Reception Class Teacher - William Harding School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority is seeking enthusiastic and skilled teachers at William Harding. The role focuses on collaboration and staff wellbeing, offering opportunities for professional development. Ideal candidates will have a passion for teaching and a commitment to ensuring all pupils succeed in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Rigorous professional development

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• A commitment to working hard to ensure that all groups of pupils succeed.
• A desire to be part of a large school that has high standards.

Responsibilities

• Support wellbeing and workload of staff.
• Contribute to a rigorous CPD program.
• Work collaboratively within a team of teachers.

Skills

Passion for teaching

Excellent teaching skills

Effective communication

Positive drive and initiative

Job description

Overview

The SLT take wellbeing and workload very seriously and this is clear in the work they do towards supporting staff. More information can be found at the William Harding School staff wellbeing page.

As a year group, the team share workload to support wellbeing, in areas such as shared planning, extra-curricular activities, resources, displays and other tasks.

We offer a rigorous CPD program in which teachers take part in weekly CPD based on the needs of the school in staff meetings and on inset days. In addition to this, we offer bespoke training for the needs of staff.

Other staff to support you

• Each year group has a Lead Teaching Assistant who will line manage teaching assistants and support the boosting of pupils' outcomes.
• The FLO (Family Liaison Officer) team are around to support with children's pastoral needs as well as our School Counsellor.
• The SEN team offer support and guidance and work with pupils.
• The ELT (Extended Leadership Team) work across Year groups to support the team.
• The Support Administrator will liaise with parents on your behalf, support you with admin and lead on organising trips.
• The Inclusion and Community AHT can also support with behaviour, parents and events.

Wellbeing and workload

• We pride ourselves on our wellbeing offer at William Harding and it is our mission to support the workload and wellbeing of all staff. Some of the things we offer include:
• Workload and wellbeing committee to raise wellbeing ideas
• Workload and wellbeing trials to test ideas before rolling out across the school
• Open door policy with line managers, ELT and SLT
• Onsite counsellors
• External support including EAP
• Wellbeing focus and opportunities in training and staff meetings
• Wellbeing focus as part of staff appraisals
• Wellbeing afternoons each term

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.

Safeguarding and eligibility

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled "Exceptions Order").

Qualifications and attributes

• A passion for teaching
• A commitment to working hard to ensure that all groups of pupils succeed
• Excellent teaching skills and subject knowledge
• A positive drive, energy and initiative
• A desire to be part of a large school that has high standards
• Effective communication with pupils, staff, parents, governors and wider community

Why Work at William Harding?

As a 4-form entry school, all of our teachers work in teams of 4 teachers, one of whom is the Year Lead who works to support the class teachers. Our Curriculum at William Harding is based on schemes to support with workload.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a hard-working and dedicated staff and wonderful children who live our school motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind…

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled teachers to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence. We are a four form entry primary school with a pre-school. William Harding is resourced well to drive forward teaching and learning.

We are a welcoming, inclusive community with a diverse mix of pupils which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for pupils with Speech and Language needs and Physical Disabilities. We pride ourselves on our sense of belonging and strong relationships in our school community.

William Harding has a clear vision led by an experienced and ambitious leadership team. Staff are committed to raising standards and there is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We have well behaved children who are keen to learn.

Salary type: MPS/UPS

Salary Details: UQT/MPS/UPS