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Class Teacher Fixed Term

Class Teacher Fixed Term

Grange Primary School

Southwark

  • Expired
Salary:
MPS
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
September 2021
Apply by:
25 June 2021

Job overview

Grange Primary School

CLASS TEACHERS

2 X Fixed Term

From September 2021

Salary: MPS - Subject to experience and curriculum responsibility

(TLR could be considered)

We are seeking to appoint innovative and inspirational teachers who are dedicated to the growth of learners and have the potential to be outstanding leaders.  You need to be an excellent practitioner with a clear vision and relentless drive for the best outcomes for our students.

The successful candidate will be someone who:

• is an outstanding practitioner who has a proven track of having a positive impact on pupils  outcomes.

• Is willing to contribute to and promote our core values

• has high aspirations for all children’s achievement and behaviour

• is inspired and passionate about learning

• values inclusion and has a genuine interest in working with a team, taking risks and trying new and innovative ways of working

• has a clear commitment to whole school improvement with excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills to engage the wider community

We will offer you:

• to join in a forward thinking school, one that is passionately working to improve the outcomes of children, families and staff

• happy children, supportive parents and governors

• a commitment to your professional development

• fantastic opportunites for career progression

• strong ethos of care and concern for each other

• Good School – Ofsted Report July 2017

Please contact Kim Edwards, our School Business Manager, on 020 7771 6121 or at kedwards@grange.southwark.sch.uk for an application pack. Application Packs can also be downloaded here or on the schools website https://grange.southwark.sch.uk/

Please ensure you use the application form included in the pack and completed forms should be sent by email to Kim Edwards at kedwards@grange.southwark.sch.uk.

Closing Date and Shortlisting: 12:00pm on Friday, 25th June 2021

Interviews: Wednesday, 30th June 2021

Grange Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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About Grange Primary School

Situated in Bermondsey, in the northern part of Southwark, close to the River Thames at Tower Bridge, Grange Primary School is near a number of places of interest including the Globe Theatre, the Tate Gallery, the Unicorn Theatre and numerous riverside regeneration projects. 

The school is an Edwardian building, on three floors with a library, ICT suite and parents’ room.  The playground area includes a garden, grassed and tarmac areas, a climbing frame and a very popular multi use games area. Planning permission has been granted for a complete refurbishment and new buildings at the front of the school. Works are expected to start in May 2015.

Grange Primary School is about a 15 minute walk from the Elephant and Castle tube (Northern and Bakerloo line), Borough tube (Northern line), Bermondsey tube (Jubilee line) or London Bridge Station (main line, Northern line and Jubilee line). It is also well served by bus routes from Elephant and Castle with buses stopping very close to Webb Street (where the school is situated) on Tower Bridge Road.  Tower Hill (district and circle line tube and Docklands Light Railway) and Liverpool Street (main line and Central line tube) stations are also within an easy walking distance from the school with either an (approx) 25 minute walk or short bus ride away. There is bicycle storage for staff. Although outside the congestion charge zone, we are currently unable to offer car parking facilities.

Grange Primary School is an improving school, which had a good judgement in our most recent OFSTED inspection in October 2012. Our ethos is one of providing positive support for all our pupils, their families and for our staff. We are continuing to work hard to raise levels of achievement for all our pupils through an emphasis on personal and social development, alongside a creative curriculum, whilst retaining time for basic skills. We aim for every child to be a reader and a mathematician and have specialist staff to carry out interventions and support. There is a successful Pupil Development Centre, led by the Learning Mentor. Some support staff run programmes for the children based on developing social skills or using a version of the SEAL activities.  There is a strong emphasis on philosophy for children.  In 2014 we became part of the Paths Plus social skills programme and in 2015 we launched a self-esteem programme, Be The Best You Can Be!

We wish to appoint staff who are committed to delivering a high quality learning experience, within a caring and supportive framework.  Key to this is the relationship between pupils, families and staff and the work we do in raising children’s self esteem.

Our administration team provides effective support to staff, pupils and families. All members of our staff team, whatever their role, are involved in helping, guiding and supporting children.  We have proactive safeguarding procedures in place for all staff and visitors to the school.

Our pupils come from a wide variety of backgrounds with ethnic origins reflecting the diverse community served by the school.  Around 50% of pupils are entitled to pupil premium and many children have English as an additional language.  End of KS2 SATs results have been improving year on year and pupils’ progress over the last few years has been good to outstanding.  Provision for Special Educational Needs and EAL is well organised and effective. There are 35% of children on SEN register and currently seven pupils with statements/EHC plans.

We are all enthusiastic and hard working and place a high value on teamwork.  Phase and year group teams plan the curriculum together so that there is continuity and progression for pupils, at their individual level.  We use outside visits and concrete experiences to motivate and stimulate our children and to encourage an enthusiasm for learning.  We are committed to developing all our staff and CPD is well organised and resourced.  The enthusiasm that our staff have for learning, and the consistent implementation of school policies ensures that Grange is a calm, purposeful and happy learning environment.

Parental involvement is developing well.  The Parent Support Advisor works tirelessly to ensure quality courses are run for parents and teachers work closely with many parents to support children’s learning and well-being.

We have volunteer helpers in school from local businesses, VRH reading volunteers and parents. 

The Governing Body is very committed to the school and is keen to appoint well qualified, enthusiastic, dedicated staff join the Grange team. Governors meet regularly and support the school in a number of ways, with the appropriate level of challenge.

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