Early Years Leader

Salary Grade: T1 – T10 (£27,186 - £42,192) dependent on experience + TLR 2a £3,295

Closing Date: 20th May, 2021 at Midday

Interview: Wednesday 26th May 2021

This post is for an outstanding practitioner to work across both of our Milton Schools- Moorings Way Infant School and Meon Infant School. The successful candidate will be based at Moorings Way Infant School but will lead the EYFS across both settings. We are two small schools with big hearts and work in partnership with the local community and other nearby schools.

We are part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust (TSAT) which is made up of a family of schools working together to improve the life chances of young people.

It is our mission to nurture every child to both ‘Aspire and Achieve’.

We believe that it is important for the whole school community, children, staff, parents and governors, to work together to provide the best possible education for your child. We pride ourselves on having high standards and expectations and we hope that you will support us in our work to achieve these.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has QTS and excellent knowledge and experience of teaching the EYFS curriculum

• Is dedicated to ensure that all of our children achieve their very best

• Is passionate about teaching and learning and have a positive outlook and interpersonal skills

• Is able to plan and deliver a creative and stimulating curriculum

• Has excellent understanding of current research and practice in the Early Years

• Has excellent classroom practice with high expectations for achievements and behaviour

• Has Good or Outstanding practice, along with high expectations for themselves and the children

• Has a proven track record of supporting teachers to develop their practice

• Has leadership experience and ability to use reflection to make improvements

• Has at least 3 years experience of EYFS teaching and some experience of Key StageOne

What you will get from our Trust:

• The opportunity to work with happy children who come into school ready and excited to learn each morning.

• Support from a vast network of senior leaders and other teachers within the school and our trust, our teachers regularly get the opportunity to meet and share best practice with the relevant year group teachers of the other Portsmouth Primary Schools within our trust.

• As a teacher at The Thinking Schools Academy Trust you can also benefit from an internationally accredited pedagogy approach to thinking and learning, which has been proven to enhance classroom practice.

• Revised Teacher Payscale to retain and reward excellent teachers

• Support from across the Trust to help you deliver outstanding teaching and learning through resources, mentoring and school visits

• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas

What you need to do now:

If you are interested in joining our school, benefitting from a supportive network of teachers across our large academy and our Trust and you are keen to progress your career then please apply today!

We strongly encourage any teachers who may be interested in working at our school to call our Office to book a no-pressure tour of the school and to meet some of our staff. We also encourage any early applications and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we suitable candidate is found.

TSAT is committed to safe recruitment procedures and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments to this post are subject to an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.