Class Teacher required from September 2021
(Permanent Contract)
We are looking for energetic, open-minded professionals to join our team. We need practitioners with broad vision who can enthusiastically contribute to our path out of special measures. This role would particularly suit a practitioner with two to three years experience who is looking for rapid career progression and the opportunity to make a difference to children every day.
Please email the Headteacher if you have any questions - the inbox will be monitored throughout the Easter holidays.
Darley Dene Primary School is a small, friendly one form entry primary school with a diverse catchment and a wonderful team spirit. The right candidate will be joining a dynamic, professional team of enthusiastic staff who will work alongside you in a supportive and constructive way.
We are looking to appoint an outstanding teacher who has a passion for creating lifelong learners, is committed to inclusion and equality and has high expectations of themselves and every child. Main duties and responsibilities of the job are included in the job description attached to this advertisement along with a person specification giving details of the skills, qualifications and experience required for these roles.
We are a cohesive school, where staff and governors are supportive.
We offer NQTs:
- Non-contact time each week
- An experienced, friendly and approachable mentor
- A team of staff committed to supporting you
- Opportunities to attend training with other NQTs in local schools
- What we offer experienced teachers
We offer experienced teachers:
- Accelerated career development for ambitious teachers, which can include gaining qualifications in middle and senior leadership
- Opportunities to lead school improvements
- A climate where your contributions are valued and positively received by all
We work collaboratively with other local schools in different ways and are constantly on the look-out for opportunities to enhance our provision. We are keen to know what new teachers could bring to support us with this.
Darley Dene is part of the Lumen Learning Trust. For more information about the school or the Lumen Learning Trust itself, please look at our website.
We warmly welcome any interested applicants to email the head teacher or deputy head teacher to discuss any questions you may have.
The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 19th April 2021. However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.
Salary: £26,948-£38,174 FTE (dependent on experience)
Closing date: 9am Monday 19th April 2021
Interviews: Tuesday 27th April 2021
Start date: 1st September 2021
To apply please complete the application form; we do not accept CVs.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.
Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.
We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.