Class teacher

HASLAM PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL, WIGAN ROAD, BOLTON.  BL3 5QL

Class teacher

Contract Type: Temporary

Working Hours: Full Time

Qualifications Required: Qualified Teacher Status

Newly Qualified Teachers: Accepted if an exceptional standard of teaching can de demonstrated.

Salary: Main Scale £30,000 to £46,525 per annum

We are extremely excited to be looking for a qualified teacher who is skilful, resilient, enthusiastic and above all else an excellent classroom practitioner to join our friendly, supportive, team.

This exciting position will be varied and won’t be based in one class, there will be whole class teaching opportunities as well as the opportunity to teach groups of children to ensure that they  make accelerated progress.

This position is initially a temporary contract for one year (full time).

You will:

• Believe that teaching is a vocation and be passionate about education in an urban setting
• Believe strongly that all pupils regardless of their background are capable of reaching their full potential
• Be excited about learning and achievement across a broad primary curriculum
• Embrace high expectations of learning and behaviour, demonstrating a restorative approach
• Be committed to engaging pupils with teaching which produces accelerated pupil progress
• Possess an unswerving belief in reflection, collaboration, teamwork and feedback
• Demonstrate outstanding communication and people skills
• Be eager to develop and grow as a classroom practitioner
• Be excited to demonstrate subject leadership expertise

We can offer:

• A rich diverse school. Our school successfully brings together more than 350 pupils from every continent, speaking almost thirty different languages, across many different cultures into one happy inclusive community.
• The opportunity to join a school where EYFS was judged ‘outstanding’ in our last Ofsted inspection.
• Our pupils are diverse, friendly and enthusiastic. They are full of potential and eager to learn.
• A dynamic senior leadership team who will support your career development and empower you to lead and innovate. This provides a great opportunity to play a significant role in a school striving for excellence that is committed to continual school improvement.
• Leaders are approachable, understanding and willing to listen.
• A school that prioritises staff wellbeing and workload.
• A highly collaborative staff team with a genuine commitment to peer support and excellent continuing professional development, including opportunities for collaborative working across our cluster of schools.

Visits to school are encouraged and can be arranged by telephoning the school office on 01204333393.

Our school is located in Bolton. The school community is rich and diverse with almost thirty different languages spoken and nearly forty different ethnic groups among the pupil intake. 71% of the pupils have English as an additional language and 94% of pupils come from ethnic minority backgrounds.

There are above average levels of pupils with SEND and the deprivation indicator for the pupil base is in the highest quintile for deprivation.

Applications should be sent to roughleyk@haslam-park.bolton.sch.uk and mcguired@haslam-park.bolton.sch.uk

Closing date is Friday 10^th May 2024 at 9am and interviews will take place the following week.

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