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KS1 Teacher

Maun Infant and Nursery School, NEWARK, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9RJ

This job expired on 29 April 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  29 April 2020 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 March 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR Points 1-6 (£24,373 - £35,619)

KS1 Teacher job summary

Headteacher – Miss K. Norman

Roll: 206 including Nursery

Required from September 2020

At Maun Infants, we are passionate about giving our children the best possible start to school life. Our dedicated and hardworking team go the extra mile to ensure that all our children and their families are well looked after during their time with us. The school values sit at the heart of our strong ethos and our approach is a partnership between nurture and challenge. We believe learning should be fun, exciting and engaging, and are constantly striving to ‘reach for the stars’ by being the best that we can be.

As specialists in early years education, we believe firmly that it is our job to equip our children with secure foundations on which their lifelong learning will build. This includes competence with core skills in reading, writing and maths whilst also recognising the importance of the broader curriculum. We are seeking to appoint a strong KS1 teacher to join the Maun team from September 2020, and are keen to appoint the right person to share their skills within our supportive team and successful school. We would welcome applications from both experienced teachers and NQTs with proven capability in teaching Key Stage 1. Successful teaching experience in Year 2 would also be of particular interest to us. The successful candidate will be someone who shares our passion for learning breadth and who can plan creatively to ensure this is prioritised alongside development of core basic skills. In particular, they will recognise the positive impact of the arts on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing, and will actively support our whole school drive to develop learning in art, music, dance and drama for all our pupils.

Our skilled Maun Staff Team offers the capacity to give strong support to the successful candidate, whether an NQT/RQT or an experienced teacher looking for a new challenge in a different school. In light of current circumstances, a package of training will be offered in the summer term in order to ensure the successful candidate is well prepared to join us in September. Curriculum leadership responsibilities will form part of the role as appropriate to the career stage of the successful candidate and will be agreed according to strengths and experience, though a particular interest in the humanities (specifically History and Geography) would be of particular interest to us.

We are looking for a teacher who is:

• Creative, imaginative and passionate about all children having high quality learning experiences across the curriculum;
• Forward-thinking, positive, energetic, reflective and highly motivated;
• Committed to raising standards and working effectively alongside senior leaders to drive whole-school improvement;
• Actively supportive of the school’s drive to encourage positive mental health and wellbeing, including through promoting the arts;
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Committed to working in partnership with our families.

In return we can offer you:

• A strong and positive commitment to on-going professional development;
• Support from all levels within the staff team and governing body;
• A small school feel with a hardworking and dedicated team who are well-motivated to do their best for our children;
• A warm and welcoming learning environment within which all members of the team are valued;
• Happy, enthusiastic and friendly children who love to learn;
• A sense of humour and laughter, particularly when it’s needed the most!

Please do look at our website: www.mauninfantandnurseryschool.co.uk

Application forms and information packs are available below. Visits to the school would usually be warmly welcomed and actively encouraged. Under the current circumstances however, visits will not be possible but we’ll be happy to speak to candidates over the phone prior to submission of application. Candidates who would like a call should email the school office (address above), giving the contact number to use and two suitable dates and times. We’ll do our best to work with these but will reschedule with you if required. Please note that school will be open over the Easter break except on bank holidays, and that the interview process will be subject to any guidance issued by the DfE and Public Health England at the time.

Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday 29th April 2020
Shortlisting: Friday 1st May 2020
Interviews: Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th May 2020

If you have not heard from us by Tuesday 5th May, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

This post will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Barred List check, and Disqualification from Caring for Children Regulations (DCCR) disclosure, along with satisfactory references prior to commencement of employment.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of pupils. As a result, all posts will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Barred List check, and Disqualification from Caring for Children Regulations (DCCR) disclosure, along with satisfactory references prior to commencement of employment.

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About Maun Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 200 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Maun Infant and Nursery School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@maun.notts.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/maun-infant-and-nursery-school (opens in new tab)

Maun Infant and Nursery School is situated in New Ollerton, an ex-mining village just 3 miles from the legendary Sherwood Forest. It is a mixed area though some aspects of social deprivation do exist. The school was built in the 1970s and was largely open plan until recently, when a building project modernised the internal school layout with walls and doors to separate classrooms throughout KS1, and to more clearly define shared areas.

There are currently four classes in Key Stage 1: two Year 1 and two Year 2. Our two F2 classes are housed within the main school building, sharing their space for free-flow indoor and outdoor activities as part of the Early Years Curriculum. Maun Nursery occupies a separate building and outdoor play area, with up to 39 children in each morning and afternoon session. Across the school, the learning environment is welcoming and celebratory of our children’s achievements.

The Maun team is a strong and creative one; we all work well together and are committed to promoting the strong school ethos whilst driving the curriculum using a project-based approach to make learning-links. We also work collaboratively with the families of our pupils and see this as crucial in helping children maximise their life chances.

We strive to empower pupils in their own learning, making very good progress through the provision of an innovative curriculum which is delivered through consistently high-quality teaching. Our curriculum enables active learning which is well-matched to the interests and needs of our children, whilst making good use of our fabulous grounds. Our drive for excellence has seen us updating our curriculum over the past year, to make the most of local learning opportunities and to meet the needs of our community. We are committed to providing an integrated approach to curriculum planning while meeting the objectives of national requirements. We keenly recognise the value in learning breadth, especially in areas such as art, music, dance and drama to positively enhance curriculum learning and promote positive mental health and wellbeing amongst our pupils.

At the end of Key Stage 1, pupils transfer to The Forest View Academy, the Key Stage 2 school which shares our site. We are involved in on-going, close partnership work with our KS2 colleagues to ensure an effective transition programme is in place.

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