KS2 Class Teacher

Sandhills Primary School, Terrett Avenue, Sandhills, Oxford OX3 8FN

Fixed Term Contract 1 Year Start Date 1st September 2022

Teachers’ Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale, Full Time Equivalent

Sandhills Primary School is a welcoming and lively school with a team of enthusiastic staff who are committed to doing their best for the children and the community. The school is a family that supports and encourages everyone to work hard and care for each other.  We are looking for a teacher to join our family from September 2022.

If you are passionate about learning, are up for a challenge and would like to join this friendly, supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will:

-Be an excellent class teacher

-Enjoy inspiring children and supporting them in all areas of learning

-Plan and deliver exciting lessons that enable children to achieve high standards and reach their full potential

-Ensure pupils make excellent progress in order to reach challenging targets

-Be hardworking, resilient, and creative

-Take an active part in our journey to improve

-Be reflective and excited about continuing their own professional development

-Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills and be able to develop and maintain positive relationships with pupils, staff, and parents; a real team player.

We can offer you:

-Well behaved children who are enthusiastic and keen to learn

-A hard-working, supportive and friendly team of staff

-Excellent support from Teaching Assistants

-A fantastic working environment with great indoor and outdoor facilities including large sports fields, an amphitheatre and wild area

-Highly supportive families, Governing Body, PTA and local community

-The opportunity to make a significant impact on our school and local community

Our school is part of the River Learning Trust; our collective vision is to be a Trust where pupils and staff thrive in schools which demonstrate:

•all-round education, academic success, lifelong learning and strength of character

•sustainable continuous improvement; no school standing still

•all schools being good and outstanding, or improving rapidly

•collaboration that is raising standards, and reducing workload

• where pupils, staff, parents and communities value all we do to support the best possible outcomes and experiences for our children and young people

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Visits are welcome.  Please contact Mrs Coleman, Headteacher -  headteacher@sandhillsprimary.org to discuss this post further.

 

All applications should be made through the TES website.

Applications will be considered on receipt with early opportunity for interview. 

The River Learning Trust and Sandhills Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.  Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You should contact the school if you are unsure if this role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates   

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. For further guidance for applicants click on the this link List of offences that are not filtered 

Our staff are expected to maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by not undermining fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

What benefits does the Trust offer to its employees?

Annual pay increase for support staff (in line with grade boundaries) and for Teachers (subject to government framework and successful performance review)

A Defined Benefit Pension Scheme with favourable terms for all employees

(Teachers Pension for Teachers; LGPS for Support Staff)

Moving from the public sector? Those without a break in service can be reassured that RLT will recognise their continuous service.

Employee centred and family friendly policies and practises that support you in and beyond your workplace.

Offering flexible working wherever we can, in order to support the work life balance of our employees.

Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave.

Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 24 days rising to 32 day plus bank holidays  per annum - dependent on grade of role and length of service) 

Cycle to work scheme

Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)