Class Teachers x 2 - Short Wood Primary School

Short Wood Primary School

Limekiln Lane, Wellington, Telford, TF1 2JA

Tel: 01952 387361

Email A3364@telford.gov.uk

“Short Wood Primary School is a strong community and relationships are exemplary across school” Ofsted 2019

We are looking to appoint the following members of staff:

Required from September 2019:

Key Stage 1 teacher, 1 Key Stage 2 teacher– temporary in the first instance

We are looking for excellent classroom practitioners

• who are flexible and enthusiastic

• who have an ability to create an inspiring and creative learning environment in which children thrive

• who can demonstrate the ability to challenge children in their learning and accelerate their progress.

Job Description and Person Specification are available to download from Telford and Wrekin job site. Please contact the school for an application form by email – A3364@telford.gov.uk, or request by post (please send large SAE).

Please telephone school to arrange a visit.

Closing date noon, 3rd May. School viewing by appointment only:

Please contact school after Easter Holidays, from 30th April or download the form below.

Previous applicants need not apply

Role of Class Teacher:

• To promote the overall ethos of the school

• To take on a curriculum leadership role across the phases

• To create a welcoming, orderly, aesthetically pleasing environment in the classroom

• To develop a working ethos in the children by providing relevant, purposeful experiences where the child has an involvement in his/her learning

• To help each child reach his/her potential and to be sensitive to the needs of the individual with regard to current educational thinking

• To participate in school in-service and outside school in-service training

• To have a thorough knowledge of ‘Every Child matters’ and the practical implications within the classroom and beyond

• To liaise with other members of staff on issues regarding welfare of the children and school policy

• To maintain good order and discipline amongst the pupils and safeguard their health and to have recognition of a shared responsibility for good order and discipline throughout the school

• To be open minded and innovative with regard to current educational thinking

• To liaise with other members of staff on issues regarding welfare of the children and school policy

• To establish and maintain quality relationships with parents and to organise termly parents’ meetings to report on pupil progress with one end of year written report

• To keep parents involved in their children’s learning by providing regular homework and ‘mind maps’ displayed outside of classrooms

• To participate in the ‘Performance Management Cycle’ following the school and DFES guidelines

• To implement school policies, schemes of work, handbook and accepted ways of working

• To inform the curriculum co-ordinator, Deputy Head or Headteacher if difficulty is experienced in any curriculum area or implementing any school policy, handbook or accepted ways of working

• To participate in the Performance Management cycle following school and DFES guidelines

Supporting documents
Person Specification
Application form