KS2 Class Teacher
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8TE4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Early November 2024 or as soon as possible after this date
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (Actual) Depending on experience. Pay award pending
KS2 Class Teacher job summary
Children and young people in our schools are happy and safe, motivated to reach their full potential and equipped to become resilient, independent learners. They are prepared to live responsibly and peacefully in the spirit of understanding, and opportunities to develop their creativity, confidence and communication skills are woven into all aspects of school life.
Bellefield C of E Primary and Nursery School is a proud member of EQUA Mead Learning Trust. Our family of like-minded schools collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s distinctive character. We believe all children and young people have the right to a great education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; it is our mission to give Every Child, Every Chance of success.
Across our Trust, we want our children and young people to be inspired by their learning, and to instil in them a motivation and aspiration to succeed in all they do. Our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people, encouraging and preparing them to do their very best in their learning both within the curriculum and beyond.
High quality teaching is a priority, coupled with strong nurturing support, where adults genuinely care about the wellbeing of the children and young people in their care. It’s our aim to meet the needs of each child individually and we provide the resources and staff to achieve this. Our dedicated team is committed to providing a wonderfully creative learning environment to fascinate every child. Aspirations for excellence underpin all that we do; our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people.
Inclusion is the beating heart of our organisation, and we cherish it in our staff just like we do in our children. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our communities and welcome applications from anyone with the skills and experience to do the role they are applying to, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other protected characteristic. We recognise the value and contribution every member of our staff makes to our schools, and in return for their dedication and commitment we provide:
- A clear vision with purpose and values that are supported by all our staff
- An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic staff and children in all of our schools
- A highly organised and very supportive team
- High quality professional development opportunities from Day One
- A clear, comprehensive induction process
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School is a very friendly and welcoming school with a happy and hard working team of staff. We are highly inclusive and put our children at the heart of everything that we do. We are looking for a teacher who can foster excellent relationships with children to join our team as a class teacher covering a maternity leave in upper KS2 commencing November 2024. At Bellefield, we have 11 classes plus a maintained Nursery on site and a diverse range of children that we support including a higher than average proportion of PP, EAL and SEND children. We are proud to be part of the EQUA Mead Learning Trust.
We have an excellent staff team who go the extra mile to create an environment and curriculum where the children thrive, are happy and make good progress. As a church school, we have a strong Christian ethos and our key values, which are Respect, Responsibility, Friendship, Honesty and Courage, form the basis of our day to day lives at Bellefield.
Please visit our website to discover more about our school and curriculum at www.bellefield.wilts.sch.uk
All about the role:
We are looking for someone who has:
Experience of teaching upper KS2 / or specialised in upper KS2 in teacher training. Previous experience of KS2 is desirable but not essential.
Creativity and passion to engage our children in their learning
Empathy, a positive approach and enthusiasm for working with children
Excellent team working skills and is hard working
A desire to put the safeguarding and well-being of our children first
A good sense of humour and the ability to be flexible
We can offer:
A happy and nurturing team
Opportunities for continuous professional development
A chance to make a difference to our amazing children
We are committed to supporting you in your role at our school and in your own professional development. We welcome applications from ECTs. We have a well-established and effective monitoring programme to support you.
This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- Up to 333 pupils
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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