Year 1 Class Teacher

Windrush Thamesmead Primary School, London, SE28 8AR

12 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  6 January 2025

• Latest start date

  21 July 2025

• Closing date

  9 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: 27.5 hours
• Contract type: Fixed term - January 2025 - July 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Attention all teachers! Are you feeling overwhelmed by your workload? Do you struggle to find balance between work and self-care? If so, we have the perfect solution for you!

Join our great school, where we prioritise the well-being of our teachers. We understand that a happy and healthy teacher leads to a better learning environment for pupils. That's why we have implemented strategies to reduce teacher workload and promote self-care.

About Windrush

Windrush Thamesmead school based in Thamesmead is a one form entry school. We have been graded as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted for the past 16 years, latest grading July 2024.

What the school offers its staff

Our school offers:

• 2 additional days of leave
• Purposeful meetings- not always weekly-some meetings will be related to reading around a subject or an email sent. Time is precious!
• Emails are only to be sent during working hours of 8-6pm- no contact outside of these hours or weekends
• Medium term planning day for the year group team every half term
• Weekly PPA held as a team of four teachers where workload and resourcing is shared
• No daily planning
• Recognising and valuing everyone's opinions
• Encouraging staff in next career steps
• Support time and training for subject leaders generally within directed time
• Good communication channels- school intranet, daily site updates, business meetings
• A supportive and involved SLT who work together tirelessly for the best interests of the pupils and staff
• High staff morale across the Trust
• Feedback policy where live marking in the lesson is the most important. No whole class marking of books outside of the lesson
• Protected lunchtimes for teachers- not expected to do duties
• Access to on site counsellors
• Well-being working party that meet regularly
• CPD for teachers which is relevant and steeped in research

If you're ready to join a school that values your well-being and is dedicated to helping you thrive both personally and professionally, apply to join our team today!

Join us and rediscover the joy of teaching in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Testimonial

One new teacher who joined our team in September 2023 year said:

"Since joining Windrush I have felt enormously supported, the team is great from top to bottom. Windrush has a great vision and structure,​I always know what to do and who I can reach out to. I am managed to achieve a great work life balance this year, since joining Windrush."

Further details about the role

We are looking for a year 1 Teacher to cover Maternity Leave from January to July 2025. There is a possibility of a permanent teaching role across our Trust.

Visits to the school are welcomed, please email to arrange.

Interviews to be held on:Monday 14th October 2024.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and voluntary helpers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service [DBS] under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required for the successful applicant.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to dcorrigan@endeavourpartnershiptrust.org.uk

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Windrush Thamesmead Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 795 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Windrush Thamesmead Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: dcorrigan@endeavourpartnershiptrust.org.uk
• Phone number: 020 8310 0157
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/windrush-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Primary school part of the Endeavour Partnership Trust.

Arranging a visit to Windrush Thamesmead Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dcorrigan@endeavourpartnershiptrust.org.uk.

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