Phase Manager and Core Curriculum Leader
John Betts Primary School
Hammersmith and Fulham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/ UPS - TLR 2b (TLR 2c available for exceptional candidate)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
Job overview
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity? We want to employ an outstanding, experienced and highly motivated teacher with vision and energy to be part of our senior leadership team. You will be responsible for ensuring continuous improvements in the core curriculum across the school in addition to the management and leadership of a Key Stage.
John Betts Primary School is a lively, welcoming, well-resourced primary school located within walking distance of Hammersmith. Alongside our academic endeavours we enjoy a wide range of events and celebrations to recognise our unique and culturally diverse school. We are a team of supportive, positive and forward thinking individuals always striving to improve the quality of the education and the educational opportunities we are able to offer our pupils.
We want somebody who:
- Has the desire and drive to get the best out of children
- Has passion and flair for teaching
- Has high academic expectations and evidence of children making accelerated progress
- Has significant experience of teaching in a Key Stage
- Is an excellent role model for teaching and professional conduct
- Has experience of supporting the performance of colleagues
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills including diplomacy, resilience and strategic thinking
- Has experience of leading whole school development
- Is aware of and up to date with educational innovations and developments
- Is positive, enthusiastic and keen to progress
We can offer you:
- A vibrant and happy school which welcomes innovation and new ideas
- Positive, well behaved and happy children who want to learn
- An enthusiastic, friendly and dedicated staff team
- Additional dedicated management time
- A supportive management team committed to improving standards
- A commitment to your on-going professional development in leadership and management
Application for this post is via a fully completed application form.
Further information is available on the schools website www.johnbetts.lbhf.sch.uk
Alternatively please contact the school office on 020 8748 2465 or via e-mail recruitment@johnbetts.lbhf.sch.uk
Applicants are warmly welcomed and visits to the school highly recommended.
Closing date for applications: Midday, Thursday 19th April
Observations in current school: Tuesday 25th and & Wednesday 26th April
Interviews: Friday 28th April
The governors of our school are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.
An initial offer of appointment will be made to the successful candidate and will only become a substantive position subject to appropriate references along with evidence of original documents for qualifications, health etc.
*If an applicant lives/works a significant distance from John Betts an observation will be arranged in house.
Attached documents
About John Betts Primary School
John Betts Primary School is a voluntary-aided, non-denominational, mixed primary school for five- to 11-year-olds. It is located in Hammersmith, West London, and has about 250 pupils.
The school can trace its roots back to 1859, when local doctor John Betts created a trust in order to build a school. It is one of only two non-denominational voluntary-aided schools in London.
Headteacher
Jessica Mair
Values and vision
John Betts Primary School aims to develop confident pupils ready to embrace the opportunities of secondary education and beyond. Teachers aim to ensure every pupil becomes skilled and competent in language and maths, placing particular emphasis on the importance of reading. Children are taught to understand the world more broadly, harness their creativity and appreciate human achievements.
Pupils are introduced to new ideas as well as established concepts, skills and knowledge. John Betts encourages them to think rationally, logically, and to question. The school emphasises the importance of respecting others’ values and of being cooperative, polite and considerate. It aims to achieve these objectives through skilled teaching in a friendly, stimulating and nurturing environment.
Ofsted report
“John Betts is an outstanding school, where pupils make great strides, both academically and in their personal and social development. Many pupils spoke highly of the school during the inspection. They are particularly enthusiastic about the recently-introduced school council and think there should be more opportunities for them to exercise responsibility of this nature. Their positive views are shared by many of their parents."
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