Year 1 Class Teacher

Year 1 Class Teacher – Colne Primary School

QTS is essential

KS1 experience – preferably Year 1 or 2

Must be fully inducted

Potential to have Curriculum leadership responsibility.

Experience teaching Letters & Sounds & Read Write Inc Phonics would be desirable

A school just outside the Colne town centre have approached in order to source, shortlist and appoint a Year 1 experienced Primary Teacher. The applying candidates must have QTS and recent experience in KS1. It is also important that you are able to evidence using a range of behaviour strategies and raise standards in a primary classroom.  The school is a two-form entry primary and due to this you will be able to plan alongside the adjacent class teacher.

The school which requires the Year 1 teacher are currently maintaining a ‘Good’ Ofsted grading from 2016 and are hoping to continue this. The school has a mixed catchment area and is noted as a ‘vulnerable’ school by the LEA and has some of the most challenging children attending school. It is important that the applying candidate has a range of behaviour strategies and that you can evidence schools you have taught in over the past years and how you have impacted on learning.

The head teacher has been in post for over six years and possesses a commitment to the children in there care; ensuring they are safe; they learn to their potential and they are given every opportunity to grow in confidence and socially. The head is keen to break down barriers in learning, barriers such as ‘challenging backgrounds’, children from ‘socially deprived backgrounds’ and other children who do not speak ‘English as their First Language’. The school is not a faith school so is not a necessity to be affiliated with a church to be considered/successful in this role. The Head teacher is also keen to see applying CVs and then arrange for an interview and trial lesson in preparation for the January start.

The role will be to take effect from January 6th and be to work as the full time class teacher five days a week. The role has the potential to continue for the entirety of the academic year (with the view to a temp to perm opportunity). The Head teacher has also mentioned that they just want fully inducted teachers as they do not have the capacity to appoint a Newly Qualified Teacher.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

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