Year 6 Maternity Cover Teacher

Watlington Community Primary School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0HU

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2025

• Closing date

  24 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 7 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Be responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in the class/es ensuring equality of opportunity for all

• Be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct

• Treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position

• Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils

• Act within, the statutory frameworks, which set out their professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and Teacher Standards (2012)

• Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

What the school offers its staff

Watlington is a single form entry school with a family-focussed and friendly atmosphere, judged as GOOD by Ofsted in January 2019. Our Ofsted report praised the relationships that pupils and staff have and that “Classrooms are happy places with positive atmospheres for learning.”

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time teaching role in our school, this is a fixed term position to cover Year 6 whilst their current teacher is on maternity leave.The successful candidate will need to be an exceptional practitioner, with high expectations of themselves and others. They must also be able to work in successful partnership with a range of adults in school to give children the best experiences in the classroom so that they make good progress regardless of their starting point.

Winner of the EDP Education Award’ Primary School of the year’, we are a growing school which is making rapid improvement.For more information please see the school’s website or contact the school office if you wish organise a visit.

The village has excellent transportation links with its own Rail station taking 45 minutes to Cambridge and 90 minutes to King’s Cross.

Please contact the school for an informal discussion about the role.

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

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CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 (opens in new tab)
• School website: Watlington Community Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: head@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01553 810468
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watlington-community-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Watlington Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk.

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