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Ambitious NQT for Lime Academy Larkswood

Ambitious NQT for Lime Academy Larkswood

Lime Academy Larkswood

Waltham Forest

  • Expired
Salary:
M2 + Inner London
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018 or sooner
Apply by:
15 January 2018

Job overview

Ambitious NQTs for Lime Academy Larkswood


Lime Trust is a growing multi academy trust taking a group of primary schools to new standards of excellence by putting children first. The Trust is creating a sustainable group of high-performing schools that improve life chances, trusted and respected in their communities. We share common approaches across the Trust and prioritise great leadership to create positive work environments with strong levels of experienced professional support. That means that when you work a Lime Trust academy you will be part of a confident team that works collaboratively to build a capacity-rich school. We believe in nurturing talent and developing leaders, so opportunities to progress are very good.  


Please call Brendan Plunkett, Consultant Headteacher, Lime Trust, to arrange a visit to the schools and give an insight into working for us. Phone: 07856 530 448.


“At the Lime Trust we believe that the key to any school’s success is to be outward facing and continuously looking for ways to become brilliant.”


Lime Academy Larkswood is a lively and diverse three-form entry primary school with nursery located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, a thriving, vibrant community on the Epping Forest borders. 

With a modern building, outstanding facilities and a team of innovative, experienced and dedicated staff, Larkswood Primary Academy offers an exciting opportunity for newly qualified teachers  to develop their career.

We are an expanding, pioneering and values-driven trust that believes in building capacity and expertise from within to make sure that we provide an outstanding service and excellent value to schools within our Trust and as part of our school to school support programme.


We would like to hear from you, if you:-  

• Wish to join a dynamic team

• Are an excellent practitioner and have a passion for learning

• Thrive on challenge

• Are energised by opportunities to develop and share your practice

• Are an ambitious teacher and have a commitment to continued professional learning


The successful individuals will have: 

• A positive can do attitude

• A commitment to driving standards of performance

• Excellent communication and organisational skills

• Resilience, sense of humour and a moral purpose


We offer: 

• M2 starting salary and Inner London Weighting

• Apple iPad and Apple Distinguished Training

• A Trust Central Team who are committed to the successful future of all NQTs

• A supportive working environment where talents are valued and nurtured

• Opportunities to develop and a commitment to continuing professional learning

• A great NQT training program


Please call Brendan Plunkett, Consultant Headteacher, Lime Trust, to arrange a visit to the schools and give an insight into working for us. Phone: 07856 530 448.


Completed applications should be sent by email to Lisa Collison, lisa.collison@limetrust.london

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

The Lime Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For an application pack and further details, please see our website www.limetrust.london/vacancies

Further information about the school can be found at: Web links: www.larkswoodlime.london      


Attached documents

About Lime Academy Larkswood

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 8 schools over 10 locations across Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and four all-through special schools, with 2400 pupils and over 700 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure:

· Learners are safe and enjoy learning

· Everyone feels included, respected, and valued

· An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood

· Employee potential is recognised and invested in

Putting Learners First is the Trust’s vision. We do this by providing high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do

LIME Trust Vision & Values

Putting Learners First is our Trust vision.

We aim to create a nurturing and supportive learning environment for all, encouraging our learners to achieve academic excellence and reach their full potential. We set high expectations and build capacity-rich schools through facilitating school-to-school collaboration. The high challenge we put forward is met with equally high support from our team of education experts, so we continue to improve our children’s lives and futures – especially for disadvantaged pupils.

Our values are based on R.E.S.P.E.C.T. which means we believe that:

Respect is built on unconditional positive regard for all learners, all employees, and our wider communities.

Equity enables everyone to be treated as individuals. It removes barriers, provides opportunity and celebrates difference.

Self-worth creates a culture where all learners, all employees and our wider community have pride in their contributions and feel confident and valued.

Partnership is working together for the common good, ensuring that our learners are at the heart of all that we do.

Enjoyment is feeling happy, safe and motivated to make a positive contribution.

Communication provides a voice for all, creating a shared understanding through dialogue.

Trust is a partnership which requires us to act with integrity. Be brave, honest and kind.

Top 5 reasons for working for Lime Trust

  • The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above which are always incorporated in everything the Trusts achieves.
  • Reduced workload for teachers as planning days are arranged half termly for all year groups collectively across all schools.
  • Enhanced benefits for both teachers and support staff
  • CPD and career pathways which enhances career progression across the Trust
  • Wellbeing is at the forefront for both leaners and employees.
  • The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above and are always at the heart of the direction of the Trust growth plan.

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