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Reception Class Teacher

Burnt Oak Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1LS

This job expired on 1 June 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  1 June 2020 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 May 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490
• Additional allowances:

  • A competitive salary ; • Generous pension scheme ; • Generous annual leave entitlement ; • Generous maternity and paternity leave and pay entitlement ; • Generous adoption leave and pay entitlement ; • Assisted car purchase scheme for support staff ; • Employee assistance programme ; • Access to the money advice service ; • Salary sacrifice for cycle scheme ; • Discounts and concessions through national and local retailers including travel, shopping, leisure, health and wellbeing, motoring and eye care voucher scheme ; • Discounted local bus season ticket ; • Medway Council offers ; • Training opportunities through our CPD programme

Reception Class Teacher job summary

Job Title: Classroom Teacher

Department: Education

Responsible to: Key Stage Manager / Deputy Headteacher

Purpose

To teach a class of children in line with whole school policies and schemes of work, and to undertake pastoral duties in keeping with the School Teachers Pay and Conditions of Employment document.

Areas of responsibility

1. To be responsible for the education and welfare of a class of pupils.

2. To contribute to the education and welfare of all pupils within the school premises.

3. To keep up to date with Key Stage developments and developments in subject.

4. To take responsibility for a subject or extra curriculum area in the School as directed by the Headteacher.

Key Tasks

Teaching

1. Contribute to year group planning meetings and whole school staff meetings.

2. Implement agreed plans and produce half termly teaching forecast according to agreed formats.

3. Provide a differentiated, balanced, progressive, varied and stimulating curriculum in line with statutory and school requirements.

4. Assess, record and review pupils’ achievement within designated class according to school policy and guidelines.
5. Attend parent/ Guardians/Carers consultation sessions and report on individual pupil achievement and development.

6. Produce annual written reports for their class for parents/Guardians/Carers.

7. Assist in ensuring a well organised and structured classroom environment with effective and stimulating displays and good access to resources.

8. Maintain good discipline of pupils in line with the school’s Behaviour policy.

9. Keep abreast of trends and developments in education, especially those areas particularly relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the post.

10. Plan and supervise the work of support personnel assisting in the classroom in conjunction with KS Manager.

11. Be aware and responsive to the medical, social, personal and specific learning needs of children and report to the KS Manager where there is cause for concern.

12. Use resources effectively and efficiently to promote children’s learning.

13. Carry out supervision of pupils as detailed by the Headteacher/Deputy Head/KS Manager.

Person Specification

• Has DfE recognised qualified teacher status (unless the Governors agree to implement a DfE recognised qualification programme)
• Has training for/experience of teaching in the Primary sector
• Demonstrates understanding of the principles of Primary Education
• Has clear strategies for positive Behaviour Management and Discipline
• Demonstrates commitment to partnership with parents/guardians/carers and strategies to foster this
• Has a commitment to their continued professional development
• Is able to cope with change and working with different age ranges
• Has a flexible approach
• Has a calm, organised approach to planning and establishing a secure learning environment for children
• Has knowledge and understanding of how to develop strategies appropriate to the needs and abilities of the pupils in order to raise their levels of achievement.
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills
• An empathy with children and a commitment to understanding and meeting the needs of all children, especially those with special educational needs.
• Proven ICT Skills for classroom use and data analysis
• Enthusiasm for subject / extra-curricular area

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.

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About Burnt Oak Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 453 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Burnt Oak Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@burntoak.medway.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burnt-oak-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Burnt Oak Primary School is a vibrant and welcoming school situated in lower Gillingham. We are a two-form entry school with a Nursery. The school is well resourced and has excellent ICT facilities. We have motivated and happy pupils who are eager to learn.

Through the dedication of the staff team, Burnt Oak Primary School succeeds in providing a learning environment where everyone, pupils and staff, are helped to succeed. It is this dedication which led to the school achieving and retaining both the Inclusion Quality Mark and Centre of Excellence since 2017.

Burnt Oak Primary School prides itself on its highly creative curriculum and the extensive extra-curricular activities which it offers pupils. Teachers are encouraged to be innovative and to engage pupils through exciting learning opportunities. Testament to the high quality of this curriculum are our recent Gold Sports Games and Best Literacy Innovation Awards.

As a result of good teaching and effective support, children get off to a good start to their learning in early years. As a school we have high expectations of our pupils and have over the last 3 years increased the proportion of pupils achieving 'expected' in reading, writing and maths by 29%.

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