CLASS TEACHER YEAR 1 OR YEAR 3 United Kingdom
Lancashire County Council
Full Time
United Kingdom
28000 - 38810 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Ref
185772
Grade
Main scale
Salary
£28000 to £ 38810
Term
Full Time
Perm / Temp
Permanent
Required
From 01/09/2023
Closing Date
18/04/2023
Location
WALTON-LE-DALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Severn Drive , Walton-le-Dale , Preston , Lancashire , PR5 4TD
Tel: 01772 335065
School website: www.wldps.com
Roll: 439
Information
Why work at WLDPS?
Culture
Our children are enthusiastic about learning and have excellent behaviour. Our teachers are passionate about helping children achieve and develop. We are a close team with a shared sense of purpose who support one another. We care about each other and our children.
Teaching & Learning
Our pedagogy is driven by evidence backed research. We believe ongoing professional development is a right for all our teachers. Substantial time and resources are dedicated to giving our teachers ownership and support to keep improving. Our teachers become familiar with practical classroom application of formative assessment, principles of instruction, mastery, generative learning theory, retrieval practice, spatial organisation and cognitive load theory.
Curriculum
Underpinning our curriculum is the principle of social justice. Our children should have equal opportunity in their future lives, whatever their background. When coupling this with our evidence-based approach, the result is a knowledge-led curriculum. Alongside our leadership team, subject leaders decide what is taught and why. Teachers decide how this is taught, based on our pedagogy approach.
Wellbeing & Workload
Happy teachers make happy children. We place great value on our teachers’ wellbeing and work-life balance. Every decision taken has workload implications at its heart. Highlights:
Culture
Our children are enthusiastic about learning and have excellent behaviour. Our teachers are passionate about helping children achieve and develop. We are a close team with a shared sense of purpose who support one another. We care about each other and our children.
Teaching & Learning
Our pedagogy is driven by evidence backed research. We believe ongoing professional development is a right for all our teachers. Substantial time and resources are dedicated to giving our teachers ownership and support to keep improving. Our teachers become familiar with practical classroom application of formative assessment, principles of instruction, mastery, generative learning theory, retrieval practice, spatial organisation and cognitive load theory.
Curriculum
Underpinning our curriculum is the principle of social justice. Our children should have equal opportunity in their future lives, whatever their background. When coupling this with our evidence-based approach, the result is a knowledge-led curriculum. Alongside our leadership team, subject leaders decide what is taught and why. Teachers decide how this is taught, based on our pedagogy approach.
Wellbeing & Workload
Happy teachers make happy children. We place great value on our teachers’ wellbeing and work-life balance. Every decision taken has workload implications at its heart. Highlights:
- No expectation of written marking
- Teachers are trusted to make the best choices in feeding back to their class
- Minimal planning time
- No planning scrutinies
- PPA encouraged to be taken at home
- Laptops provided to enable flexible working patterns
- No requirement to answer emails outside of reasonable work hours
- Expectations set of how parents communicate with teachers
- Only 2 deep assessment points
- Standardised tests and comparative judgements used. No portfolio gathering.
- Subject leader release time
- Streamline reports
- No weekly briefing meetings
- Appraisals not linked to pupil attainment or progress
Leadership Team
We believe in a culture of trust and honesty in order to build a high performing team. We focus our energies on being strategic and supportive.
What are we looking for?
We do what we think is right, not what has always been done. We don’t mind if you don’t have experience in our approach but we do want someone who believes in what we are doing and is committed to learning, and will keep learning.
Successful candidates at interview will be observed teaching. Following the observations the successful candidate will be appointed.
This school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.
Online searches will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS disclosure.
More Information can be found at www.wldps.com
Essential Qualifications
QTS
Essential Experience
Have experience of working within the Primary phase in either KS1 or KS2
Desirable Experience
Effective use of technology, embedded formative assessment, a good working knowledge of a synthetic phonics approach
Proposed Interview Date:
27/04/2023
For an informal discussion please contact:
Informal discussions by telephone or in person are welcome. Visits to the school are encouraged.
Lancashire County Council
www.lancashire.gov.uk
Preston, United Kingdom
Angie Ridgwell
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
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