Class Teacher - Aylesbury Vale Academy, Primary Phase

Aylesbury Vale Academy Primary Phase, formerly Berryfields Church of England Primary School, opened as part of the Aylesbury Vale Academy in September 2013. We have children from preschool to Year 6 and are oversubscribed. We are highly inspirational for our pupils and our distinctive story telling curriculum, and focus on creativity, enables our pupils to make very good progress.

We are sponsored by the Oxford Diocese and have community facilities and a children's centre on site. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children is essential and we expect all our staff to share our desire to serve the people from the Berryfields area and to help build a community that enables our children and their families to be the very best they can be.

We are looking for an inspirational teacher who:-

• Is a passionate classroom practitioner with an established track record of high expectations and aspiration for all children's achievement.
• Is passionate about learning and able to work as part of a team to deliver a high-quality curriculum.
• Has previous experience of working with a diverse range of learning needs including excellent provision for children with additional needs.
• Has a good working knowledge of formative assessment practice and other assessment strategies.
• Has excellent expertise in creating a stimulating and appropriate environment that motivates learners.

The post provides:

• High levels of mentoring and support for newly qualified teachers and those in the early stages of their career.
• Opportunities to develop pedagogy and leadership skills by working closely with colleagues and school leaders on the continuing growth and development of the school, by cross-phase working with the secondary school, and by partnership working with other local schools.
• A commitment to professional development and scope for career progression as the school grows and as new roles emerge.
• A pleasant working environment with high quality resources and well planned provision, working within a supportive and collaborative team; a state of the art gym available for staff use and a five minute walk to a direct rail link to London Marylebone (40 minutes).

There are a wide range of staff benefits that are available to all members of staff employed directly by The Aylesbury Vale Academy. Some of the benefits include:

• Priority admissions for school staff in our Primary and Secondary phases
• 10% discount on pre-school places 
• 10% discount on Primary wraparound care 
• 25% discount on the use of the Lettings facilities (sport pitches, sports hall, drama studios, Community suite, party rooms) 
• Access to high quality professional development. All staff have a subscription to access the National College. We also support many staff in completing qualifications such as NPQ, QTS, apprenticeships, etc 
• Disaggregated INSET days with elements dedicated to professional development and time in departments
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme, a support service for all staff, as well as partners and dependent children. Experienced professional advisors are available to speak to you confidentially 24 hours a day, 365 days a year 
• Access to a well-equipped Academy gym
• All teaching staff have access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme, whilst other staff have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Wellbeing Wednesdays where all staff receive free pastries and fruit.
• Gift vouchers given to celebrate life events such as on the birth/adoption of a child, or a wedding. 
• Contribution to eye tests and glasses.

Quotations from the Ofsted visit January 2019: 

• "Outcomes have improved because of strong subject leadership." 
• "The behaviour of pupils is good. There is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect across the school. Pupils' conduct is calm and orderly." 
• "Staff morale is high. They believe that leaders and governors take staff members' well-being and workload into account and they feel well supported by the school." 
• "Staff new to the school feel very well supported by their more experienced colleagues and the packages of training and support on offer." 
• "Comprehensive induction and training programmes offered by senior leaders and the link advisor ensure that they very quickly establish themselves in their posts." 
• "Pupils show a well-developed understanding and tolerance for others who are different from them. Tolerance and diversity are promoted well at Aylesbury Vale Academy.

For further information contact Mrs E Perrin, HR Manager at vacancies@theacademy.me

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and an online screening check.