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Teacher and Reading and Phonics Lead

Blackheath Primary School, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9NF

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• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  13 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 May 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: Main Scale
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2a/£3214 to TLR2b/£5351 (depending on experience)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Successful Applicant Will

• Demonstrate effective subject knowledge planning and provision, modelling outstanding practice and disseminating examples of ‘good practice’ for learning and teaching
• lead and have a clear vision for future development of reading and phonics
• have a strong knowledge of the teaching ofreading and phonics across school
• monitor, evaluate and review pupils’ progress, behaviour, achievement and attainment and ensure appropriate actions are in place where issues are identified both of their own class and others
• have the personality, drive and ambition to inspire, coach and mentor both staff and pupils
• be flexible and passionate about ensuring all staff are motivated to work effectively with pupils to achieve their personal best withing your classroom and across school within reading
• promote the school’s values and engage with parents, carers and the wider community; assisting parents to supporting their children’s learning
• have extremely high expectations of themselves and learners –promoting and modelling behaviour for learning resulting in excellent progress and positive outcomes for every pupil
• have experience of leading a subject and be able to demonstrate having supported whole school improvement
• create an outstanding learning environment and culture for reading
• provide pastoral care of pupils and support theirpersonal development and well-being
• have an understanding and commitment to safeguarding and contribute to the school’s child protection procedures

What the school offers its staff

Our school can offer you:

• a commitment to your career development, supporting practitioners in developing their teaching and leadership skills, withthe potential for career progression
• wellbeing Initiatives, including an annual Wellbeing Day
• dedicated time for curriculum leadership and development
• a highly resourced reading curriculum and library
• an embedded DFE approved synthetic phonics programme (Little Wandle) complete with resources and interventions (Quality was quality assured in 2023, graduating early from English Hub)
• very welcoming, well behaved and enthusiastic children
• a highly motivated and ambitious staff team and dedicated governors
• a supportive and professional workforce with a strong leadership team and established Senior leadership Team
• excellent resources for all areas within teaching and learning
• a laptop and ipad for all teachers
• a vibrant and well resourced learning environment that embraces creativity

Further details about the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader looking to work with a committed team of professionals to drive standards in reading across school in addition to developing their skill set and leadership ambitions.

We are seeking to appoint a highly inspirational and highly motivated teacher to work with engaged and well-behaved pupils. It is imperative that we appoint a talented member of staff who shares our vision of delivering a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum in a bright, attractive and supportive environment. The successful candidate will have high expectations and the knowledge, experience and interpersonal skills to drive and sustain improvement both in their own class and across school.

The person appointed will possess: excellent curriculum knowledge; high quality teaching skills; good communication and teamwork skills and demonstrate a desire to support continuous school improvement and their own professional development.They will also have a proven track record of improving standards of reading and a strong working knowledge of phonics, early reading and beyond.

The post we have available for September is only suitable for an ambitious candidate with3 or more years teaching, demonstrating experience of early reading and phonics, who are looking to further strengthen their leadership skills. The successful candidate will align themselves closely with the values and ethos of the school and match the high levels of discretionary effort that current staff display.

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 Blackheath Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 481 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Blackheath Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@bps.sandwell.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 559 1033
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blackheath-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Blackheath Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@bps.sandwell.sch.uk.

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