Teacher

Zaytouna Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8WH

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M3 to UPS1

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Degree
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Evidence, or intention to undertake, further professional development

• Excellent classroom practitioner or potential to become an outstanding teacher
• Ability / willingness to work in other key stages in the future.
• Able to articulate, and demonstrate, the characteristic features of an effective teacher.
• Good understanding of how assessment is used.
• Clear understanding of effective techniques and policies for behaviour management
• An understanding of how safeguarding children works in practise

• Clear idea of how to manage teaching assistants
• The ability, proven or potential, to manage a subject and teachers
• Participate in the full life of the school, being involved and committed to the delivery of extra-curricular activities

• Good knowledge of the Curriculum guidance for Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2 National Curriculum and the Agreed Syllabus for RE.
• A secure understanding of age-related expectations and experience of key stage 1 & 2 statutory tests
• Understand and know how national, local comparative and school data, including National Curriculum test data can be used in professional and school development
• Good knowledge and understanding of the ability to plan effectively for differentiated tasks and activities
• Good knowledge and understanding of assessment for Learning strategies
• Good knowledge and understanding of effective teaching and learning styles and being creative in delivery

• promote the school’s aims positively, and use effective strategies to monitor motivation and moral;
• develop good relationships within a team;
• establish and develop good professional relationships with parents, governors and the community;
• communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) to a variety of audiences;
• create a happy, challenging and effective learning environment;
• use ICT effectively and creatively to enhance learning
• Self-motivated and shows initiative.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Shows a high level of enthusiasm, commitment and determination.
• Is flexible and listens
• Is prepared to seek advice and support.
• Resilient under pressure.
• Is approachable, caring and empathetic

• Must be willing to undertake training as required
• Must ensure confidentiality in respect of pupils and information.
• Commitment to the highest standards of child protection and safeguarding
• Recognition of the importance of personal responsibility for health and safety
• Commitment to the Trust’s ethos, aims and whole community.

What the school offers its staff

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

• Calm and purposeful learning environments
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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Zaytouna Recruitment Pack Teacher Permanent.pdf - 492 KB (opens in new tab)

About Zaytouna Primary School

• School type: Free School, Muslim, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 419 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Zaytouna Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: JoanneRobottom@zaytounaprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01322 383379
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/zaytouna-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We are an exciting and happy school community who are committed to #DoingThingsDifferently. From our curriculum to our enrichment offer, our approach to professional development to our partnerships with the local community, we’re striving for innovation and excellence. We believe that school should develop a child’s mind, body and soul. This drives every decision that we make and we’re proud that we are able to offer this entitlement to all of our children. It’s what we care passionately about. We also know that to fulfil this, we need to ensure that mental and physical health and wellbeing is at our core. For our children and our adults. You’ll see this reflected in everything that we do.
We’re proud to be a school of Islamic distinctiveness – you’ll see that our QIS offer enriches our children to be the best versions of themselves. It’s what makes our school a genuine family community. This together with our comprehensive development of our core British Values means that our children are being well supported to become informed, critical thinkers of the future.
We are ambitious and unapologetic about what we do at Zaytouna. It’s based on what we believe to be important and on the future that we want for ourselves and our children. We make sure however that we have as much fun as we can along the way!

Arranging a visit to Zaytouna Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email JoanneRobottom@zaytounaprimary.co.uk.

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