Experienced Class teacher required starting January 2023

John Donne Primary School are recruiting a Class Teacher to provide for the educational, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development for each individual child in their class and to support the overall development of the school.

Salary Inner London Main Pay Scale

Location John Donne Primary School

Woods Road

London

SE15 2SW

020 7639 0594

office@jdacademy.org.uk

www.jdacademy.org.uk

Hours Full Time

Reports to Headteacher or line manager

Visits are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school direct to arrange this.

At John Donne, a two-form entry school, we provide high-quality education, within a caring and positive atmosphere. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum which is enhanced by specialist teaching. We also offer a wide range of enrichment activities.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted; “John Donne Primary is an outstanding school which enables pupils from diverse backgrounds to make rapid progress in acquiring basic skills and knowledge, whilst at the same time equipping them with an impressive range of personal qualities.”

We know that pupils learn more effectively if they feel valued, happy and secure. Our children work hard and we have high expectations and aspirations that children leave with a positive self-image and motivation to achieve. We encourage close co-operation between home and school and value and build on the knowledge and experiences which our pupils bring.

We are seeking teachers who:

 Have in-depth understanding of excellent teaching

 Are reflective and keen to develop their practice

 Are enthusiastic and highly motivated

 Are committed to teamwork

 Believe in developing the whole child

 Are keen to use CPD to move their practice forward

The successful candidate will be:-

 Degree educated

 Have QTS and have relevant primary experience

 Self-motivated and an excellent communicator

 Ready to continue learning

We can offer:

 A positive school that is open to new ideas and keen to develop further

 Happy, friendly and motivated children

 An inclusive school where achievement is celebrated

 Supportive staff, parents and governors

 A commitment to staff development

 Opportunities to work closely alongside other schools in the Trust

 Appropriate resources, environment and support

 Opportunities for continuing professional development

 Strong school partnerships within NEST

Nexus Education Schools Trust (NEST)

NEST is a growing Multi Academy Trust, presently with 15 primary schools across the London Boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Southwark. Our schools have benefited from capital investment over the last five years and provide excellent learning opportunities for our pupils.

NEST is an exceptional and distinctive learning community of fifteen primary schools where there is a focus upon learning.

At NEST our commitment to the learning process challenges all of our schools to fully endorse the concept of collaborative learning. Just as our commitment to inclusion is a non-negotiable so too is each school’s contribution to inter-school learning and the development of a NEST wide professional learning community.

As a class teacher you will join a team committed to the principle:

“We have a moral purpose to provide excellence and opportunity for all, to enable lives to be transformed”.

Nexus Education Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS clearance.

Applications should be received by Naz Begum to sbm@jdacademy.org.uk no later than 12 noon on

4th December 2022 (extended).

Information on our schools can be found on their websites and on www.nestschools.org

If you have any queries, please contact John Donne school office on:

020 7639 0594 or office@jdacademy.org.uk