Class Teacher
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 0PFThis job expired on 21 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
10 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 32.5 hours per week, part time hours may be considered.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed-term until 31.08.2025
Pay scale
- Teachers' Pay Scales up to UPS2
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an outstanding Teacher with energy and enthusiasm and a love for teaching to join our team, with opportunities to develop as a middle leader. This post is a full-time position, but part time hours may be considered. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a school within a Trust with great potential, some real strengths and the ability and desire to develop further.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who:
- Has a passion for education and making a difference to children’s lives
- Is passionate about providing a caring, nurturing environment, sympathetic to our Christian values
- Is or has the potential to be an excellent classroom practitioner.
- Has an interest in the curriculum including keen to lead subject area(s).
- Is able to inspire and motivate our learners.
- Has high expectations and a drive to enable pupils to be the best that they can be.
- Is able to promote high standards of behaviour.
- Has the desire to grow, learn and lead.
- Has a positive and optimistic approach; are proactive and confident
- Uses resources, intellect, creativity, and innovation to be successful
- Be committed to partnership, collaboration and sharing
What the school offers its staff
We can provide you:
- A wonderful location and school to begin or develop your education career
- Values and experience of high-quality education
- The chance to make a difference and contribute to the school’s further improvement
- Support, training, and leadership development
- The opportunity to work within SAST, a forward-thinking and growing multi-academy trust
- The expertise available from a national Teaching School
Our values and ethos focus on developing a love of learning, high achievement both personally and academically which comes from the tremendous work of all our staff and the great achievements of our children.
You are asked to provide the following:
- A completed application form
- A letter of application (no more than two sides of A4) outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience fit this role
Applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@sast.org.uk
Should you wish to arrange a visit to view the school, please do not hesitate to contact Danika Gibbon, School Administrator at office@standrewsfontmell.co.uk
Further details about the role
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role will include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will meet the person specification and is subject to an enhanced DBS and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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About St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 81 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@standrewsfontmell.co.uk
St Andrew’s is a small church school situated in the heart of the delightful Dorset village of Fontmell Magna. Families come to us from Shaftsbury and many of the surrounding villages. In June 2019 the school become an academy and joined the Sherborne Area Schools’ Trust (SAST). We enjoy good relationships with other trust schools and benefit from working in collaboration with them.
Being a small primary school allows us to fully embrace our community, coming here is like being part of an extended family. Our connection with village life, the church and our families is strong and we flourish because of this joined up approach. Our pupils BELIEVE that all things are possible and because of our belief in ourselves, each other and God we THRIVE, LEARN and SHINE together.
Arranging a visit to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@standrewsfontmell.co.uk.
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