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Year 1 Teacher

Year 1 Teacher

Gonville Academy

Thornton Heath, Surrey

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Full Time, Permanent
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24 November 2017

Job overview

Year 1 Class Teacher MPS/UPS Required January 2018  

Passion – Urgency – Positivity – Aspiration – Commitment  

This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative, forward thinking school that is committed to developing its staff and supporting their wellbeing. We are looking for a talented Year 1 teacher to work with some of our youngest students and enable them to reach their full potential. As part of the STEP Academy Trust, we are dedicated to driving rapid school improvement. A wide range of professional development and leadership opportunities are available, at Gonville and across the Trust, for candidates who are keen to develop quickly. If you are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives, join us as we ‘strive together for excellence’.  

We can offer you: •

enthusiastic children, who are keen to learn; 

• a Rights Respecting School, where children and adults appreciate each others’ rights and responsibilities; 

• a dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing colleagues; 

• excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;

 • smaller class sizes to facilitate rapid progress across the curriculum.  

You will be: 

• passionate about teaching and learning; •

an innovative and reflective practitioner who is keen to learn; •

positive, with a ‘can do’ attitude; 

• committed to improving the life chances of every child.  

Visits are strongly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Wendy Hale on  020 8684 4006. You are welcome to contact us for an informal discussion about this post prior to application.  

An application pack can be obtained by calling the Academy office or downloading from the TES and school website. 

Completed application forms should be returned to Gonville Academy.  

Closing date: Friday 24th November 2017. 

Interviews: w/b 27th November 2017.  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references.   

CVs are not accepted.

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About Gonville Academy

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+44 208 684 4006

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Gonville is a great place to develop your career. As well as being part of a highly driven team, you will teach enthusiastic students who are eager to learn.

Our multicultural school is in the heart of Croydon, south London. We are a larger than average primary with a nursery and are very much mission and values led.  Our values - Passion, Urgency, Positivity, Aspiration and Commitment – are at the heart of everything we do. 

Our culture

We have extremely high expectations for learning and behaviour, hence our Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’ for behaviour.  Pupils feel safe, valuable and respected with us, and as a Rights Respecting School, we create many opportunities for them to take leading roles throughout the school. This means our pupils become very confident and self-assured individuals.

Why work with us?

We are committed to high quality staff development. Currently we are engaged in research projects and development work with partners including Future Leaders, Teaching Leaders, Teach First, NCETM and Roehampton University. 

As part of STEP Academy trust, we also provide regular opportunities for staff to share good practice with other teachers within the Trust. We are committed to developing national and international partner schools, and teachers have had the opportunity to work with schools in Cornwall, Devon, Nigeria, Norway and France.

Location 

Gonville Academy has excellent transport links, being close to Thornton Heath bus garage and train station. There is easy access to central Croydon, Streatham and Brixton as well as being a short train journey away from central London. 

STEP Academy Trust 

We know that it is the exceptional quality of our staff that is key to our success. That’s why we’ll invest in your career and give you an unrivalled benefits package.

We are a growing family of primary academies that strive together for excellence. So we spread best practice, transfer staff to support partner academies, share specialist knowledge and consistently challenge the status quo. Giving you every opportunity to grow and develop in your role. 

We want you to do well, that’s why we offer:

  • Great opportunities for accelerated promotion – right across our nine-academy trust
  • Fully funded leadership training courses (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH)
  • Fully funded Masters and PhD courses
  • At least seven NQT development days each year

And with free lunch everyday, we’ll keep you well fed too. 

We are always looking for talented professionals who share our mission. If you share our drive to improve the life chances of all children, we’d love to hear from you. 

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