Class Teacher

Job Description

Class Teacher

Pay Scale: MPS/ UPS. NQTs welcome to apply

The Governing Board are seeking enthusiastic, innovative teachers with high expectations to join our collaborative and forward-thinking team for September 2019.

Your opportunity

This is an exciting position, which could offer excellent career progression and development. The position would be in KS2, Years 3 to 6, with an option to move to other year groups in future years. A TLR for leadership responsibility is available for a suitably qualified and experienced candidate. We would welcome applications from experienced and aspirational teachers with a proven track record of excellent practise but will consider applications from strong NQTs.

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive and collaborative environment and within the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust. Our school and Trust prides itself on developing staff so whatever your aspirations as a teacher, middle or senior leader, our Teaching School Alliance provides a range of bespoke courses and qualifications, to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.

Our school is on a new and exciting journey towards excellence, with a new Leadership Team, ambitious vision for teaching and learning and welcome those who want to have an impact on the quality of education and outcomes of our wonderful pupils.

What we are looking for

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in our school, and helping create an exceptional place of learning. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about, and experienced in implementing current good practice. We are looking for an outstanding practitioner and team player, who enjoys teaching, has a desire to contribute to the development of the school and has:

· A passion for children's learning and development;

· High expectations for all children and a desire to raise standards;

· High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development;

· QTS (or equivalent) and an undergraduate degree.

As part of the Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, we can offer you:

· Access to a diverse network of Development Hubs, where you can have an impact on the development of key areas in the strategic direction of the Trust

· Support and mentoring from excellent practitioners and professional development through our Teaching School Alliance

· Excellent grounds and access to high quality Technology equipment

· The opportunity to work with a collaborative and dedicated teaching team, and a new Leadership Team to lead the school to excellence

· A community of parents and Governors who overwhelmingly support the school

· The opportunity to work with our amazing children!

For further information, including the Job Description and the Person Specification, download the recruitment pack from our website www.aldertonjunior.co.uk or contact admin@alderton-jun.essex.sch.uk.

Visits to Alderton Juniors prior to submitting your application are positively encouraged and may be arranged by contacting the school office.

Information about the School

“The Alderton Family: Belong, Aspire, Achieve. Securing Strong Futures Together.”

Welcome to our school! The Alderton Junior School is a 2 form entry Junior School for pupils between the ages of 7 to 11 years. We are a forward-thinking school, working in collaboration with 15 other local schools as part of the Epping Forest Schools Multi-Academy Trust. We share our site with The Alderton Infant School, with whom we share our values and work very closely. We are situated in Loughton, Essex, close to transport links into Central London but with the countryside, community feel of the Epping Forest Area.

Our vision is clear, to provide pupils with an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all learners and provides wider opportunities for all. We are the Alderton family and nurture every individual so that everyone who joins our family feels that they are safe and that they belong. We instil in our pupils our school values and we believe strongly in the power of hope, compassion, kindness, collaboration and belonging. We provide our pupils with exciting learning opportunities that enhance their academic as well as social and physical development so that they are confident, independent and ready for the next stages of their education.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Candidates should contact the school to discuss arrangements for an appointment. Candidates are also encouraged to review the information on our website. For further information please visit our website www.aldertonjunior.co.uk or contact office@ajs.efspt.org.

We are part of The Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust of fifteen Primary and one Special School all based in the Epping Forest District. Along with our SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training), School Improvement Team, Well-being Service and Resourced Provisions based in three of our schools, we are a leading educational organisation in Epping Forest.

EFSPT was formed in 2018 from a consortium of schools that had worked together for over 20 years, and are committed to collaborative working to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children and school communities. The schools maintain their identities but work in a highly collaborative manner supported by a small but very experienced Central Team.

Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education that is inclusive and challenging for all and which provides wider opportunities for the children within the EFSPT to flourish.

EFSPT is committed to Trauma Perceptive Practice; the Essex approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional well-being. Being trauma-perceptive means that through our values, policies and practice, we are able to effectively support the children, families and communities in our Trust, creating spaces of belonging and safety that enable everyone to flourish, become resilient and learn.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding our schools’ communities. The appointment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.

West Essex SCITT is an outstanding provider of Initial Teacher Training. We currently have student finance or self funded postgraduate trainee teacher vacancies available to start in September 2024 across all of our 16 primary schools.

Please visit the below website for further information;

https://www.westessexscitt.co.uk/