Key Stage 2 Class Teacher (Year 5)

Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcoming team

Safeguarding training included

Family-friendly school culture

Professional development

Opportunities to join trust networks

Job summary

Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School invites applications for a class teacher to join a caring, collaborative team. The role focuses on delivering an engaging curriculum, nurturing every child, and adapting teaching to ensure inclusion for all learners.

You will build strong relationships with children and families while upholding safeguarding commitments and Trust values. The school supports outdoor learning, high-quality professional development, and a welcoming workplace.

Qualifications

• Clear communication and listening skills.
• Positive attitude and zest for life.
• Ability to build relationships with children.
• Creative ideas and activities to support progress and inclusion.
• Strong knowledge of adaptive teaching.
• Plan and deliver an exciting curriculum.
• Love of outdoors and advocacy for outdoor learning.
• Patient, caring and calm demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver an exciting curriculum for classes.
• Teach with adaptability to meet all children's needs and ensure inclusion.
• Build positive relationships with children and families.
• Engage in safeguarding and welfare responsibilities as part of the Trust.

Skills

Communication

Listening

Positive attitude

Building relationships

Adaptive teaching

Outdoor learning

Patience and care

Job description

We love our school: it is a thriving part of an historical community and we want the children in our care to have the best education they can possibly have. Therefore, we are looking for people who believe in creating an environment for children that is fun, safe, exciting, ambitious and full of care. We want our children to enjoy school. We want them to feel nurtured, listened to and to know that every adult in our school will adapt their teaching to ensure their days are excellent and that they feel fully included.

To be a class teacher in our school you will need:

• to be good at communicating and listening
• to have a positive attitude and zest for life
• to know that building relationships with children is key to everything
• to have a toolkit full of ideas and activities to ensure that all children make excellent progress and are fully included
• to have an excellent knowledge of adaptive teaching
• to be ready to teach children by planning and delivering an exciting curriculum
• to love being outdoors and be an advocate for outdoor learning
• to be patient, caring and calm

We can offer you:

• the chance to be part of a welcoming and committed team
• high quality professional development including thorough safeguarding training
• the opportunity to get to know children and their families who generally love life
• a caring workplace where we value you and your welfare
• working from home for one day a fortnight (PPA)
• opportunities to be part of trust networks and expert groups

Come and be part of our school, help us to make children’s time in education wonderful and be part of a team that is excited about teaching and learning. It is a chance to shape children’s lives, to keep them active and be a part of their future education.

Stratford upon Avon Primary School is part of Community Academies Trust and has a wider commitment to developing great people.

Safeguarding Children

The Trust Child Protection Policies and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Statement can be found at: https://www.communityacademiestrust.org/en-GB/trust-information.

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Community Academies Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offender Act 1974. We expect all staff to share our safeguarding commitments and to undergo appropriate safer recruitment checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.

The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the Trust and to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Line Manager. The post holder will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, contractors and community members.

English Duty

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6

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