Class Teacher

Class Teacher 

MPS £28,000 - £38,810

Full Time, Permanent

Start date: April 2023 or September 2023 for the right candidate

Do you want to be part of something that makes a real difference?

Are you a team player with a passion for teaching, learning and improving the life chances for children?

Do you want to join a dynamic and driven team of teachers and support staff?

At Brackensdale Spencer Academy we are looking for someone to join our teaching team (this will be EYFS/KS1 in the first instance) who;

·       Is able to deliver learning experiences to engage and instil a curiosity to find out more, enabling pupils to achieve high standards in everything they do, therefore becoming life-long learners;

• Establishes a stimulating and vibrant learning environment for the children;
• Is a positive, forward-thinking and collaborative teacher, research-informed and always open to new ideas;
• Is flexible and willing to use their initiative;
• Is dedicated to inclusive practise
• Is motivated to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence;
• Has excellent communication skills;
• Is willing to go the extra mile 

In return, we can offer you:

• ·       Children who are kind, warm and enthusiastic about their learning
• ·       A wider family of support within a successful Multi Academy Trust
• ·       Opportunities to develop professionally through an exciting CPD offer
• ·       Career development opportunities
• ·       A collaborative ethos, working with other schools and colleagues to develop day to day practice.  

This role will be challenging but rewarding, you will have the opportunity to shape the learning of our EYFS children and ensure they have a strong start to their educational journey.

We are a two-form entry school with an Enhanced Resource Unit for children who require specialist provision around communication, primarily ASD. We are situated in Mackworth on the outskirts of Derby city centre. 

If you would like to arrange a school visit please contact Joanna McGregor (principal@brackensdalespencer.com) 

Spencer Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with schools across the East Midlands, and with a strategic focus on Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

A high performing regional MAT with a national reputation for excellence, Spencer Academies Trust schools include primary, secondary and sixth form provision. Our academies work across highly diverse city and rural communities, including a strong presence in Derby and Nottingham. Standards and expectations in trust schools are high – and the trust focus on rapid improvement on the journey to outstanding education delivery.

Spencer Academies Trust is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe: 

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development. 
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership. 
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

We offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits, please visit:  http://satrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAT-Employee-Benefits-September-2022.pdf   

To apply to work with Spencer Academies Trust, please complete your candidate profile via our new Every Portal. If you are accessing our Every portal for the first time, you will need to register to add and save your candidate profile information, before tagging your profile to this vacancy. We have added a video to help guide you, please visit https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656 

Please submit your application by no later than Friday 10th February 2023 09:00am. Our application deadline can end earlier, so if you are keen to apply, please add your profile to this vacancy as soon as possible.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 15th February 2023

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer