EYFS Leader/Class Teacher

The Tapton School Academy Trust are looking to appoint an outstanding EYFS class teacher who will have the responsibility of leading our EYFS provision, to start in September 2021.  The successful candidate must have experience of teaching EYFS, be able to demonstrate excellent understanding of the Early Years Curriculum, and demonstrate strong leadership skills.

Hallam Primary is a 3-form entry school with over 630 children on roll located in the Lodge Moor area of the city.  We are a school of choice and have over 20% of our cohort travelling from out of catchment to attend Hallam.  Children enter our EYFS from over 15 different nurseries and pre-schools and make good progress during their first year at school.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of outstanding teaching and an excellent understanding of the Early Years Curriculum. They will have the ability to forge excellent relationships with colleagues, parents and most importantly, our children. They must be a team player and be able to demonstrate strong literacy, numeracy and ICT skills as well as having a creative vision to ensure inspiring and motivating lessons are developed. Applications are encouraged from experienced teachers, although previous leadership of EYFS is not necessary. We want a teacher and leader who aims to ensure every child, regardless of need, is given every opportunity to achieve their best whilst at Hallam. Our children only get one chance at this and we want the right person to make sure that their start to school is the best it can possibly be,

In return, we can offer a welcoming, friendly and supportive team who work together to ensure the best outcomes for all our children. We actively encourage high quality CPD and there are opportunities to work with a range of outstanding staff and outside consultants.

You will need to be able to:

 Demonstrate and deliver outstanding teaching

 Be able to work under pressure within a strong team focused towards challenging goals

 Have high expectations of every child enabling them to make exceptional progress

 Have excellent organsisation and communication skills

 Demonstrate strong leadership skills

 Share in our vision for realising the life chances and dreams of every child

 Show excellent leadership skills

 Be able to coach, model and support staff

 Inspire staff and children

 Communicate with all stakeholders

In return we can offer you:

 A vibrant learning community with a team who are committed to great teaching and learning for all its pupils

 Children who love learning and want to achieve

 A high level of community involvement

 A well-resourced and stimulating environment

 An established MAT of schools which shares and builds on effective practice

 A great place to work where colleagues are valued and receive high quality support with rich learning and development opportunities