What skills and experience we're looking for
Hensall Community Primary School
Full Time Class Teacher to start September 2025. ECT’s are welcome to apply.
If you have a passion for inspiring the next generation and want to work with a talented, committed and supportive team, then this might be the job for you!
We enjoy working at our school and our children are a delight - we are inclusive, and our family feel resonates throughout each classroom. Our approach to teaching is through topic-based learning, where children are empowered to take a lead and follow their interests. Our children want to achieve, and they are eager to learn. In short, they make our job a dream!
We currently have a full-time teaching vacancy at our school, and we are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher to join our team as a Year 3/4 teacher, contributing effectively to our journey of school improvement.
We are proud of our collaborative approach towards continued school improvement, working in partnership with schools in our local area to enhance our offer to our children and families. We are eager to appoint a practitioner who will embrace this approach, working as a team to do the very best for our children.
You will:
• Have a track record of delivering good/outstanding outcomes for children
• Lead planning activities and deliver inspirational lessons to individual groups and classes based upon sound curriculum knowledge
• Identify and address gaps in children’s learning
• Understand the impact of the learning environment upon children and staff
• Monitor children’s progress, assess their achievement, record results and make accurate observations
• Have a ‘can do’ mentality with a desire to overcome any challenges that arise
• Be a team-player with good communication and inter-personal skills
• Have good organisational and time management skills
• Embrace change and be willing to be flexible
• Be committed to professional development and have high expectations of your own practice
What the school offers its staff
In return, you can expect:
• a dedicated leadership team who are child focused and value your input in our ever-evolving school
• a staff team who all want the best for the children and are waiting to welcome you and learn from you
• a committed and loyal parent community and, most importantly, our children, who are excited to meet you
• bespoke professional development for you, to support you on your professional journey, including opportunities to hone your skills as a teacher and continued professional development for you as a subject leader.
If you feel that you can contribute to making a significant difference to the lives of our children, then please arrange a visit to come and have a look around or contact the Head of School, Rachel Lindley, to have a discussion before submitting an application.
An application may be submitted to the admin email address:
admin@hensall.n-yorks.sch.uk
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be required of all candidates.
Closing date for applications is Monday 31st March at midday.
Interview day: Wednesday 2nd April.
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.