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Senior Teacher (with HEARTS award) with responsibility for curriculum development
Full time position. Class based 0.8 with 0.2 leadership time
Salary negotiable
September start but will consider January for the right applicant
Waterman Primary is a good and improving school (OFSTED January 2018). We are looking for a highly effective teacher to work with senior leaders in the Trust and school to continue with the work already started on our exciting curriculum.
Waterman is a small primary and is a warm and welcoming school. It is an exciting time for the school with many developments taking place. It benefits from and contributes to the high level of collaboration across the HEARTS family of schools and works particularly closely with its partner good school, Stambridge Primary.
This is a rewarding role for teachers looking to develop their career but receive support for their development as well as contributing to the development of others. We welcome an application from you if you are:
- Committed to a high quality curriculum
- Knowledgeable about a range of subject areas
- Keen to progress in the fabulous profession that teaching is
- Willing and able to support others develop
- Have a positive and hopeful attitude
- Share the HEARTS values
The school can offer:
- Highly skilled staff who will support and help you to develop quickly
- Professional development opportunities across the Trust and in schools that we partner
- Wonderful pupils and families
- A workload charter that restricts marking to within lessons, an email protocol that doesn't require responses after working hours or during holiday periods, a 2 week break in October in return for CPD hours over the year.
- Highly committed LAB members and Trustees who support and lead the school in its values and development
- A warm and friendly team who work together
- A service driven ethos with a focus on pupils' outcomes
- An innovative pay policy that rewards accelerated progress including opportunities for a HEARTS Award
Information about the School
Waterman Primary School is a small, friendly school in the heart of Rochford, serving the local community. At Waterman we are committed to supporting each and every family and child who attends our school. We support children's SEMH needs, strive for academic excellence and ensure our children have the best opportunities while with us.
At Waterman, we provide free weekly swimming lessons to all of our children, in a newly refurbished, in-door heated on-site pool. We also provide Forest Schools lessons, which our children thoroughly enjoy. While Year 6 outcomes have improved year on year for the past 4 years. Waterman is smaller than many other local schools and is made up of four classes - Nursery & Reception, Year 1&2, Year 3&4 and Year 5&6.
Waterman Primary School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a trust of local schools that has the values of Happiness, achievement, self-esteem, respect & responsibility, truth, spirituality & service. The trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar year has 184 days of contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days, and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies
We can offer you:
access to the HEARTS Extra Programme (Rewards and Benefits)
an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights throughout the year
a two-week October half-term
supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
a highly effective learning environment
a responsive and involved leadership team
The HEARTS four-day face-to-face teaching week model whereby all teachers in the trust receive 20% non-contact time. This goes above and beyond the national entitlement of 10% PPA.
a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values
access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions
For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk