KS1 Teacher - Year 1 - Euston - Camden , London, Easter Term

A wonderful mainstream school in WC1, Camden are recruiting for a Year 1 Class Teacher to join their fun, outgoing and energetic team in Easter. This school has been rated 'Good' by Ofsted in a recent inspection from 2017.

The school is just an 8 minute walk from Euston station! (Northern, Overground, National Rail, Victoria)

Leaders, including governors, are highly ambitious and have a clear vision for the school. Their leadership has been successful in improving the school over the last 18 months. As a relatively new team of teachers, this is a two form entry school with an incredible amount of support staff ranging from HLTA's, SEN Specialist TA's, Art Therapists and even a School Counsellor on site.

We aim to develop children's awareness of their own emotions and how to regulate them constructively. PSHE (Personal, Social and Health education) is used frequently in class to develop confidence in expressing and exploring feelings

"The wide range of opportunities for pupils to acquire and nurture cultural interests over time is strength of the school. The strong emphasis that teachers place on discussion and collaboration leads to very good social development …" - Ofsted Report, January 2017

The role:

• Year 1 Class Teacher
• Position type: Full-time
• Start: ASAP
• KS1 Experience is essential
• Recognisable QTS from the UK, South Africa, Australia & NZ as well as Canada is also essential - on top of at least 2 terms teaching in the UK
• MP4 and above - Inner London - Experience dependent

Successful Teacher:

• The successful applicant needs to have a team player attitude
• Outgoing!
• The teacher must be driven, reliable and hard-working
• A clear and thorough understanding of the curriculum
• Secure knowledge and skills relating to strategies in working with pupils of all achievement levels.
• An interest, motivation and passion for working with special needs children and developing skills to facilitate this
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

The School:

Achievements: The school shares with their parents the work of pupils who have presented 'outstanding' work.

Enrichment: The school has a large focus on enrichment activities that include; Massage & Reflexology, cooking, plumbing, yoga, philosophy, art, forest fun, drumming, film appreciation and Garage-Band.

Facilities: The school is currently raising money to build a new library.

Community Based: The school holds yearly events; Year 6 Residential (The Year 6 pupils spend a week in the summer in a rural area in Kent) and the 'Parents Football tournament' to name a few.

Pupil's personal development, behaviour and welfare are now good. Pupils are polite and courteous to each other and adults. They display positive attitudes to learning.

The Learning Toolbox is a skills-based, children approach to learning. This toolbox includes six elements; communication, thinking, creativity, social & emotional, physical and learning about learning.

The school are looking for someone up until the end of July, starting on March 4th 2019. The opportunity to go permanent will arise in September for the right candidate - if that is a preference for you. Equally you are perfectly entitled to just work the one term!

Working for Teaching Personnel:

CPD Courses that are currently available:

• Team-teach
• Child Protection Training
• The Prevent Duty
• Understanding Autism
• Moving and Handling