Subject Leader
Selwyn Primary School
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS (Inner London) + TLR 2a
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2022
Job overview
Selwyn is a happy and successful school located in Plaistow, East London. We are at the heart of this culturally rich community where we are able to offer purposeful and exciting learning opportunities for all. Our vision for our school is for our children to learn today what they need to enable them to transform tomorrow!
We are looking for experienced class teachers and subject leaders to provide specific curriculum expertise for teaching teams. The role involves leading on a specific curriculum area, assisting with the development of the curriculum and working alongside the Curriculum Manager to provide an exceptional curriculum offer for our community. The specific subject responsibilities are to be agreed on appointment based on the successful candidates interest and ability, and then reviewed annually. This role is not suitable for ECTs.
We welcome applications from experienced class teachers who have the following qualities:
- Proven classroom experience and an excellent knowledge of the curriculum
- High standards and can demonstrate excellent outcomes for pupils in your career to date
- Values professional development and is enthusiastic about taking risks
- Motivates others and thrives on working in diverse teams
- Shows resilience, with an ambition and a desire to develop into a senior leadership role in the future.
We can offer you
- Curious children, who love learning
- Collaboration opportunities with supportive, forward thinking and dedicated teams
- An extensive wellbeing offer for staff, pupils and families and a Leadership team who promote wellbeing and academic success equally
- Well-resourced and attractive environment comprising of a drama studio and school forest
- Quality first professional development and career enhancement opportunities
- Opportunity to work in a diverse, inclusive and vibrant community with excellent transport links
- Discounted 2 year old/3 year old full time childcare support.
If this role sounds like the job for you and if you would like any more information, please do not hesitate to contact Fredericka Bines, Executive Officer, to arrange a visit or an informal telephone conversation (020 8472 7142) with our Headteacher, Scott Chudley, ahead of making your application.
Visits are strongly recommended. When you visit the school, you will see first-hand our excellent facilities and feel how welcoming Selwyn is.
Further information about our school can be found on our website - https://selwyn.leadinglearningtrust.org/
Closing Date: 25th May 2022
Short-Listing: 26th May 2022
Interviews: 27th May 2022
We welcome early applications and will consider holding interviews before the closing date for strong candidates.
Selwyn Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. All staff are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check as well as qualifications and reference checks. A disqualification declaration questionnaire maybe required for this post.
NPW, managing recruitment on behalf of Newham Schools
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About Selwyn Primary School
Selwyn is a happy and successful school located in Plaistow, East London. We are at the heart of this culturally rich community where we are able to offer purposeful and exciting learning opportunities for all. Everyone within our learning community has high aspirations and we work hard to make learning fun and relevant to each individual.
We all have high expectations of behaviour and this has created a wonderfully positive and calm environment where everyone is respected and treated fairly. This emphasis on a happy, calm and focused learning environment ensures that our children can progress and achieve their potential.
Our broad and balanced curriculum, is designed to engender a love of learning that our children will take to the next stage of their education.
Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages 2 - 16 within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.
To view opportunities at all our schools, please see our Trust page on TES.
Train with us - we are delighted to partner with Teach First to deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our Newham Community Learning SCITT Booklet has further information; please email traintoteach@ncltrust.net to find out more. Please note that this programme is currently aimed at secondary teaching staff.
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