What skills and experience we're looking for
The school is looking to recruit a small number of enthusiastic and highly motivated classroom teachers. The successful candidates will work alongside a strong and committed phase team and will benefit from the wider professional opportunities available working for Ad Astra Academy Trust.
The school requires excellent practitioners, who can deliver outstanding lessons and are ready to take on a teaching position with flexibility, creativity, and inspiration within this forward-thinking school. Applicants are asked to demonstrate their skills and experience that they will bring to the posts.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidates will:
• Work in a school and a Trust with a highly supportive, warm, friendly and respectful ethos, and the drive and ambition to ensure that all members of staff and children achieve their full potential.
• Have the privilege of engaging with children who enjoy school and rise to the challenges it provides.
• Be part of a school environment which places high value to the wider, enriched Curriculum.
• Be given opportunities to further develop their skills through a variety of professional development available through working for Ad Astra Academy Trust.
Further details about the role
A visit to the school is warmly welcomed and positively encouraged, please contact the school office on 01429 282090 to arrange a visit. For an informal discussion about these positions please contact Louise Sheffield, Headteacher on 01429 282090 or vialouise.sheffield@westpark.adastraschools.org
Requesting an application form
Application forms and further details are available via the Ad Astra website site:
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.