What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• Believe that every child can, and will, succeed
• Be organised, flexible, collaborative and resilient, and prepared to tackle all challenges that arise as we establish our schools
• Have the highest ambitions for our pupils, the school and yourself
• Have a calm and professional manner with our pupils
• Be prepared to lead and support small groups of pupils independently
• Deliver and assist with planning external interventions
• Have excellent Numeracy and ICT skills and demonstrate an exemplary standard of written and spoken English
• Have a commitment to professional development and further training
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer you:
• A high level of support and commitment from our friendly and hardworking leadership team
• A unique opportunity to be a founding member of staff and help build our school within KST
• A happy and highly professional working environment, with high expectations and standards
• A network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with and learn from, and a supportive Head and governing body
• A team that is committed to the children and their development
• Children who are eager to learn in our creative and challenging atmosphere
• A forward-thinking MAT who support schools both within the trust as well as schools externally through our curriculum work and as a DfE appointed English Hub
• Continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities. Our TAs will be expected to attend and actively participate in staff training each week and on INSET days.
Rewards & Benefits
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.