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Class Teacher KS2

Class Teacher KS2

Walthamstow Primary Academy

Waltham Forest

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Salary:
Above Outer London
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2020
Apply by:
25 October 2019

Job overview

Are you looking for the opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives? Are you ambitious, motivated, and ready to become part of a growing school? Do you have the drive, ideas, and high expectations to help create a truly transformational  school? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, research driven, and teaching focused environment? If so, we are currently recruiting a teachers to join our team at Walthamstow Primary Academy.

We are growing school with high expectations, and are looking for new dynamic team members to join us and continue this journey. Our school opened in September 2015 with our first Reception cohort and we are growing each year until we reach full capacity. We currently have from Reception to Year 4, and are looking forward to welcoming our new pupils as we continue to expand. 

Our belief is that innovative, quality teaching lies at the heart of everything we do. We never ask our staff to do anything that does not have a positive impact on pupil outcomes, nor anything we would not do ourselves. We are a hard working team, where staff at all levels are encouraged to develop themselves and be the best they can be, in a supportive environment that is focused on teacher CPD.

As we are growing each year, there are numerous opportunities for professional development, and opportunities to work alongside other schools in the trust. We also work  in a local cluster of United Learning schools,  which consists of six primary academy school.

We can offer you:

Plenty of opportunities for professional development, within our school and our Trust. We offer NPQML and NPQSL, as well as opportunities for coaching and mentoring in school and within our network of schools

Wide opportunities to develop a subject specialism/area of teaching interest

Working groups with other key stage teams in our cluster of schools

An individual CPD pathway, to develop practice, and help you reach the next stage in your career

A team dedicated to innovative teaching methods and implementing current research

At least 3 additional PPA days per year

An opportunity to work in a charitable organisation that is focused on improving the lives of disadvantaged children; the core value of the Trust is “best in everyone”

The right candidate will have:

Drive, determination and a passion for excellent teaching

The ability to plan and teach exciting sequences of lessons

A positive outlook and a resilient nature

A commitment to developing their own, and others, teaching practice as part of a team

The ability to work in a fast-paced environment that values each other

Start date: Jan 2020 (Possible early start)


You can book a visit to the school by emailing Leanne Dunleavy, leanne.dunleavy@walthamstowprimary.org.uk, or calling the school on 0203 475 3490



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About Walthamstow Primary Academy

About Walthamstow Primary Academy

As a brand new school, Walthamstow Primary Academy has the opportunity to embrace everything that today's parents and children want in a highly successful primary school. The primary expertise, vision and ambition of the Headteacher and staff team is fundamental in meeting the aspirations of families, United Learning and the local community.

Vision and ethos

All United Learning schools are linked by the shared aim of bringing out the best in everyone - pupils, parents, staff and the wider community. The successful candidate will also be able to develop a unique, school and community-specific ethos for Walthamstow Primary Academy to sit alongside United Learning's core values.

Location and building

Walthamstow Primary Academy is in the heart of Waltham Forest and situated adjacent to United Learning's Walthamstow Academy; a popular and oversubscribed secondary school.

The primary academy will benefit from a brand new school building, which is planned for completion during the next academic year. The building will be bright, welcoming and well-equipped to support the school's educational provision. The successful candidate will feed into the process of choosing resources that best suit the plans for the academy.

Curriculum

Walthamstow Primary Academy aims to make learning enjoyable, challenging and engaging for all pupils - whatever their abilities and interests. There is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to design and shape the academy's curriculum, which will equip pupils with the necessary literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to succeed across all subjects.

Extracurricular activities and extended school day

To broaden and deepen pupils' understanding of the world, Walthamstow Primary Academy offers a vibrant enrichment and extracurricular programme that includes music and physical education.

Partnership with families and the local community

Partnerships with families is vital to pupils' success and parents are regularly and actively engaged in their children's education. The academy also takes seriously its wider responsibilities, embedding community links for the benefit of both pupils and local people.

Admissions

Walthamstow Primary Academy currently has one Reception class and one Year 1 class, with a new intake of 30 pupils due in September 2017. Once moved into the new building, we will become 2FE and will grow to a capacity of 420 4-11 year olds. As an all-inclusive school, the academy's places are open to children of all backgrounds and abilities. The admissions arrangements are in line with those of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and children with Education, Health and Care plans that name the academy are admitted first.

Governance

Walthamstow Primary Academy is accountable to a Local Governing Body (LGB). The LGB monitors academic achievement, well-being of pupils, financial management and input on future plans for the school to deliver excellent opportunities for the children and young people of Walthamstow.

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