Job Description
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We are seeking to appoint a dedicated, enthusiastic and highly motivated Early Career Teacher to join our friendly and highly skilled team.
Being an ECT at our school, you will get an experienced mentor to support you throughout your ECT journey with training, development and support to develop your expertise as a teacher.
We are looking for someone who will:
- Motivate and engage pupils through the delivery of inspirational lessons
- Demonstrate knowledge and enthusiasm for delivering quality teaching.
- Have a calm approach and maintain a well ordered and purposeful learning environment, appropriate to the needs of all pupils
- Believe in the importance of maintaining a positive partnership with parents
- Support the Christian ethos of the school
- Have a sense of humour and be a good team player
We are a school with:
- A welcoming atmosphere.
- A friendly supportive team including opportunity to plan and work as part of a phase.
- Well resourced classroom environments.
- A broad, creative curriculum supported by specialist teachers in certain subjects.
- Pupils that are motivated and excited to learn.
- A very good reputation within the local community
- A commitment to professional development
- SLT and Governors with a clear vision of long term aims and strategic planning
- A positive ethos where 'Every Child Shines'
We would actively encourage visits to enable prospective applicants to get a feel for the vision and ethos of our school. Please ring the school office on 01621 853519 to make an appointment.
The Governing Body is committed to:
safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, of children and young people;
promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
promoting the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs;
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share this commitment. It is recognised that this can only be achieved through sound procedures, good inter-agency co-operation and the recruitment and retention of competent, motivated employees who are suited to, and fulfilled in the roles they undertake.
The Governing Body recognises the value of and seeks to achieve a diverse workforce which includes people from different backgrounds, with different skills and abilities. We are committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of all is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient, effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Selection will be on the basis of merit and ability, assessed against the qualifications, skills and competencies required to do the job. We will uphold obligations under law and national collective agreements to not discriminate against applicants for employment on the grounds of the protected characteristics of age, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, gender re-assignment, disability or health, race(which includes colour, nationality and ethnic origin), religion or belief.