What skills and experience we're looking for
Class Teacher
Salary (actual): £18,990 - £29,452
Grade: MPS - UPS
Hours: 19.5 – (0.4 Reception & 0.2 YR 2)
Contract: Permanent
Hannah Ball School 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 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 to appoint enthusiastic professionals, who has high expectations of themselves and their pupils and is 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.
We are looking for an individual who:
• has experience of working within an all-through primary school
• is resilient
• is ambitious and determined to succeed and secure positive outcomes for our pupils
• makes a positive contribution to our school’s improvement
• has outstanding behaviour management skills
• has high levels of drive, energy and integrity
• put the children at the heart of all they do
• is highly motivated and able to demonstrate excellent classroom
What the school offers its staff
For the right candidate, we will offer
• extensive support and CPD;
• the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
• a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
• an ambitious and dynamic Senior Leadership Team;
• a dedicated Governing Body;
• supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
• an employee assistance programme (EAP).
We warmly welcome candidates coming to visit the school prior to application; please contact the school to arrange. Please visit the school website for an application pack. We do not accept CV’s.
Closing Date: As and when we receive successful applications.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.
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.