KS1 Class Teacher

Class Teacher (KS1) 0.5FTE – Holbeton Primary School

Salary Grade: MPS

Required for January 2022, an excellent classroom practitioner for our Year1/2 class.

This would also be an ideal opportunity for an NQT or early career teacher who will work in an established team with the support of the Headteacher.

Holbeton Primary School is a unique, small village school set close to the South Devon coastline. We are part of Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST) which is a growing, supportive trust which believes in every child being in a great school. Its mission is to empower children to impact positively on society and WeST strongly supports us all working collaboratively, with integrity and compassion whilst holding strong aspirations. We are proud of our offer and revel in providing beach and forest schools education. Our staff are dedicated and pride themselves on providing our children a breadth of curriculum and one which nurtures them whilst promoting the feeling of family.

You will need to be inspirational and reflective, show initiative, creativity and demonstrate the aptitude to work as part of a successful team of practitioners to improve the life chances of our pupils and make every child feel ‘special’. We expect you to liaise with parents, stakeholders and the community.

What we are looking for in a candidate:

- A commitment to developing your own practice through engagement in professional learning in order to develop and implement the most current teaching strategies.

- Someone who is dedicated to raising standards as well as being a good role model.

- A commitment to develop the opportunities for our children to learn outside

- Recognition of our amazing children; nurturing and supporting them, meeting their needs to ensure they have independent learning behaviours that will see them prepared for their future learning journey.

- A committed approach to the wider school community and engagement with them.

- A cheerful, resilient, fresh and creative approach to giving the children under your care the best you can

- Experience of working in KS1.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for this post.

Visits to the school are welcome, please contact the school office on 01752 830317 to book an appointment.

Shortlisting: Monday 29th November 2021 @0930 (shortlisted candidates will be emailed)

Interview date: Wednesday 1st December 2021