensure that the design of the teaching and learning provides opportunities for challenge and develops higher order thinking.
• Ensure teaching excellence and create a positive learning environment that helps all children make progress, providing guidance and encouragement in the choice of appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
• Ensure curriculum coverage, continuity and progression in planning across the curriculum in their phase.
• Ensure all staff are following the appropriate policies, offering guidance and support where needed.
• Evaluate teaching and learning through regular work scrutiny, learning walks and planning sampling as a year group team and a whole academy team.
• Report to SLT as appropriate.
• Ensure that teaching offers equality and contributes to pupils’ wider spiritual, moral, social and cultural experiences and development.
Planning and Managing Resources
• Establishing resource needs for the year group, ensuring resources impact the quality of teaching and learning across the curriculum.
• Ensure resources are used appropriately, safely, and that any risks are properly assessed before teaching and learning activities commence.
• Ensure website and digital signage is maintained for their phase and the classes in their phase.
• Maintaining and monitoring phase learning environments.
• Manage and support additional adult resources within the phase.
Communication
• Liaise with parents, carers and the wider community to secure understanding and involvement in the curriculum and personal development.
• Disseminate information to stakeholders through all channels
• Report to governors and staff as required.
Liaison and Networking
• Develop links with external contacts such as other educational, authoritative and professional bodies to foster collaboration and share good practice;
• Contribute to a community where parents and carers are valued and in which they have access to appropriate up-to-date information, to support and improve their child’s progress.
Teamwork
• Establish clear and constructive working relationships through teamwork and mutual support. Delegate with clear accountability as appropriate.
• Ensure clear channels of communication from top down and vice versa.
• Support staff to provide enriched teaching and learning by modelling exemplary lessons.
• Support with identifying training for the year group team.
• Support in the event of a supply being deployed in the year.
Pastoral Care
• Provide first port of call for behaviour and pastoral support for the class.
• Create and maintain a positive culture within the year group where staff and pupils feel safe and valued.
• Ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are strictly adhered to within the year group.
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.
About Bordon Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 250 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Bordon Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@bordon-junior.hants.sch.uk
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