Class Teacher - Key Stage 2

About the role

Class teacher, Bishop Wood C of E School, Tring, Herts

The Job

We are looking for a fantastic and inspiring full-time teacher to join our wonderful school and staff team. You will need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated and fully committed to enabling every child to achieve their best. This is a permanent appointment in Key stage 2 starting on 1st January 2023. 

Bishop Wood is a warm and welcoming two form entry Junior Church School that offers a nurturing and caring ethos with a supportive staff team.

The Requirements

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about their teaching and can demonstrate excellent classroom practice
• A reflective practitioner
• A key team player
• Able to build positive and effective relationships with children, staff and parents
• Positive in their outlook, with a good sense of humour
• Inclusive - passionate about every child reaching their full potential
• Proactive and enthusiastic - committed to achieving excellent pupil progress and outcomes and making a difference in the lives of young children
• Although not essential, we are also keen to hear about your ‘green credentials’ and how you would contribute to our Climate Emergency body of work both in and out of class

If you are unsure regarding any of these requirements and how you match, or would like to give us an opportunity to show off our amazing school, please get in touch with Gary Stanley, our headteacher.  head@bishopwood.herts.sch.uk

37 Frogmore St, Tring HP23 5AU

Phone: 01442 822024

The School

At Bishop Wood Junior School our Christian faith and values form the basis of everything we do. As a Church of England school, our vision can be summed up in four words: Wisdom, Hope, Community and Dignity. We believe that these four words underpin all that we strive to achieve both as a school and as an employer.

Bishop Wood is a fantastic school set in a beautiful part of Hertfordshire. The staff and pupils are extremely friendly and welcoming, and the school sits at the heart of a strong, supportive community. Ofsted rated Bishop Wood as a ‘Good’ school at the last inspection (January 2017)

Bishop Wood School is a voluntary aided coeducational school for children aged 7 to 11 years. The maximum capacity of the school is 240 pupils spread over four different year groups with two classes per year.

The school, located in the centre of Tring, is on a large site with open playing fields surrounded by hedging and trees. It has two playgrounds, an outdoor trim trail, a small woodland play area, a gardening area and an outdoor classroom. The single-storey buildings are largely on one level and accessible for wheelchair users. There is a large assembly hall, a library and a separate music room. The bright dining hall, lit by windows on the pyramidal roof, is a cheerful space at the heart of the school.

The Perks

This role offers a great opportunity and in return we offer:

• Salary of £29.344 - £40,083 (including fringe allowance) depending on experience
• A supportive, team-focused and compassionate working environment
• A genuinely rewarding experience with happy children who demonstrate strong engagement in their learning
• A commitment to ensuring a good level of work/life balance
• A track record of providing diverse opportunities for continuing professional development and career development, for all members of staff
• Delightful, well-behaved, hardworking children
• Job shares will be considered
• An espresso machine in the staffroom and, as if you needed more reasons to join us, and we really don’t like to brag, but… a photocopier that works all the time!

Bishop Wood School is committed to providing equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. References will be sought for all applicants invited to interview.

For more information

https://bishopwood.herts.sch.uk/