Primary Teacher Maternity Cover
James Brindley School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AFThis job expired on 1 July 2020
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
1 July 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 June 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR
Additional allowances
1 SEN Point
Primary Teacher Maternity Cover job summary
Job title: Primary Teacher
Hours of work: Full time
Contract type: Temporary fixed term Maternity Cover, (expected to last for 10 months)
Salary: MPR + 1 SEN Point
Based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (but can be based at other locations within James Brindley)
James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. In the course of a school year we educate over 3,000 pupils for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. The majority of our pupils have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period of time prior to joining the Academy.
We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.
The role involves teaching pupils with medical needs who are unable to access mainstream education at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Many of our pupils have gaps in their education and we strive to implement creative teaching strategies to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our pupils to access learning and make expected progress. You should be passionate about developing and supporting the needs of the whole child and committed to enabling all pupils to achieve their potential. We are looking for a qualified temporary Primary teacher with tenacity, positivity and experience of teaching EYFS, KS1 and KS2 You should have QTS and a track record as a consistently good practitioner. Duties include teaching a variety of pupils, some with S/PMLD ensuring that work is differentiated to meet the specific needs of pupils who are admitted to a hospital ward setting.
You will be based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital but may be required to travel across the city as required.
Closing date: midday 1st July
Interviews to be held: Wednesday 8th July
Start date: September 2020
Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.
For further details and application form please contact the Academy at the address or telephone number below or visit the website at:
www.jamesbrindley.org.uk
JAMES BRINDLEY ACADEMY, BELL BARN ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B15 2AF
Tel: 0121 666 6409
Completed Applications to be submitted by email to: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this.
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.
About James Brindley School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- James Brindley School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
James Brindley is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.
We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.
James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.
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