What skills and experience we're looking for
Be a consistently excellent teacher and be able to model and exemplify this to others.
Substantial knowledge and understanding of learning and teaching across the primary age range.
Experience of a significant leadership role.
Experience of Assessment for Learning, delivery of the Curriculum.
Leading and managing change.
Experience or understanding of the unique challenges of working within a multicultural diverse school/community.
EYFS and/or KS1 background and experience, with a secure working knowledge of the EYFS framework and early learning.
A practitioner with a very good knowledge and understanding of:
• Current national education initiatives.
• Target setting; pupil tracking; and other methods of analysing both pupil attainment and achievements.
• The importance of measuring the impact of interventions and taking next steps to ensure progress.
• Strategies for inclusion and development of all children.
• A commitment to developing an enriched and diverse curriculum in school and through extra- curricular activities.
• ICT and its effective use as a management tool as well as across the curriculum to enhance teaching and learning.
• Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and legislation.
Take a lead role in school development
• Demonstrate outstanding practice in class teaching.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with all those involved in the life of the school.
• Be flexible and supportive of all staff.
• Contribute to staff development activities; Experience of coaching and mentoring staff to improve quality of teaching.
• Set a good example in terms of punctuality, attendance and general professionalism.
• Think creatively and imaginatively to solve problems and identify opportunities.
• Lead and manage people to work both individually and in teams; to facilitate a collaborative approach to decision making.
• Ability to work in tandem with the headteacher enabling school vision to be put into practice
Ability to plan time and organise work effectively.
This will include an ability to:
• Prioritise and manage time.
• Have a sense of humour, energy and enthusiasm.
• Be an excellent communicator.
• Capacity to influence others.
• Be approachable.
• Work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Be self-motivating and set personal goals.
• Be innovative
What the school offers its staff
• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.
• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
• Calm and purposeful learning environments
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
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.