Job ID no. VR12328
Headlands Primary School
CLASS TEACHER
Headlands Primary School is a great school!
Our mission is to :-
Achieve educational excellence, create opportunities and enrich lives
We are a forward looking, ambitious school seeking the best possible outcomes in all aspects of school life for all. We have an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum and we engage proactively with prestigious organisations, such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Gallery to enhance our curriculum offer to children.
The school emphasises wellbeing and pastoral support for all children. We have a thriving inclusion team, ensuring that all children reach their potential. The school promotes the Arts and music in particular is a great strength of the school. We are also a sporting school and in recognition of this, we have achieved Gold Level Sports Mark.
Headlands is an over-subscribed school which enjoys a real socio-economic mix. The school is well equipped with its own trainer swimming pool, two large halls, large fields and purpose- built facilities including a music room and an Emporium!
In addition, the school has a SEND Unit Provision catering for children with significant social and communication difficulties including autism.
Headlands is proud to be part of Northampton Primary Academy Trust (NPAT). Headlands converted to academy status on 1st November 2012, creating the first multi academy trust in the town with Abington Vale Primary, East Hunsbury, Ecton Brook Primary, Langlands Primary School, Lings Primary, Rectory Farm Primary, Simon De Senlis Primary, Thorplands, Upton Meadows, Weston Favell Primary School and more recently Stanton Cross Primary School.
Headlands Primary School has 446 amazing children on role in the main school plus a nursery. The school is well equipped with its own trainer swimming pool, two large halls, large fields and playground. This is a great opportunity to join a team of highly committed staff who are dedicated to providing the best education in a caring environment.
We are a happy school. All staff support each other to achieve the best for all.
We are seeking to appoint a confident and talented Class Teacher to start in September 2024 . The successful candidates will have a vibrant personality, enthusiasm and drive towards delivering an inspiring primary school curriculum and ensuring that every child in their care reaches their absolute best in all aspects of school life. You will be able to plan for children who are working at different ability levels and deliver engaging, fun and active learning sessions to your class.
The successful person will be committed to working as a team and embodying the vision of the school and the wider trust.
In return, we will provide you with access to an established programme of high quality support (which all our teachers benefit from), utilising internal and external expertise, which has proven to be very successful. You can also expect to receive from the school; high levels of collaborative support, a laptop for your use whilst employed by the school, TA support in class and a friendly, highly supportive environment.
This post is on a fixed term basis until 31st August 2025 and would suit a newly qualified Teacher or a Teacher with experience from Early Years to Year 6.
Northampton Primary Academy Trust aims to achieve educational excellence; creating opportunities and enriching lives. This applies to our fabulous staff as well as our children.
NPAT schools prioritise staff well-being and commit to the NPAT Employee Pledge, informed by recommendations within the DfE Workload Review, which means that we are committed to:
1.A commitment to supporting you to be the best that you can be with access to our inproving teacher programme.
2.A fair and reasonable workload.
3.High quality training and professional development opportunities including secondments, leadership support and mentoring.
4.A Pay and Reward package at least equal to the national agreement for teachers, and the Local Authority pay scale for support staff.
5.Regular network opportunities with teachers in similar roles across other NPAT schools.
6.Higher priority placement in the school that you work at for the admission of staff children.
In addition, we offer innovative schools which are committed to the development of sport and the arts through our links to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Microsoft and the Northampton School Sports Association.
The ideal candidate will embody the NPAT values and will:
- Be passionate about supporting children to achieve their best in everything that they do.
- Have highly successful experience of working in KS1 or KS2 and be prepared to contribute to whole school development.
Understand the needs of our community that we serve.
- Be committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Establish positive and supportive relationships with children and parents.
- Develop an understanding of the specific needs of children that you work with.
- Be patient, calm and resilient with a positive attitude and a sense of humour.
“The Northampton Primary Academy Trust (NPAT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff, governors and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including the right to work in the UK, a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.”
If you think that you are the person for us, we would love to show you round our school to meet some of our children and staff. Please contact the school office on 01604 407098 to arrange a visit.
Showrounds will take place on:
9 May 2024 at 11:00am
16th May 2024 at 11:00am
16th May 2024 at 1:30pm
A full application pack is attached and applications should be submitted using our Trust application form together with a letter of no more than two pages summarising your proven ability via email to annie.booth@headlands.org.uk by Monday 20th May 2024 at 5:00pm
Interviews will be held week beginning 23rd May 2024
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