Y3 Class Teacher

The Woodlands Primary School; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodlands Primary School in Sheffield is seeking an ambitious and caring Year 3 teacher on a fixed-term contract until the end of the academic year. You will deliver exceptional teaching and learning to all pupils, driving curriculum delivery and supporting pupil wellbeing.

The successful candidate will engage, inspire and motivate pupils, work with colleagues to maintain high standards, and contribute to a vibrant school community. Experience in English and mathematics instruction is essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent classroom skills.
• Sound understanding of how children learn.
• Ability to forge excellent relationships with colleagues, parents and children.
• Excellent teachers of English and mathematics.
• Knowledge to inspire children's learning across the wider curriculum.

Responsibilities

• delivering engaging and effective lessons that meet the needs of all students in the class
• developing and implementing a curriculum that is aligned with the early years foundation stage framework and school policies
• providing regular feedback and assessments to students and their parents/carers on progress and achievement
• working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure consistency of practice and high standards across the school
• supporting and encouraging student well-being, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential.

Skills

Excellent classroom skills

Understanding of how children learn

Relationship building

English teaching

Mathematics teaching

Inspiring learning across curriculum

Job description

Woodlands Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talented and caring individual to join our team in as a year 3 teacher. The role is fixed term until the end of the academic year. You will be responsible for the implementation and impact of our curriculum through the delivery of exceptional teaching and learning to all pupils. This will ensure they achieve the very best that they can.

Teaching responsibilities include:

• delivering engaging and effective lessons that meet the needs of all students in the class
• developing and implementing a curriculum that is aligned with the early years foundation stage framework and school policies
• providing regular feedback and assessments to students and their parents/carers on progress and achievement
• working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure consistency of practice and high standards across the school
• supporting and encouraging student well-being, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential.

Our Values

• We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first
• We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses

What do we do?

• We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character

How will we succeed?

• A culture of excellence - high standards shaped by clarity, not control
• Academic focus - empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum
• Purposeful collaboration - relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team., Candidates must have the ability to engage, inspire and motivate both pupils and colleagues and have the strategic vision to be part of the team moving our vibrant school forward.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent classroom skills, including a sound understanding of how children learn. They will also have the ability to forge excellent relationships with colleagues, parents and most importantly, our children. They must be team players who are exceptional teachers of English and mathematics, as well as having the knowledge and skills to inspire children's learning in all wider areas of the curriculum.

If you are a dedicated and passionate teacher with a desire to make a real difference in the lives of children, then we want to hear from you.

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and four secondary schools located in Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 6100 pupils, with over 800 staff., Woodlands Primary School is a 2-form entry primary and nursery for children aged 2-11 in a vibrant South Sheffield community. This popular and over-subscribed school has around 500 pupils. In February 2022, Ofsted graded our school as strongly Good.