We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic professionals who have high expectations of themselves and their pupils and are committed to improving the lives of our children to join our warm and welcoming team.
Our partnership with The Park Federation Academy Trust means there are a host of professional development opportunities that will further your own skills, knowledge, and expertise.
Term time only: Yes
Salary Type: UPS
Salary details: Salary (actual): £21,731 - £49,087 Grade: UNQ - UPS
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Interviews to be held: As and when we receive successful applications.
About us
Hannah Ball Academy is a one form entry primary school in the heart of High Wycombe. Our small and friendly school serves a diverse community and offers a broad, balanced, and evolving curriculum. We are a reflective and forward-thinking school with a hardworking and dedicated team of staff, fantastic children, and a supportive governing body. We have close links with neighbouring primary schools and we actively encourage shared good practice, with an emphasis on high-quality continuing professional development. We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational person to join our warm and welcoming team.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to take that next step in their career and to demonstrate a positive impact on outcomes for children. You will be working within a warm, vibrant, and caring school at the heart of its community.
If you are an excellent practitioner, keen to transform children’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.
Our children love their school. It represents a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for them. Our school ethos is “Together We Inspire, Aspire and Achieve” and it is integral to the way we organise, work and deliver our curriculum.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Be responsible for the day-to-day running of the class;
2. Create an attractive and motivating learning environment;
3. Implement appropriate classroom and behaviour management strategies;
4. Plan, teach, and assess work appropriately in accordance with the school's agreed policies and systems;
5. Set challenging targets of achievement for all children taught;
6. Differentiating teaching and work appropriately so that all children may achieve;
7. Monitor and record children’s progress;
8. Develop good relationships with parents, including reporting to parents formally and informally;
9. Manage other adults in the classroom;
10. Take part in Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including keeping up-to-date with current research on national and local initiatives;
11. Take part in Performance Management reviews in accordance with the school’s agreed policies.
General:
1. Maintain confidentiality in and outside the workplace;
2. Support the implementation of academy policies;
3. Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils;
4. Be aware of and understand safeguarding protocol and procedures and the importance of taking appropriate action;
5. Attend and participate in meetings and training opportunities;
6. Carry out any other reasonable tasks/duties as required by The Trust in accordance with the needs of The Trust.
This job description may be reviewed at the end of the academic year or earlier if necessary. In addition, it may be amended at any time after consultation.
About you
We are looking for an individual who:
1. Has experience of working within an all-through primary school;
2. Is resilient;
3. Is ambitious and determined to succeed and secure positive outcomes for our pupils;
4. Makes a positive contribution to our school’s improvement;
5. Has outstanding behaviour management skills;
6. Has high levels of drive, energy, and integrity;
7. Puts the children at the heart of all they do;
8. Is highly motivated and able to demonstrate excellent classroom practice.
For the right candidate, we will offer:
1. Extensive support and CPD;
2. The opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
3. A welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic, and supportive staff team;
4. An ambitious and dynamic Senior Leadership Team;
5. A dedicated Governing Body;
6. Supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
7. An employee assistance programme (EAP).
Other information
We strongly encourage you to visit the school to see for yourself the potential that the school could offer you.
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.
In accordance with the commitment of The Park Federation Academy Trust to follow and adhere to the Department for Education guidance entitled “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, it is the individual’s responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in the Academy. A satisfactory DBS check is required for this post.
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).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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