Buckland Primary School EYFS or KS1 Class Teacher
Are you an outstanding classroom Practitioner? Do you want to take the next step in your career? We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, driven and willing to work alongside a committed primary school team.
Buckland Primary is a maintained community school situated in Staines-upon-Thames in the borough of Spelthorne. The school is a two-form entry school with over 400 pupils on roll.
The successful candidate will have:
- The motivation to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence
- Excellent inter-personal and leadership skills as well as the ability to inspire and challenge colleagues
- Proven experience as an effective good and outstanding classroom teacher
- Have the ability to lead aspects of school improvement and ensure that all children are given opportunities to excel
- Excellent communication skills and a good sense of humour
In return we can offer:
- A firm commitment to you and your professional development with fantastic school-wide CPD opportunities
- Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues, staff and Governors
- An outward looking learning community
- Encouragement to develop new ideas and the opportunity to make a real difference
- Coaching and mentoring from the school’s Leadership Team
- Vast opportunities for career progression
We hope you will take the time to find out more about our school and experience our warm welcome. For further information about the role, or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Chris Webber, School Business Manager, telephone 01784-455022.
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.
Buckland Primary School 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 Buckland Primary School cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.
We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.