Primary Teacher

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Job Title: Primary Teacher

Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum

Location: New Barn School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8HZ

Contract: Permanent Term Time Only

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm including 1x 5pm finish

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Due to growth in our service, we are recruiting for a Primary Teacher to join our wonderful team at New Barn School located in Newbury!

Join us today to receive a £1,000 Welcome Bonus (£500 after one month and £500 after successful completion of probation).

Job Summary and Duties

As a Primary Teacher for New Barn School, you will deliver fun educational based learning tailored to each pupil to ensure they achieve positive results. The role will be challenging but rewarding, working in a dynamic environment where you can make a real difference. You will be expected to lead the teaching of and co-ordinate flexible, person-centred programmes of study for individuals and groups of pupils. A practical, hands-on approach to teaching is essential, and you should be prepared to go above and beyond for the young people we support.

Duties will include:

• Teaching a varied range of subjects
• Preparing, planning, and assessing teaching sessions while maintaining an awareness of curriculum developments
• Writing and implementing individual education plans, making assessments of educational attainment, and setting challenging yet achievable targets
• Building relationships with all young people to encourage their interest and participation in their education
• Creating a stimulating and purposeful environment for all pupils to promote teaching and learning outside formal classroom settings

Key Skills Required:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience teaching a range of subjects at Primary Level, delivering teaching at a good or outstanding level
• Knowledge of current education issues related to practice, process, and curriculum
• Experience working within an SEN setting, supporting pupils and young people with challenging behaviour (SEMH/EBD)

About the School

New Barn School offers a broad, balanced, and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6-19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities. The school takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum, including forest school, farm experiences, and horse riding. It is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke, and Reading.

We are proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group was officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running. Our services offer a stable, secure, and supportive environment, where pupils and young people can develop the skills and confidence necessary to fulfill their potential.

We are part of Acorn Education and promise you plenty of challenges and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Your Wellbeing Matters - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day knowing that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Welcome Bonus is paid as per the terms, providing you have not left before payments are made. T&C's apply if you leave within the first 12 months.