Are you a fun, nurturing Early Years professional with excellent people-skills? Do you have experience working with Reception children, and are ready to develop your expertise even further?
At this academy we believe every pupil is entitled to an outstanding education. Thankfully, we have a fantastic community of teachers who provide excellent learning experiences for all students. We’re looking to welcome an experienced Early Years Classroom Teacher to join our high-performing team.
Salary:- £36,413 - £53,994
We know children develop quickly in the early years and their experiences have a major impact on their future life chances. We provide a rich and varied environment, equipping them with the resilience, capability and confidence required to meet their full potential.
Having invested heavily in our Academy, including our EYFS area, we are seeking an innovative and energetic practitioner to take this to the next level. Working in partnership with the EYFS Lead, you will make your mark on the Academy and create an exceptional educational environment for the youngest students, setting them up for success.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Creating a caring, stimulating and engaging environment that enables all pupils to learn effectively, mindful of the fact that some pupils, will not have experience attending a similar setting
- Planning and preparing lessons and learning activities appropriate for the age group and ability of the children in the class
- Actively participating in this academy family, working to ensure the best outcomes for all children, and supporting the wider community
- A full job description is attached to this vacancy.
- You’ll bring:
- Experience of leading a Year R classroom and supporting families with the transition into school, with a track record of building strong relationships to boost attainment and attendance
- A passion for education of the littlest learners, with expertise in various methods of delivering engaging learning activities
- The desire to bring innovation and interactivity into all areas of your teaching, continuously reaching for excellence
- An ability to quickly develop rapport with all members of the school community, while developing and maintaining appropriate boundaries
To carry out the professional duties of a teacher and to have responsibility for an assigned class.
- To be responsible for the day-to-day work and management of the class and the safety and welfare of the pupils, during on-site and off-site activities.
- To ensure high quality education for all pupils in a designated class and improve the quality of learning and standards of achievement
- To promote the aims and objectives of the academy and maintain its philosophy of education
- To create and manage a caring, supportive, purposeful, and stimulating environment which is conducive to children’s learning.
- To plan and prepare lessons in order to deliver the National Curriculum and bespoke academy curriculum, ensuring breadth and balance in all subjects.
- To plan and deliver a creative, responsive, and appropriate curriculum for the profile of learners in your class.
- To identify clear teaching objectives and learning outcomes, with appropriate challenge and high expectations.
- To strongly develop basic skills in Language and Mathematics, ensuring at least good progress.
- To maintain good order and discipline among the pupils, safeguarding their health and safety.
- To organise and manage groups or individual pupils ensuring differentiation of learning needs, reflecting all abilities.
- To plan opportunities to develop the social, emotional, and cultural aspects of pupils’ learning.
- To support inwardly mobile pupils through baseline assessment, knowledge of pupil records and appropriate pastoral and teaching support
- To maintain a regular system of monitoring, assessment, record-keeping and reporting of children’s progress.
- To prepare appropriate records for the transfer of pupils.
- To ensure effective use of support staff within the classroom, including parent helpers.
- To participate in staff meetings as required.
- To contribute to the development and co-ordination of a particular area of the curriculum.
- To be part of a whole academy team, actively involved in decision-making on the preparation and development of policies and programmes of study, teaching materials, resources, methods of teaching and pastoral arrangements.
- To ensure that academy policies are reflected in daily practice.
- To communicate and consult with parents over all aspects of their children’s education – academic, social, and emotional.
- To liaise with outside agencies when appropriate e.g., Educational Psychologist.
- To meet individual needs of all groups of pupils.
- To undertake continuing professional development, maintaining a portfolio of training undertaken.
- To meet with parents and appropriate agencies, to contribute positively to the education of the children concerned.
- To support the Principal and leadership team in promoting the ethos of the academy.
- To promote the welfare of children and to support the academy in safeguarding children though relevant policies and procedures.
- To promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity.
- To recognise health and safety is a responsibility of every employee, to take reasonable care of self and others and to comply with the Academy’s Health and Safety policy and any academy-specific procedures / rules that apply to this role.
Application process
If you can’t wait to apply and start the conversation at an interview – please click ‘apply’ to complete the application form and tell us all about you, your experience and how your ambition to see every student succeed matches ours.
Closing date: midday on 4 July
Interviews: Monday 7 or Wednesday 9 July
If you intend to apply, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible. We will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and holding interviews in line with this. This could result in the advert closing before the advertised date.
If you would like to APPLY, then please contact Mathure on 0203 924 9870.