Lead Practitioner

Wood Fold Primary School

Green Lane,

Standish,

Wigan,

WN6 0TS

Leadership Pay Scale

Full Time

The Governors of Wood Fold Primary School wish to appoint a Lead Practitioner to be part of the leadership team.

The Headteacher and Governors of Wood Fold Primary School wish to appoint a highly effective, enthusiastic and dedicated lead practitioner to join the school who will support the vision and ethos and continue to drive the school forwards.

Applications are invited from teachers who can demonstrate the following:

• excellent practitioner with high expectations and standards;
• energetic, hard working, committed and a dedicated team player;
• have high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour;
• plan, implement and deliver lessons in order to promote effective teaching and learning with the framework provided by the policies of the school and the Local Authority, with regard to statutory requirements;
• be welcoming and willing to encourage a strong partnership with parents and the community.
• undertake the professional duties and responsibilities of a teacher as set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document.

We can offer:

• a genuinely happy and caring place to work;
• dedicated leadership time weekly;
• wonderful children who enjoy learning;
• a strong focus on developing teachers skills;
• friendly, hard working, dedicated and enthusiastic staff and governors.

We warmly welcome visits to the school by prior arrangement with the headteacher, Mrs Gough.

Please email / telephone Mrs Armstrong (School Business Manager) to arrange a convenient time.

For further information about the school please visit our school website which provides a wealth of information about the school.

Candidates will be informed via email if they have been invited to attend for interview.

The Government’s Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance advises on conducting online searches on shortlisted candidates in line with safer recruitment and selection practice. In addition, shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or any other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

Applications forms are returnable to the school

To view the details relating to this position and to access the application form, please click the links below:

Application Form

Job Description

Person Specification

Childcare Disqualification Requirements

School DBS Applicant Information

Guidance for Safer Working Practices

If you require any further information, please contact the school on: Tel: 01257 400271 E-mail: enquiries@admin.woodfold.wigan.sch.uk

Closing date: Friday 10^th May at 9.00am

Observations: Week Commencing Monday 13th May (Please note that due to this being SATs week we will work around this and make suitable arrangements that suit the candidate and the school)

Interview: To Be Confirmed

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check.

Wigan Council and the School Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.