What skills and experience we're looking for
Longfield Primary School is looking for 2 Year Leaders for KS2
Are you someone who relishes a challenge and is determined to ensure that every child succeeds?
Are you ambitious, highly motivated and passionate about leading on teaching and learning?
Longfield Primary School is at the heart of a diverse community. We are very proud of these links and are a well-established school with a sense of pride, community spirit and strong values.
We are a school that offers excellent facilities, a very supportive staff and leadership team. Our diverse curriculum helps prepare children to become lifelong learners through the development of the 5R’s, Resilience, responsibility, reasoning, reflectiveness and resourcefulness which underpins our school values-Safety, mutual respect, a positive attitude, independence and growth.
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, creative and enthusiastic Class Teacher/Year Leader who has the skills to lead a year team, to join our happy and welcoming school. This is an exciting opportunity for a middle leader to work closely with the current middle and senior leadership team to build on the strengths and vision of our school and is committed to ensuring all children can be the best they can be.
We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate who:
• Is an outstanding teacher who can play a real part in developing the strategic direction of this good school
• Is committed to raising achievement and overcoming barriers to learning to ensure every child succeeds
• Understands what high standards look like and how to attain them
• Has excellent curriculum knowledge of primary education
• Can inspire, enthuse and motivate others to be the best that they can be
• Can establish and develop good relationships with all members of the school community
• Is ambitious for themselves and the school they work in and keen to work in partnership with others
• Has high energy, enthusiasm and a sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer you:-
• Creative, inquisitive children who love to learn
• Our school motto, working together, achieving forever, promoting lifelong learning
• An environment that has embedded strong values that are understood by everyone
• Dedicated colleagues who will support and challenge you to continue to grow as a leader
• An opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team who have high ambitions for their school
• A commitment to self improvement with an aspiring attititude to professional development
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.