What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative school and be part of aspirational teaching teams, who all have the children’s wellbeing and development of positive attitudes to learning at the heart of their provision. We are looking to employ a KS1 Class teacher to cover a period of maternity leave. We are flexible in accepted application for full-time or part-time.
What we are looking for:
• Exceptional class teachers or trainees with a track record of highly effective teaching in KS1 classes.
• A good understanding of the EYFS/KS1 curriculums.
• Engaging teachers who motivate the children to learn.
• Team players, who will both support and learn from team planning in a four-form entry school.
• Creative, organised, calm, unique individuals who have a good sense of humour and understand the complexities of working in a large, busy school.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer:
• Children and staff who are Proud to be Purple as part of the BIS community.
• Happy, engaged children who are keen to learn and enjoy being in school.
• Large teaching teams who have weekly shared planning to support learning across the Year Group.
• Highly effective indoor and outdoor provision across the school, with well-resourced environments and insightful use of spaces to support learning.
• Highly effective EYFS practice built on evidence from recent research into high quality provision.
• A Wellbeing Package for all staff, with 24hr access to GP support and other services, available to staff and their households.
• Effective Life/School balance modelled and encouraged by SLT.
• Non-Class based SENDCo to support with behaviour and SEN across the school.
• Investment in CPD of all staff with access to PEP:mk courses and EYFS ITT led by BIS.
• High quality Teaching Assistant support in all classes, with at least one full-time TA in each class.
• Access to outside professionals to support children’s needs with regular SALT, Play Therapist and Educations Psychologist professionals visiting school.
• Supportive parents and Governing Body.
• The school is a member of a National Leadership group working with Outstanding Schools across the country, learning with and from other exceptional teachers and leaders.
• Opportunities for everyone to be a leader, supporting all staff to develop their careers further.
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.