Year 1 Class Teacher
Watlington Community Primary School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0HU9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
21 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.6 FTE + PPA time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 term initially
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Watlington Community Primary School is looking for a highly motivated and skilled individual to share in the role of educating our Year 1 class.This will be a job share role with our acting joint Headteacher.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an exemplary classroom practitioner with high expectations for all learners.
- Have classroom experience.
- Be confident in delivering Year 1 Curriculum.
- Be confident in using a range of behaviour management strategies.
- Be committed to the ethos of our school.
- Be able to consider the needs of all children and inspire learning through a creative curriculum.
- Have a great sense of humour with good interpersonal and organisational skills.
Have good communication skills and the ability to work within a team.
Rated as good by Ofsted in July 2024, this is a great place to work with a friendly, family-focussed environment.We warmly invite you to visit and experience first-hand the calm learning atmosphere we are so proud of.This school is truly a part of the community and we look forward welcoming a new member.
References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.
What the school offers its staff
Thank you for your interest in our school. We are a one-form entry village school south of King’s Lynn, Norfolk. The school has 171 pupils currently on roll and predicted to increase to 174 for 25/26. Our feeder school is currently Downham Market Academy, this is planned to change to King’s Lynn Academy for September 2026. We have an above average proportion of children with special educational needs and average number of children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Please see our school website for more information about our school.
Vision and Values
We aim to equip all members of our school community with the knowledge, skills and love of learning to continue with their next steps.
We do this by:
- Delivering our curriculum to develop the knowledge and cultural capital to ensure every member of our school communityis the 'best they can be'.
- Embracingchange and evaluating the impact of our choices on improving the lives of our school community.
- Nurturingand empoweringpeople to become confident problem solvers, so pupils develop independence and resilience.
- Providinga friendly and family atmosphere for learning
- Being part of our community and learning from all the people that make up our community.
We are looking for an exceptional, driven, and hands-on leader who:
- has a proven track record of raising standards and improving pupil outcomes.
- is passionate & experienced in inclusion and SEND provision, ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
- is committed to collaborative leadership, working with staff, parents, and the wider community to achieve excellence
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.
About Watlington Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 173 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Watlington Community Primary School website
- Email address
- office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01553 810468
A one form entry local authority mainstream community primary school.
Arranging a visit to Watlington Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk.
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