Upper Key Stage 2 Class Teacher

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Ladywood Primary School, is a friendly and welcoming school with happy and engaged children who love to learn. Our staff team are dedicated and passionate, with a sense of fun and commitment to every child. We want all at our school to have the opportunity to Learn, Achieve and Thrive.

Our Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hard-working and highly motivated Upper KS2 Class Teacher, to join our friendly team.

This is a full time, main scale position, covering a maternity leave, commencing in November 2023. 

The successful candidate will teach in Year 5, alongside experienced and supportive colleagues. We are looking for primary practitioners who:

• Are creative and able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the national curriculum requirements.
• Share the schools’ commitment to achieving the highest possible standards for all our children.
• Provide an empowering and inspiring learning environment.
• Are reflective and consistently provide opportunities for children to learn through carefully planned lesson sequences.
• Are able to support less able children, as well as children who are working at a greater depth of understanding.
• Have a strong grasp of assessment processes and can use this accurately to plan ‘next steps’ in learning.
• Work well in a team, can establish good relationships with children and parents and are willing to fully participate in our ‘Ladywood Learning Family’.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are proud to be part of The Embark Federation (Multi Academy Trust) and as part of the trust, we share the core beliefs of: Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success and our vision is to become a stand out school at the heart of the community.

Interested candidates are invited to look around the school, outside of the school day, or you are more than welcome to discuss the post and the school with a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

To make arrangements, please contact the school office on 0115 9320585.

Please note: Applications received will be posted, e-mailed or collected the day after the closing date, so please wait at least 3 working days before expecting to hear if successful in being shortlisted.

Provisional Interview Date: Week commencing: 9^th October 2023.

In line with KCSIE 2022, online checks will be undertaken on all candidates prior to interview, so that, should anything arise, it can be discussed fully at interview. Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.  

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.