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An exciting opportunity has arisen at Ivy Chimneys Primary School for an enthusiastic and innovative leader to join our school as the Deputy Head Teacher, working alongside our newly-appointed Head Teacher.
Ivy Chimneys Primary is a very popular school and has an excellent reputation for its friendly community and well-behaved pupils. We benefit from strong collaborative relationships with 15 other local schools, as part of the Epping Forest School Partnership Trust.
At Ivy Chimneys, we care deeply about high quality outcomes for children - our staff and families work together to achieve this aim within our engaging and purposeful environment.
We are seeking a leader who will help shape and deliver the ambitions our school community has for every one of our learners:
that children develop strong, confident learning skills they can use throughout their lives
that children become happy, healthy, actively-engaged citizens as part of the different communities to which they belong
that children are given a wide variety of opportunities to develop their own interests, self-awareness and self-management, through a focus on personal development.
Our new Deputy Head Teacher will:
* demonstrate outstanding classroom practice.
* ideally have had experience of teaching in KS1 and KS2.
* have had recent leadership experience.
* have excellent interpersonal skills.
* have the ability to inspire and motivate adults and children.
* have high expectations of children's achievements and behaviour.
* bring vision, energy and enthusiasm to the post.
Ivy Chimneys Primary is located in Epping (West Essex) and sits very close to Epping Forest, the town centre and surrounding countryside. The Central Line tube to and from London is conveniently located close by.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer, committed to our responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to a safe, secure environment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.
Please email completed applications to admin@ivychimneys.net
Visits are welcome or contact Rebecca Sigston (Head Teacher) to discuss the role.
Information about the School
Welcome to Ivy Chimneys Primary School. We are very proud of the encouragement, support and care that are known as the central features of our school community. Our school, and the Trust we belong to, prioritise the mental health and wellbeing of our workforce and our children.
Ivy Chimneys Primary School is located in Epping. The school has a capacity for 315 children and is usually full. We pride ourselves in providing the best possible opportunities for our pupils and families - we want children to thrive personally and academically in our setting.
Through the curriculum, we seek to create the richest learning opportunities to develop children’s knowledge and skills - those that inspire them to answer and ask questions about the world they live in. Our staff team has high expectations of our learners and a belief that learning in the classroom should be limitless for all children.
At Ivy Chimneys, there is a strong focus on personal development. Our ambitions for children are described through the 8 strands of the ‘Becoming Me’ Personal Development Framework - visit our website if you would like to find out more.
We strongly encourage prospective candidates to visit our school in person before applying for a role.
Our Trust
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/