KS1 Teacher
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 8HF15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.50 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1st September 2025 to 31st August 2026
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues as well as other professionals and institutions.
Follow the teacher standards
Work daily to develop the ethos of the school within the classroom so that it permeates the whole curriculum.
Ensure the safeguarding of all children and report all concerns to the designated lead person by following the schools agreed policies and procedures
Maintain good order and discipline amongst pupils, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy.
Planning, Teaching and Class Management
Plan and deliver lessons with regard for the school’s aims, policies and schemes of work.
Provide clear structures for lessons which maintain pace, motivation, challenge and are differentiated to enable all children access to the curriculum.
Make effective use of assessment information on pupil’s attainment and progress in planning future lessons.
Keep appropriate and efficient records, integrating formative and summative assessment into weekly and termly planning.
Ensure effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals, establishing high expectations of behaviour and attainment so that teaching objectives and good progress are consistently achieved.
Create systems of organisation within the classroom to support teaching and learning and personal development of children.
Know when and how to differentiate appropriately, using approaches which enable pupils to be taught effectively.
Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.
Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and know how to adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development.
Responsible for the behaviour of all children in accordance with the school behaviour policy and to encourage children to take responsibility for their own actions.
Make effective use of resources (including other adults) to impact on pupil learning and progress.
Create an exciting and interesting environment for teaching and learning to take place, in which children feel confident, secure and happy.
Be familiar with the Code of Practice for SEN and be responsible for recognising the special needs of children and to provide an effective curriculum for them in consultation with the Head teacher, SENCO and parents.
Recognise and be aware of medical and behavioural needs and to develop and implement appropriate strategies, records and support systems in consultation with outside agencies.
Strive to improve personal skills and talents through self-evaluation and identification of further professional needs.
Monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting
Assess and record each pupil’s progress systematically with reference to the school’s current Assessment Policy and use the results to inform planning.
Mark and monitor class work and homework, providing constructive feedback and setting targets enabling the child to make further progress.
Provide verbal and written reports, formal and informal, on individual pupil progress, to the Head teacher, Senior Leaders and parents as required.
General
Participate in meetings which relate to the school’s leadership, curriculum, administration or organisation.
Participate, as required in meetings with colleagues, parents and other professionals in respect of duties and responsibilities of the post.
Take responsibility for personal professional development.
Supervise the work of any support staff, including cover supervisors and support teachers, who are assigned to work with the post holder’s pupils.
Provide leadership across the school in a designated subject or curriculum area to include:
Monitoring quality and standards
Contributing to school planning and self-evaluation
Provide professional support to other teachers and support staff
Advising the Head teacher on appropriate resources and materials
Leading appropriate professional development
Liaise with staff and other relevant professionals and provide information about pupils as appropriate.
Plan and deliver with support assemblies which help to develop the moral, social and emotional development of the children.
Implement agreed school policies and guidelines.
Attendance at staff meetings and Trust training activities where relevant.
Participate in performance management
What the school offers its staff
An environment that supports all staff members.
Commitment to your on-going professional development including excellent induction and coaching.
The opportunity to be successful and progress in a highly successful school and Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding is at the heart of all we do in school. Our recruitment process is deliberately strict and comprehensive. It is designed to ensure that only candidates who are fit to work with children are considered.
This process begins with careful shortlisting of application forms and continues throughout the recruitment process including the induction process and ongoing training and monitoring.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 325 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School website
- Email address
- k.whiteley@sfp.wwpat.org
- Phone number
- 01709 874418
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School is a 1.5 form primary school in Swinton Rotherham. We believe that to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for learners, we must support and develop professional curiosity in all those who work in the organisation. We are proud to offer excellent professional development and career progression opportunities to all colleagues within the school and Trust. By prioritising professional curiosity and providing excellent support and training, from colleagues within the Trust and expertise beyond the Trust, we are proud to develop highly effective practitioners who have a profoundly positive impact on the children they teach.
Arranging a visit to Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.whiteley@sfp.wwpat.org.
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