Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard has a great opportunity to appoint a Year 6Class Teacher, joining the team from January 2025. Our successful candidate will be a part of our academy which opened in September 2017. Our teaching staff at Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard provide outstanding educational opportunities for all of our pupils, and our appointed candidate will contribute to this and support our journey. We are looking for a fantastic practitioner who is a creative and imaginative teacher with the ability to plan highly effective learning opportunities that meet the needs of all children in our care.
Excellent classroom management skills and high expectations of all pupils are essential as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the curriculum and new assessment framework. Our successful candidate will have experience of teaching Key Stage 2, with this position being based within Year 6.
We are looking for someone who:
1. Is a graduate with QTS and/or PGCE
2. Has evidence of outstanding practice as a classroom teacher
3. Has high levels of success in teaching in the primary sector and can demonstrate how they have been able to meet the needs of children with SEN/D
4. Has the highest expectations of pupils and themselves
5. Is enthusiastic, imaginative and forward thinking
6. Has the ability to inspire, motivate and engage children to achieve and succeed
7. Is able to form positive relationships with children, staff, parents and governors
8. Possesses excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
In return, we will offer you:
9. The opportunity to help shape our future by joining a LAT academy
10. A school community committed to raising achievement and attainment
11. A stunning environment with modern building, excellent resources and facilities
12. A strong commitment to support professional development opportunities
13. A supportive Governing Body and Leadership Team
This is a full-time, permanent position offering MPS, based on experience + London Fringe Allowance. A fixed term contract would be considered should the candidate wish to have this option.
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Working for the academy: Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard is a new two-form entry primary academy for students between the ages of 3 to 11 that opened in September 2017. The academy admits a maximum of 60 children into each year between Reception and Year 6 having initially opened with places available in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. We have continued to expand and from September 2021 we have children up to Year 6 and with every year group at full capacity.
The academy enjoys brand new facilities, a nursery for pre-school age children, and a small centre for children with speech, communication and language needs. At the heart of Ebbsfleet Garden City, Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard is the focal point of this brand new community, providing local families with an outstanding educational facility. Our community is extremely diverse being only 20 minutes from J3 on the M2 and 10 minutes from J2 on the M25.
At Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard we will:
14. Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning
15. Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential
16. Create a learning environment where children feel safe and happy so are confident and enthused to ‘have a go’
17. Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their success at every opportunity
18. Provide learning experiences that include challenge for all, producing resilient and highly motivated learners
19. Have a consistent, focused approach to managing behaviour, safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values across all year groups
20. Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering support to others.
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard has been judged as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted at their recent inspection in November 2021, having been evaluated as outstanding in each of the five areas of inspection, Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management and Early Years Provision. Please to view our website and learn more about Cherry Orchard Primary Academy.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. .
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.