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KS1 and KS2 Teacher

Windrush Thamesmead Primary School, London, SE28 8AR

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• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  21 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 27.5 hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Attention all teachers! Are you feeling overwhelmed by your workload? Do you struggle to find balance between work and self-care? If so, we have the perfect solution for you!

Join our great school, where we prioritise the well-being of our teachers. We understand that a happy and healthy teacher leads to a better learning environment for pupils. That's why we have implemented strategies to reduce teacher workload and promote self-care.

About Windrush

We are a split-site, four form entry school based in Thamesmead (1 form entry) and Charlton (3 form entry). We have been graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted for the last 13 years.

This job is at our Charlton Site.

Interview Dates: 23rd & 24th May 2024

What the school offers its staff

Our school offers:

• 2 additional days of leave
• Purposeful meetings- not always weekly-some meetings will be related to reading around a subject or an email sent. Time is precious!
• Emails are only to be sent during working hours of 8-6pm- no contact outside of these hours or weekends
• Medium term planning day for the year group team every half term
• Weekly PPA held as a team of four teachers where workload and resourcing is shared
• No daily planning
• Recognising and valuing everyone's opinions
• Encouraging staff in next career steps
• Support time and training for subject leaders generally within directed time
• Good communication channels- school intranet, daily siteupdates, business meetings
• A supportive and involved SLT who work together tirelessly for the best interests of the pupils and staff
• High staff morale with two schools working together as one
• Feedback policy where live marking in the lesson is the most important. No whole class marking of books outside of the lesson
• Protected lunchtimes for teachers- not expected to do duties
• Access to on site counsellors
• Well-being working party that meet regularly
• CPD for teachers which is relevant and steeped in research

If you're ready to join a school that values your well-being and is dedicated to helping you thrive both personally and professionally, apply to join our team today!

Join us and rediscover the joy of teaching in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Testimonial

One new teacher who joined our team in September 2023 year said:

"Since joining Windrush I have felt enormously supported, the team is great from top to bottom. Windrush has a great vision and structure,​I always know what to do and who I can reach out to. I am managed to achieve a great work life balance this year, since joining Windrush."

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and voluntary helpers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service [DBS] under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required for the successful applicant.

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Additional documents

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EPT Teacher. PS doc.doc - 79 KB (opens in new tab)

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About Windrush Thamesmead Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 795 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Windrush Thamesmead Primary School website
• Email address: dcorrigan@windrush.greenwich.sch.uk
• Phone number: 020 8836 9710
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/windrush-primary-school

Primary school part of the Endeavour Partnership Trust.

Arranging a visit to Windrush Thamesmead Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dcorrigan@windrush.greenwich.sch.uk.

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