3 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    6 January 2025

  • Closing date

    16 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    2 October 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - 10 months - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

Main pay scale 1 to Main pay scale 6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors of Blackburn Primary School are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom practitioner, with a track record of inspiring excellence and nurturing well-rounded children in Key Stage 1 to become part of our team and move our school to the next level.

This post is a fixed term contract for 10 months. There is potential for a permanent contract in the future.

We are looking for a passionate teacher looking to continue their career in a school that is proud to inspire excellence and nurture well rounded children. What we want is someone who:

  • Is committed to developing their own practice through a culture of CPD
  • Is passionate about working with children and can work as part of a successful team
  • Is passionate about teaching and learning and wants to develop their practice
  • Can or is driven to model exemplary practice in the classroom
  • Has energy and enthusiasm to engage staff and students
  • Can champion change and think differently
  • Responds well to feedback and wants to grow as a teacher

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • A caring and welcoming school community. Proud to inspire excellence
  • Experienced colleagues who are keen to embrace new ideas and work as a team
  • Fantastic children who are well behaved and want to learn and achieve
  • An inclusive culture and ethos in a school with strong community links
  • Commitment to your professional development
  • A strong curriculum and a culture of reading for pleasure

Further details about the role

Safeguarding

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level.

Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check Please be aware that if successful, internet searches may be made.

Application forms and further details are available by requesting a pack by email: office@blackburnprimary.org.

Visits

To increase your chances of being shortlisted, we would strongly recommend you come and visit the school, meet our leadership team and find out more about the role.

To arrange a visit for one of the dates below, please email office@blackburnprimary.org or call 01709740412

  • Thursday 10th October 9:30am
  • Thursday 10th October 3:30pm
  • Friday 11th October 9:30am
  • Friday 11th October 3:30pm

Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 16th October

Interviews are set for Tuesday 23rd October 2024. Please allow for a full day.

Commitment to safeguarding

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level.
Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Please be aware that if successful, internet searches may be made.

Application forms and further details are available by requesting a pack by email: office@blackburnprimary.org

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

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About Blackburn Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
194 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
01709 740 412

Just 5 minutes from Meadowhall on the Sheffield/Rotherham border, Blacburn Primary is a good school (OFSTED December 2022).

We can offer you:
• A caring and welcoming school community. Proud to inspire excellence • Colleagues who are keen to embrace new ideas and work as a team
• Well –behaved, engaging children who want to learn and achieve
• An inclusive culture and ethos in a school with strong community links
• Commitment to your professional development

If you would like to join our friendly and forward thinking team, we would love to meet you. Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please contact Mrs Clayton in the school office to arrange an appointment, 01709 740412.

Arranging a visit to Blackburn Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@blackburnprimary.org.

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