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School Improvement Lead: Lower School

Watcombe Primary School, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NU

This job expired on 20 May 2021

• Closing date

  20 May 2021 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 May 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS Dependent on experience
• Additional allowances:

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School Improvement Lead: Lower School job summary

We wish to appoint an excellent and inspiring School Improvement Leader and teacher to lead the Lower School team (Early Years & KS1 – 4 classes). You would be joining a highly ambitious leadership & school team that strives to ensure that all pupils are able to access the best opportunities to achieve their full potential in all areas of development.

Our highly successful approach results in the children making excellent progress in their learning and achievements.

The post holder is most likely to be placed in KS1 and will lead the lower school team with the support of an Early Years Lead Teacher.

The key purpose of the post will be to:

To ensure the highest possible educational standards through creating a culture of positive thinking where all members of the school community feel valued, are inspired, challenged, motivated and empowered to attain ambitious outcomes within a professional learning community.
To develop outstanding teaching, learning and assessment.
To ensure the best possible outcomes for learners.
To monitor & evaluate the quality of education in the lower school
To develop an outstanding climate for personal development, behaviour and welfare creating positive learning attitudes in line with the school aims and values.
To ensure that safeguarding is highly effective.
There will be a clear support and induction process for the successful candidate and continued professional development opportunites to support them in this role.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role requires a DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificate with a Barred List (child) check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In your application, please describe the skills and experience that make you suited to the role, as well as your aspirations for the future and how you would hope to contribute to the wider life of the school.

We appreciate that the time scale for applications is short but if you would like to visit the school please contact the school office to make an appointment: admin@watcombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk

Further information about the school and the application form for this post please see the school website https://www.watcombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk/vacancies/

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 Watcombe Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 230 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Watcombe Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@watcombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01803 327419
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watcombe-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We are medium sized maintained primary school based in Torquay, Devon.

Arranging a visit to Watcombe Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@watcombe-primary.torbay.sch.uk.

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