Upper Key Stage Class Teacher

Fairford Academy Barnehurst is a three form entry school within a small, thriving academy of two schools, Illuminate Minds Trust. Our ethos is providing Excellence Every Day throughout everything we do. The school is located in Barnehurst with excellent transport links. 

Our core purpose is “Excellence Every Day” through:-

• Working with children, young people and their families to promote engagement in

learning and a work ethic which will help them secure a positive future. 

• Delivering a curriculum in every school which meets the needs of the cohort and

supports the development of rounded individuals with the knowledge and skills

to make informed decisions and have agency over their futures.

• Offering experiences which are rich and diverse and widen the perspectives of all

of our pupils beyond their lived experiences, reducing gaps and disadvantage.

• Encouraging participation and ownership of the school communities by all

members of our staff to enable Trust development through contribution and

collaboration.

• Creating a coaching culture to develop a workforce which is flexible to meet

the need of every child or young person within our academies and “future

proofs” us as a Trust in an ever-changing landscape.

• Developing systems and processes which safeguard our communities and reduce

workload through sharing of resources and practices and avoidance of

duplication.

• Ensuring the learning environment is fit for purpose, safe and stimulating to

support the development of confident, happy pupils who want to attend school and

are kept safe. 

• Ethical leadership of the Trust.

If you want to deliver excellence every day, please contact us to arrange a visit by emailing recruitment@illuminateminds.org . For further information about the school, please visit: www.fairfordacademy.org

References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.