Reception Classroom Teacher

Reception Classroom Teacher Dame Tipping C of E Primary School 

Required: September 2024

Contract: Permanent

Salary: MPR / UPR, Inclusive of Outer London Allowance

Hours: Full Time

FTE: 1.0

Application Deadline: 28/05/2024 

Building Great Learning Communities 

Our Mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a Reception Classroom Teacher at Dame Tipping C of E Primary School. This position is suitable for ECT’s.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a professional, highly motivated, committed and passionate early years practitioner Have an excellent working knowledge of key Early Years transitions from Nursery through to Year One
• Share our passion and commitment to building great learning communities for our pupils Support the vision and values of our school Inspire young children with a passion for learning
• Inspire young children with a passion for learning
• Be a great communicator with good interpersonal skills who can also actively engage with parents
• Plan creatively for high quality teaching, learning and assessment
• Deliver highly effective and engaging lessons with the aspiration of raising academic progression of our pupils
• Have a real belief in inclusivity and the fact that all children can be supported to be successful
• Be professional, approachable and caring
• Work collaboratively across the school 

The successful candidate will become part of a small, friendly village school with an ethos rooted in Christianity. The school is committed to providing the very best learning opportunities for the pupils in a safe, secure and friendly environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence. 

In return we can offer you: 

• A strong commitment on developing individual career paths
• An approach that supports professional growth
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Happy, friendly and well-behaved pupils
• A stimulating and welcoming learning environment in a fantastic school community with a family feel
• High quality continuous professional development
• An all-inclusive and supportive Senior Leadership Team and Multi-Academy Trust
• Free flu vaccinations
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS) the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24 hour a day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more
• Increased priority in admissions to the Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls school within the Trust
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to TES Development Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
• Retail discounts 

Applications:

Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and address it to Ms Alice Larkman. Applications and supporting paperwork should be submitted to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 12pm Monday 27th May. A copy of the school’s Teacher Application Form can be found on the school website https://dametipping.com/. Shortlisting will take place on Monday 27th May and interviews will be held Wednesday 29th May. The school reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. 

For further information about this role, please contact Vicky Smith, Trust People Manager via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com.

The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.