Key Stage 1 Class Teacher

The Role

Hilden Grange are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Key Stage 1 teacher to work on a full time basis from September 2023. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified, imaginative, and driven teacher to join our team.

The class teacher is responsible for the education and welfare of a class, ensuring the safety and welfare of pupils and achieving the highest standards of learning and achievement for all.

The School

Hilden Grange School is an independent preparatory school which educates pupils from 3-13 years. It was founded in 1929 and is now part of the Alpha Plus Group, the Gold Standard in educational provision. The school has access to more than twenty acres of attractive grounds, on the northern fringe of Tonbridge, Kent.

The Group

The Alpha Plus Group was founded in 1931 and currently comprises independent nurseries, schools and colleges, which have developed a longstanding reputation for delivering premium quality education. Alpha Plus Group creates centres of educational excellence. Each centre retains its own identity, with the Heads and Principals afforded significant management authority, but with the benefits of financial security, camaraderie and opportunities for sharing best practice by belonging to one of the country's leading educational groups.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To be responsible for the education and welfare of a Key Stage 1 class
• Create a caring, supportive, purposeful and stimulating environment conducive to children’s learning
• Plan and prepare lessons ensuring continuity and progression in learning
• Identify clear learning objectives and outcomes, building on prior learning
• Ensure effective deployment of support staff within the classroom to maximise children’s learning
• Establish and maintain a good standard of discipline through well-focused teaching and positive relationships
• Value the contributions of all pupils and treat everyone with fairness and respect
• Maintain school monitoring, assessment and record keeping systems
• In line with school policy, mark, monitor and assess pupils work and set targets for progress
• Assess and record pupils progress, monitor strengths and weaknesses, inform planning and recognise the level at which the pupil is achieving
• Prepare and present informative and accurate reports to parents
• Establish effective relationships with colleagues and set a good example through personal and professional conduct
• Contribute to the life of the school through effective participation in meetings and school events
• Provide bespoke communication with parents over all aspects of their children’s education – academic, social and emotional

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Qualifications –

• Teacher qualification together with Qualified Teacher Status

Experience –

• Experience of teaching children at Key Stage 1
• Experience of working with children who have Special Educational Needs
• Experience of teaching children at Early Years is desirable but not essential
• Experience of working in the independent sector would be beneficial

Skills –

• Use an appropriate range of teaching and learning strategies
• A confident and competence user of ICT
• Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills/effective communicator

Knowledge –

• Subject knowledge sufficient to challenge able students and achieve high outcomes
• Knowledge of National Curriculum EYFS, Key Stages 1 and 2

Personal competencies & Qualities -

• A strong commitment to effective learning and teaching
• Determination to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential at whatever level
• To be prepared to enter fully and whole-heartedly into the life of the school
• Evidence of being a strong team member
• Enthusiasm and a positive outlook
• Positive attitude towards professional development and their own learning
• To understand the importance of providing equal opportunities with regard to the religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background of all children

APG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as an employee of APG you are expected to share this commitment. The protection of our students’ welfare is the responsibility of all staff within APG Schools and individuals are expected to conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please click the link below for further information on employing Ex-Offenders:

Policy on employment of ex-offenders.pdf (alphaplusgroup.co.uk)

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and will have DBS clearance. This check will be carried out alongside other relevant pre-employment checks. References will be taken up and carefully checked.

Application Process

Please apply in confidence by completing the online application form and equal opportunities monitoring form found on the Alpha Plus Group careers page.

Closing date for applications is 17 April 2023 with interviews scheduled for the week commencing 24th April 2023.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, if a suitable candidate is appointed and therefore we encourage early application.