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Form of workBUC11573
Permanent
Full Time
Enhanced with Barred List
23 Apr 2024, 11 p.m.
16 May 2024
office@ivingswoodacademy.org
Overview
Ivingswood Academy, Chesham, are looking for Class Teachers to join us from September 2024.
Term time only
Salary Type: MPS/UPS
Salary details: M1-UP1
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16/05/2024 12:00
Interviews to be held: Thursday 23rd May 2024
About us
Ivingswood Academy is a warm and friendly community school which celebrate the diverse range of beliefs and cultures of pupils and their families.
At Ivingswood Academy, every child is valued and we aim to provide a high quality education which is both enjoyable and engaging. Primary school is the first step in a child’s educational journey and we believe it is our responsibility to enable all our pupils to be successful learners, instilling children with a desire to continue to learn and succeed as they grow into adults.
The post:
For the right candidate we may be happy to employ candidates who will be ECTs as soon as they are available e.g. June 2024 onwards.
We can be flexible with a role in EYFS, KS1 or KS2, however, we are particularly looking for a teacher who has a passion for early years (2-5) for one of our exciting opportunities.
Salary: Main Scale 1 / UPS incl. fringe payment: starting salary of £31,350.00 (M1 current salary which will be reviewed for September 2024)
To apply for a position, please complete the academy application form and submit a supporting statement of no more than one page of A4 typed text in size 12 font.
A job description and person specification is attached to this advert.
Website: www.ivingswoodacademy.org
About the role
We are looking for talented and inspirational Class Teacher(s) to join our happy and supportive team. The Trust places a firm focus on the mental health and wellbeing of both pupils and staff.
You must be a strong team player, with an ability to build strong relationships with adults and children. You must be resilient and hardworking, teaching is a challenging job and whilst every effort is made to provide a supportive environment and a manageable workload, the job is still demanding.
You must be willing to look beyond what is on the prescribed curriculum, we need a teacher who is motivated, creative and inspired, with the ability to transfer these skills to our wonderful pupils.
- Enthusiastic and motivated children
- A supportive and caring environment to work in, with a dedicated senior leadership team.
- A focus on ensuring your workload is manageable
- An encouraging environment to help you grow as a professional and nurture your wellbeing
- A fantastic teaching team to work alongside and learn from.
- A curriculum that is supported and designed specifically for our pupils, using an assessment system that enables teachers to teach.
- Caring and inclusive schools with supportive, enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues, Trust and parents.
- A commitment to high quality professional development, including Early Career Development
- A welcoming and well-resourced environment
- Opportunities to work with colleagues from across the MAT
- 5 inset days and 1 wellbeing academy day
About you
We love teaching! If you would like to work with like-minded colleagues, we want to hear from you!
- Looking to become or already an exemplary primary Class Teacher with a passion for teaching and learning?
- Pro-active in your approach to raising standards?
- Someone who has high expectations of all children?
- Eager to develop your skills and experience?
- A team player with good interpersonal skills?
- Someone with an excellent sense of humour and a sense of fun?
- Someone who is willing to go the extra mile?
If you can answer yes to all the above questions, we would love to hear from you. This is a unique opportunity with the strong possibility of career progression with the MAT and we are looking for staff members to become an integrated part of our school family. We have a proven track record of supporting ECT’s and this position would be suited to someone just starting out in their teaching career or someone with more experience.
- A determination to accelerate children’s learning
- Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum
- Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils, staff and parents
- Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
- Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
- Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning personal qualities
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01494 783070
Email: office@ivingswoodacademy.org
At Ivingswood Academy the happiness, safety and well-being of every child is our paramount concern. We listen to our pupils and take what they tell us seriously. Safeguarding pupils is the prime responsibility of every member of school staff.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
