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Classroom Teacher MPR/UPR

Classroom Teacher MPR/UPR

Grestone Academy

Birmingham

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Salary:
MPR/UPR
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
20 May 2019

Job overview

Grestone Academy is a three-form entry primary school with a nursery.

The Directors of the Trust are seeking to appoint an outstanding classroom teacher who is committed to working in an improving inner-city school. The successful candidate will need to be motivated, innovative and flexible. They need to be able to demonstrate a passion for developing and extending potential in our pupils by recognising and nurturing individual qualities and strengths.

Grestone Academy is an improving Primary School with enthusiastic pupils and committed staff.  During our most recent Ofsted inspection (November 2017) Grestone Academy was judged as a school requiring improvement. The Academy has been on a positive journey since the inspection and has a clear and concise vision of where it is heading in order to become the very best it can be. 

This is an exciting opportunity for both experienced and newly qualified teaching staff to join Grestone Academy.

For the successful candidate we can offer:

  • Excellent, committed and supportive staff
  • Enthusiastic, polite, hardworking pupils 
  • High expectations of students promoting positive attitudes and behaviour
  • Commitment to standards of excellence in every aspect of education
  • A clear view of staff development being a central part of school improvement
  • A fully integrated support and training procedure for new staff and NQTs

For further details and application form contact Samantha Bailey (Senior Office Manager) to arrange an informal visit to see the Academy.

Closing Date for applications: Monday 20 May 2019, 3.00 pm at the very latest.



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About Grestone Academy

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  • Grestone Academy
  • Grestone Avenue, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
  • West Midlands
  • B20 1ND
  • United Kingdom
+44 121 675 6787

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Grestone Academy is a mixed primary for children aged 3-11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands. The school became an academy on 1 October 2013, governed by a local governing body that includes parents, members of staff and representatives from its sponsor, Hamstead Hall Academy Trust.

In January 2016, Grestone Academy opened its Nursery which is open to pupils for 15 hours free childcare per week the term after children turn 3. We also offer 30 hour places for free to working parents.

Grestone Academy offers two forms of childcare facilities, which operate before and after the school day.

Headteacher

Deborah Steen

Values and Vision

Perseverance, respect, independence, diversity and excellence (PRIDE) are the key values of Grestone Academy. All pupils are encouraged to enjoy learning, and develop their abilities and skills to the highest possible level in a safe and secure environment. The school aims to ensure that each pupil acquires effective learning skills, understands the need for healthy living, and feels good about themselves and others. Teachers believe these skills will maximise potential to achieve academic and social success.

Every student at Grestone Academy is expected to maintain an attendance level of 100%. The school stresses that it is the responsibility of everyone in the school community – parents, students, staff and governors – to help achieve this. Attendance of all students is closely monitored.

Ofsted report

"This is a large and happy school. It welcomes pupils from a rich mix of cultures and backgrounds. Leaders and staff build very good relationships with them. They work hard to support pupils. The school is inclusive. It is a safe and welcoming community."

View Grestone Academy’s latest Ofsted report

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