KS2 Class Teacher

Job Description

Gosfield Community Primary School, is seeking a creative, committed and passionate KS2 class teacher to commence from 1st January 2018. The successful candidate will teach a mixed class of year 4 and 5 and will be part of a job share for two and a half consecutive days per week on a fixed term basis to 31st August 2018. There is the potential for this to continue into the next academic year for the right candidate.

We are looking for a teacher who genuinely values teamwork, strong leadership support and, most importantly, fantastic children!

You will need to:

• Be passionate about learning and dedicated to raising standards;
• Be able to motivate and support pupils at all levels, demonstrating a commitment to inclusion;
• Put growth mindset at the forefront of your role as a successful classroom practitioner;
• Be an excellent communicator at all levels.

We can offer you:

• Enthusiastic and well behaved pupils;
• An opportunity to work in a small and friendly, forward thinking team of professionals;
• Access to professional development;
• A wonderful learning environment with excellent resources;
• a 'GOOD' school as judged by Ofsted in November 2016.

Visits are warmly encouraged, please contact the school office to arrange a visit or for more information regarding this position.

Information about the School

Gosfield Community Primary School is a small village school located in the beautiful countryside just outside Halstead. We are a 'good' school (2023) and are constantly striving to be the best we can be. We part of Attain Academy Partnership, based within Newlands Spring Primary School. Within our MAT we are linked with Newlands Springs, Rayne Primary School, Elm Hall, deVere Primary, Bocking Primary and Cressing Primary School.

We provide a cross curricular approach to learning and believe that children learn best through different experiences and through their own investigations; this learning is supported within a friendly, safe and secure environment.We are fortunate to have extensive grounds incorporating an area for forest school learning.

We benefit from a large network of supportive parents and volunteers, the FroGS (Friends of Gosfield Community Primary School) as well as enthusiastic governors that regularly visit the school.

Attain Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture, or disability. You must be a UK resident, have the right to work in the UK, and be willing to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Vision: Working together towards success for all

Attain Academy Partnership aims to provide an outstanding education for all children in all schools, relevant to the world in which they live. We would like all members of Attain to become:

• Ambitious, capable learners who are resilient and independent • Enterprising, creative contributors who have a real love of learning • Ethical, informed citizens who value differences and inclusively • Healthy, confident individuals who contribute to a mutually supportive environment

We want to create a community of outstanding schools with the highest aspiration and dedication to achieving the best outcomes for all our learners:

• An unshakable belief in the intrinsic value of every individual within our community • Exciting and creative climates for learning within a safe and supportive environment • Sustainable collaboration and sharing of best practice • Personal and professional development for all members of staff • Accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

We believe: • That every pupil deserves a good education that enables them to be the best they can possibly be • That every individual in our community of schools (our pupils, staff, families, carers and friends) is important and has something to contribute • In building an exciting and creative climate for learning within a safe and supportive environment • In working together and sharing best practice • In ensuring the personal and professional development for all members of staff so that they have a rewarding and a fulfilling career within our community of schools • In accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

A copy of our child protection policy and practices, a copy of our policy on employing ex-offenders, the recruitment and selection policy statement which includes data protection information and privacy notice for applicants can be found on www.attain.essex.sch.uk.