Class Teacher

Class Teacher

Location: Walthamstow

Salary: Competitive

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Start Date: 01 September 2024

Closing Date: Friday, 31 May 2024.

Interviews: TBC

Are you looking for the opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives? Are you ambitious, motivated, and hard-working? Do you have the drive, ideas, and high expectations to help create a truly transformational school? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, research driven, and teaching focused environment? If so, we are currently recruiting Class Teachers for Whittingham Primary Academy.

Our belief is that innovative, quality teaching lies at the heart of everything we do. We never ask our staff to do anything that does not have a positive impact on pupil outcomes, nor anything we wouldn’t do ourselves. We are a hard working team, where staff at all levels are encouraged to develop themselves and be the best they can be, in a supportive environment that is focused on teacher CPD.

There are numerous opportunities for professional development, and opportunities to work alongside other schools in the trust.

*Please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

We can offer you:

• Working groups with other key stage teams in our partner schools
• An individual CPD pathway, to develop practice, and help you reach the next stage in your career
• A team dedicated to innovative teaching methods and implementing current research
• An opportunity to work in a charitable organisation that is focused on improving the lives of disadvantaged children; the core value of the Trust is “the best in everyone”
• Opportunity for professional development, within our school and our Trust.
• Over 250 exclusive employee benefits through Perk box including free access to online wellness and workout classes, money off your weekly shop, high street purchases, and meals out.
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Health Cash Plan available to United Learning staff with a minimum of 6 months of service

The right candidate will have:

• Drive, determination and a passion for excellent teaching.
• The ability to plan and teach exciting sequences of lessons.
• A positive outlook and a resilient nature.
• A commitment to developing their own, and others, teaching practice as part of a team.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment that values each other.
• Extremely well organised.

Visits to the school are encouraged, and further information can be found on the school’s website www.whittinghamprimaryacademy.org.uk

You can book a visit by emailing the school office on office@whittinghamprimaryacademy.org.uk, or calling the school on 0208 523 3228.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

*A google search will be undertaken on shortlisted candidates for safer recruitment purposes*

We reserve the right to interview and appoint the right candidate prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible.