Reception Class Teacher
Hillingdon Primary School, Uxbridge, UB10 0PHThis job expired on 7 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
29 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - One Year
Full-time equivalent salary
- £38,219 to £46,001
Pay scale
- M3 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
1. Qualifications and Experience
- Qualified teacher status
- Degree
- Proven track record in delivering high quality EYFS provision
- Experience of managing pupils starting school and transition between settings
- Experience of supporting parents to engage in children’s learning
2. Knowledge and Skills
- A ‘quality first’ teacher
- Well-developed oral, written and presentation skills
- Secure knowledge of the structure, delivery, content and assessment of the EYFS
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum
- Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
- A good understanding of how children learn
- Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
- Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
- An ability to work as part of a team and to be able to effectively delegate work to teaching support staff.
- Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children.
- Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
- Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning.
3. Personal Qualities / Competencies
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
- High expectations for children’s attainment and progress.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively. Note: The school has systems in place to ensure teachers are supported in managing their workload and expectations are not unreasonable.
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to behave in a way which reflects this.
- Commitment to providing equality of opportunity in both the curriculum and pastoral care.
- Value the needs of individual pupils and the diversity of their cultural backgrounds, providing equal opportunities in access to learning.
- A hard working, flexible and enthusiastic approach to work.
- Acts with professional integrity at all times and demonstrates a positive attitude that upholds the values of Hillingdon Primary School and The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust (TEFAT).
What the school offers its staff
Hillingdon Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in March this year and we were judged to be an ‘outstanding’ academy. We are determined to maintain this status for our pupils, who deserve an excellent education. We know we can only do this by:
- Providing an environment in which teachers enjoy working and workload is considered. All teachers work within a supportive team overseen by a Year Group Leader.
- Our Early Years team also includes experienced nursery nurses and learning support assistants to support pupils and teachers, alongside specialist Early Years PPA cover.
- Our Reception classrooms are purpose built and well equipped to allow children to fully access the Early Years curriculum.
- All subject planning is in place on a Google drive for teachers to adapt to the needs of their pupils.
The school is proud to be part of the Elliot Foundation, a multi-academy trust specialising in primary education. We work with other academies and like-minded professionals for the benefit of our students. Elliot Foundation teachers have access to a wide range of comprehensive learning and development opportunities. Further information regarding The Elliot Foundation can be found at: http://www.elliotfoundation.co.uk.
We are a large primary school and we take pride in supporting our staff to develop their leadership and management skills as part of our internal succession planning. We have a successful track record of enabling career progression: many of our teachers eventually move on to middle and senior leadership positions due to the opportunities we provide to support a teacher’s development and career.
Further details about the role
We are keen to appoint a ‘quality first,’ Early Years teacher to join our passionate and successful Reception team. This is a full-time post, fixed for 1 year.
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 Hillingdon Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 695 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Hillingdon Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ldaniel@hillingdonprimaryschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01895 590087
Hillingdon Primary School is a warm, welcoming and inclusive academy school that values the diverse community that it serves.
Learning and achievement drives everything that we do at Hillingdon Primary School. At our school, we work in partnership with our parents, carers and staff to ensure that pupils are succeeding academically and personally, whilst promoting an atmosphere of respect and care for everyone, so children can recognise their own value and celebrate one another's successes. We enable each child to discover the joy of learning, to help them to fulfil every aspect of their potential and to encourage their growth into effective citizens, ready to play their part positively in their community and modern Britain.
Hillingdon Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in March this year and we were judged to be an ‘outstanding’ academy. We are determined to maintain this status for our pupils, who deserve an excellent education. We know we can only do this by providing an environment where teachers are trusted to do their job well and are given the time and support to do it.
We are also proud to be a part of The Elliot Foundation, to learn more about TEFAT please click visit their website at: https://www.elliotfoundation.co.uk/
Arranging a visit to Hillingdon Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ldaniel@hillingdonprimaryschool.org.uk.
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