Reception & KS1 Teacher
Sark School
Sark, Channel Islands
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 May 2016
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced teacher to join our unique school.
The successful candidate will be joining a happy, hard-working and supportive school team.
Sark School is the only school on the beautiful island of Sark, the smallest of the four main Channel Islands and is an all age school with pupils from reception through to Year 11 working in four, mixed age classes of between 4 and 14 pupils. We are looking for an experienced teacher for our infant class, Class 1, with pupils from reception to Year 2.
The successful candidate is likely to have several years’ experience teaching within foundation and Key Stage 1 and will need to be an excellent classroom practitioner with a commitment to outdoor education.
This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher to work creatively providing high quality and enjoyable education for our well behaved and enthusiastic pupils whilst meeting the challenges of working on a small island where the school plays a significant role in the life of the community.
For further information about the school please visit www.sarkschool.co.uk
For more information about Sark please visit www.sark.co.uk and www.gov.sark.gg
You can also contact Sarah Cottle, Headteacher, for further information
To receive an application pack contact the Headteacher
head@school.sark.gg, Sark School, Sark, Channel Islands GY10 1SF
Closing Date for applications Weds 4th May noon
Interviews to be held on Thurs 12th & Fri 13th May
About Sark School
Located on the Channel Island of Sark, our school provides an all-round education for the island's children aged from 3 to 13 years old. We are undoubtedly a small school with big ambitions!
Sark is the smallest of the four main Channel Islands, located about 80 miles south of the English coast. Only three miles long and a mile and a half wide, the island stands approximately 350 feet above sea level and boasts some 40 miles of picturesque coastlines. Unspoilt by motor cars and without all the noise and bustle of modern day life, Sark is an idyllic place to grow up. With no street lighting, after dark a torch is essential when walking or cycling around the island. That is unless it is a clear night with a full moon when the brightness of the moon is almost as bright as daylight and beautiful moon shadows are cast on the roads and pathways.
Sark School is a vibrant and exciting place to work and learn. Our policies and practices are informed by UK standards, which enables us to give our pupils the best possible start in life.
We endeavour to ensure that pupils are both engaged and challenged in their learning, using a wide variety of teaching strategies, skills and up-to-date learning resources. Thanks to our small size, we are able to provide an individualised and bespoke curriculum; always placing the child at the centre of every decision we make. Our pupils thoroughly enjoy their time at school and access an education that is both relevant and purposeful.
We are passionate in our belief that school should be about much more than just academic achievement. We strive to offer children the chance to achieve in all areas and not simply those that can be measured by charts, graphs and tables. Every day, we open our doors to the local community for our enrichment programme. Tapping into the very best skills our island has to offer enables our pupils to broaden their horizons and learn new skills, whilst also placing the school at the centre of our island community. Travel up from the harbour in our video and come visit our truly unique school.
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