5 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    22 April 2025

  • Closing date

    16 December 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    28 November 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 32½ hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS - £31,650 - £49,084

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • A high level of classroom expertise
  • A track record of good or better teaching
  • A sound understanding of the curriculum
  • Teaching and learning approaches that have high impact on pupils vulnerable to underachieving
  • The ability to work in partnership with staff, pupils and parents
  • Willing to work within a church school ethos
  • To bring vision and commitment to working within a fast paced environment in our popular school.

Essential Criteria

Knowledge and Experience

  • Evidence of exemplary classroom practice.
  • A sound understanding of recent developments in the primary school curriculum.
  • Knowledge of the particular requirements of delivering education to pupils with SEND, very able, LAC or who have other particular individual needs.
  • Knowledge of strategies which are necessary to promote purposeful learning and progress while safeguarding the health and safety of pupils.
  • Understanding of multicultural education and other issues related to ensuring that classroom organisation and practices is not discriminatory.

Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to plan and prepare programmes of work, appropriately differentiated, for the delivery of the curriculum to children in the primary school age range.
  • Ability to assess the needs of individual pupils and maintain appropriate records for the purpose of continuity and progress in curriculum areas.
  • Ability to select appropriate resources to create a stimulating learning environment.
  • Ability to relate and communicate effectively with parents and encourage their participation in their child’s education.
  • Ability to direct the work of a teaching assistant.
  • Ability to work closely with other members of staff in the development of the curriculum and pastoral work of the school.
  • Excellent inter-personal skills
  • Excellent time and task management skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
  • Ability to use data effectively in setting targets and understanding pupil progress.

Qualifications

  • DfE recognised teaching qualification
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development; attendance on courses, INSET, action research, personal study etc.

Personal Qualities

  • Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
  • Commitment to a range of teaching approaches that encourage pupils to develop their full potential.
  • Commitment to equal opportunities within the whole school development plan.
  • Commitment to partnership with Governors, school and parents.
  • Sympathy with the aims and values of a Church School.
  • Evidence of commitment to personal continuing professional development.


What the school offers its staff

  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • A significant part in the continuing development of our school
  • Children who love coming to school and are keen to learn
  • A positive and dedicated staff team

• A friendly, exciting, diverse and welcoming environment to all, including a recently refurbished staff suite where a chocolate biscuit can nearly always be found!

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to mdavey@stlens.org

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About St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
409 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Email address
mdavey@stlens.org
Phone number
01424 422950

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