Teacher

Salary Range: MPR/UPR (with the potential for a TLR payment for the right candidate)

Suitable for newly qualified teachers or experienced teachers. 

Required for September 2019 (with the potential for an earlier start)

Post Reference: P235

We are seeking to appoint two permanent teachers for September 2019 (start date is negotiable) to work in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. 

You will be joining a welcoming, supportive and hardworking, committed team of Teachers and Support staff, in a vibrant and attractive working environment. We support each other and strive for the highest expectation ensuring our children receive the best possible learning opportunities.  

As a proud member of Pontefract Academies Trust, we are looking for exemplary practitioners who have incredibly high expectations of children’s learning and a clear understanding of assessment at all levels. You must positively promote inclusion, ensuring high-quality learning experiences for all children and have a commitment to raising pupils’ expectations and achievement.

In return, we can offer you a dynamic, friendly and ambitious school community, a supportive and forward- thinking leadership team, along with a close and rewarding relationship with other Pontefract Academies Trust schools in the area through network and close development with other colleagues. Because of these links we can offer the successful candidates a supportive and creative environment in which to work with our enthusiastic and willing pupils. You will be given the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and contribute to the whole school development.

Rated Good by Ofsted, Orchard Head is seeking high-quality staff to join us in providing the best possible outcomes for the pupils in school. 

At Orchard Head, we want to provide our children with a broad and balanced curriculum to make sure that our pupils, who are very engaged and friendly; children are given the best learning opportunities possible.  

Key skills and experience needed:

• Ability to show initiative

• Strong behaviour management

• Communication skills, feeding back on the progress of the children 

• Professional behaviour

• Enthusiasm and friendly approach

The successful candidates should possess excellent subject knowledge and at all times, they will maintain the welfare and safety of the children as their priority. 

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the administration team on 01977 723495.

To obtain an application form and job specification:

Visit the Trust’s website: www.pontefractacademiestrust.org.uk

Email:  recruitment@patrust.org.uk

Telephone: 01977 232146

Completed application forms should be returned either by post to the recruitment team, Pontefract Academies Trust, The Barracks Business Centre, Wakefield Road, Pontefract WF8 4HH or by emailing recruitment@patrust.org.uk no later than 10am on Wednesday 30th January 2019.