Class Teacher
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton
Sutton
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS (Outer London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance + Health Cash Plan + Harris Benefits (see our benefits page for full details)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 1 February 2017
Job overview
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton opened in September 2013. We are a three-form entry school situated in Carshalton, which is part of the London Borough of Sutton. Our children, aged between 7 and 11 years of age, bring a wonderful amount of energy and enthusiasm to our school. HJAC is very much a community school. We are inclusive and we strive to ensure that every child feels happy, valued and safe. We believe that through expert teaching and support all children can achieve to a high standard.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative Class Teacher (NQT or experienced). The successful applicant will join an established and supportive staff team in a caring and forward thinking school.
What we are looking for:
We welcome applications from newly qualified, or experienced teachers who have:
- A passion for children’s learning and development;
- High aspirations for all children;
- High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development;
- A desire to contribute to the wider life of the school.
Why work at Harris Junior Academy Carshalton?
- An ambitious, successful and vibrant place to work
- A school which puts pastoral care at the heart of all that it does;
- Children who are bright, confident and eager to learn;
- A supportive working culture that focuses on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all children;
- A senior leadership team that is highly committed to supporting and developing colleagues.
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton is part of the Harris Federation, a leading group of 41 primary and secondary Academies. This enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development.
For NQTs, we provide our highly successful Harris Federation NQT programme where you will train alongside other NQTs from across the Federation. This enables aspiring teachers to support and learn from each other, in the true collaborative spirit of Harris. There is a structure of support and challenge with customised professional learning, and every NQT has a professional mentor.
For more information about this position, please download the Candidate Information Pack on our website.
For an informal (and confidential) discussion regarding the role, please contact Lee Robertson (Principal).
If you have any questions, or to arrange a visit to Harris Junior Academy Carshalton, please contact Hayley Stevenson – 0208 647 7324 or info@harrisjuniorcarshalton.org.uk
Interviews W/C 06/02/17
Closing Date 01/02/2017
Ref No 1996
Harris Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.
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About Harris Junior Academy Carshalton
School summary
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton opened in September 2013. We are a three-form entry school situated in Carshalton, which is part of the London Borough of Sutton. Our children, aged between 7 and 11 years of age, bring a wonderful amount of energy and enthusiasm to our school.
We have more than 300 lively young minds at our Academy. Our dedicated teachers and support staff build on the children’s learning from the infant school to support each to be the best they can be.
In 2015, Harris Junior Academy Carshalton was rated ‘Good’ with Outstanding features by Ofsted, and we are now planning our next steps to become an ‘Outstanding’ school.
Academy Ethos
At Harris Junior Academy Carshalton we want our school to be a calm and caring learning community in which everyone feels safe, happy and valued.
We give each child all the time and attention that they need to develop their reading, writing and maths skills. We then build on this by providing the children with creative and vibrant learning experiences through which they will develop a love of learning, an ability to think independently and a desire to be the best they can be.
We want our children to leave HJAC as confident and successful learners, who understand themselves and are responsible in the way they conduct themselves. We want them to possess the skills and attitudes to make the most of future opportunities and to contribute to their local community and beyond.
Academy specialism
Literacy
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