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Full Time
September 2022 Start
Are you an enthusiastic, dynamic teacher who can challenge our children and offer them exciting learning experiences?
Would you like to work in a school that is well known for innovative use of new technologies, high quality sports provision, outdoor learning in our beautiful wooded setting and outstanding welfare, behaviour and support (Ofsted 2017)?
We are looking to employ a dynamic and dedicated Class teacher to start in September 2022. ECTs are welcome to apply.
Visits are welcomed, to visit our academy, please contact us on 01702 205511 or Helen Read on hread@westerings.org
Closing date : 22nd May 2022
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Come inspire their remarkable with us, apply today:
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements. Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetinet.org/academies-enterprise-trust/work-at-aet/initial-teacher-training for further details.
Information about the School
Westerings Primary Academy is an incredibly popular and successful school with pupils from age 4 to 11. Nestled in the beautiful woodland setting in Hockley, our children experience a learning environment second-to-none! The extensive grounds allow for a range of outdoor facilities to enrich their learning. Children may be seen working collaboratively in ‘Imagination Cove’, hunting for bugs in the ‘Wildlife Walk’, movie-making with the iPads in the ‘Wild West’ (woodland!) or enjoying their playtimes in our pirate-themed Adventure Golf course! We also have an outside amphitheatre built into the hillside, a dedicated gardening area, three adventure playgrounds, tyre park - there are countless places for children to work and play! Inside the school, our classrooms and learning spaces are themed to match pupils’ topics. Whether walking through Diagon Alley to reach year four, or an ancient Egyptian tomb to enter Year 3, our children love coming to school to learn in such an engaging environment!
Being part of Lift Schools we are able to access the newest thinking in education and high quality professional support to help us prepare our children to be happy, well-rounded and successful citizens of the future. We do have high expectations for academic success but also for personal development. Our children are exceptionally well mannered, smart, happy and very keen to learn!
We work closely with the other schools in Rayleigh, Hullbridge and Hockley as well as our trust. Our staff are well-supported in their CPD and wellbeing, with access 400+ high-quality courses (including apprenticeships and NPQs), a great private health-care plan, a staff-led marking and feedback policy, a rewarding employee scheme in partnership with ‘Vivup’ and two-week October and May half-term breaks. Staff retention is high at Westerings, and we know our pupils, environment, employee benefits and school ethos are key to this success.
We look forward to welcoming you to Westerings - we know you’ll be keen to look around and see the school for yourself!
Adam Stainsbury, Headteacher
www.westerings.org (main website) and www.westerings.com (curriculum site) @westeringsAET (YouTube/Threads)
Vision and Ethos
We are a very morally driven school where we follow the newest thinking in education to ensure our children and staff receive the highest quality provision. We are an school that actively encourages new thinking and fresh approaches.
Foremost in our thoughts, we are aware that we provide a service to families, our local community and to the wider society including the business world, to help educate our children so they become global citizens in an ever-changing and increasingly digitalised world. We want to equip our children with the skills and attitudes to succeed in their future careers and personal lives, and yet retain the highest moral values.
We believe that an individual’s intelligence is expandable, not fixed. Success comes from learning, practice and effort. We want to help our children to have a ‘Growth Mindset’, i.e, to:
- Embrace challenges
- Persist despite struggling or coming across obstacles
- See effort and hard work as a way to improve
- Appreciate and learn from feedback, including constructive criticism
We want the best for each of our children and strive to prepare them well to succeed in every aspect of their future lives. Every Child really does Matter.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
- We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
- With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
- We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Every adult in a school has the power to transform lives, and that’s why talented people are essential to us. Our ambition to give every pupil the best start in life relies on our dedicated teachers, teaching assistants, senior leaders, and admin teams. We attract dynamic individuals and provide the space to reimagine what’s possible.
That’s why your career is as important to us as it is to you. We want you to develop, we want you to grow, and we want you to feel valued.