KS2 Class Teacher

The Meadows Primary Academy

Hours: 13 hours per week 0.4 FTE

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract from

Required: February 2022 until 31^st August 2022

Salary: M1 - U3, £25,971 - £42,020 FTE Salary per annum, £10,388.39 - £16,807.99 pro rata salary per annum.

The Meadows Primary Academy is an ambitious and inclusive community school with passion for delivering high quality education.

Our staff are innovative, hardworking and motivated. We are seeking to appoint a professional and dedicated KS2 class teacher to help us provide a supportive, stimulating environment and to share our high expectations of achievement for all our children.  We are looking to appoint someone for 13 hours 0.4 FTE per week (Thursdays and Fridays) for a maternity cover from after February half term until the end of the summer term. 

We welcome applications from bold, optimistic and tenacious individuals, who care about people and are able to form strong relationships. They will motivate and inspire others to strive for the best. We are looking for someone who is:

• An outstanding teacher 
• Committed to working with staff and students to help them achieve their potential
• Able to create a culture and ethos where all students can achieve success and become engaged in their own learning
• Creative and able to embrace the challenges of The Meadows 
• An excellent communicator and demonstrates openness and honesty
• An excellent team player who enjoys working collaboratively
• Able to inspire and motivate children and staff
• Highly skilled in managing personal interactions
• Resilient under pressure

In return for dedication, we can offer:

• child focused team and environment,
• incredible community of children, parents and carers who deserve only the best,  
• balanced approach to wellbeing and workload,
• commitment to quality CPD, development and opportunities due to further school growth.

The Meadows Primary Academy is part of a large family of schools run by Shaw Education Trust. The trust can offer:

• innovative collaboration across primary, special, secondary and further education settings to achieve the best outcomes,
• unrivalled CPD and development opportunities through the Institute of Education.

The Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)

• Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (28 days holiday rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service + Paid Bank Holidays FTE) (Support Staff)
• Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.

The Meadows Primary is dedicated to the safeguarding and wellbeing of students; all staff must share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo appropriate screening including Enhanced DBS check.

If you would like an informal discussion about working for the Shaw Education Trust, please contact: 01782 235025 or email: htaylor@tmpa.org.uk.  If you would like to visit the school ahead of making an application, please contact Miss Amy James on ajames@tmpa.org.uk to arrange. 

Application forms can be found at:

www.shaw-education.org.uk/careers

Candidates should forward completed application and monitoring forms to Helen Taylor, Head teacher via Amy James (SBM) - ajames@tmpa.org.uk  

In line with our safer recruitment policy CV’s will not be accepted.

• Closing Date: Wednesday 2^nd February 2022 at 9am
• Interviews: Thursday 10^th February 2022
• Start date: 28^th February 2022 or as soon as thereafter

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