What skills and experience we're looking for
The ideal candidate will:
• Be a consistently good teacher and have high expectations for all children
• Be able to drive forward pupil progress and achievement
• Have experience of positive impact on pupil outcomes both academic and social
• Be passionate about teaching and learning and making a difference to every child
• Be able to work as part of an effective team, to communicate well and plan high quality learning experiences for pupils and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues
• Be flexible and able to use your own initiative
• Have excellent behaviour management strategies and follow schools reflective and restorative approach
• Be energetic, enthusiastic and creative
• Be willing to go the extra mile to make sure children have wider learning experiences – embracing our motto ‘Opportunities Bring Success’
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
• A welcoming school and community with a highly motivated, professional staff team who are committed towards continuously raising standards.
• Excellent internal and external professional development opportunities
• Creative and purposeful learning environments
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
Further details about the role
Old Basford School is seeking to appoint an excellent teacher who has high expectations for all pupils and a drive for self-development. We are excited to welcome a new teacher to our established and long-standing team. There will be flexibility which year group the teaching responsibility is initially for, please state within your applications where your experience and aspirations lie.
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.