Job Description

Ashmead Primary School

We are looking for an inspiring, talented teacher to join our dedicated staff team from this September. This post is offered as either a part-time (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) or a full-time post.

This post is for a KS2 teacher

Our vision for children is that through excellent teaching and care, children know they are both loveable and capable. We want children to be passionate, resilient and creative learners with good character who achieve well across the curriculum. If you would like to help us realise this vision, we’d love to meet you!

We would like you to be as passionate about teaching and learning and getting the best from our children as we are.

The successful candidate will need to:

• Be an excellent teacher, committed to the highest of expectations for all children and to making learning irresistible.
• Have an excellent understanding of how our youngest children learn and what effective teaching looks like.
• Be a learner themselves – open to challenge and committed to keeping on top of current thinking in education.
• Be a committed team member, show initiative and proactively work to improve their practice.
• Promote the principles of inclusion by enabling every child to overcome barriers to learning in order to achieve highly.
• Have very high expectations of behaviour and be committed to establishing positive relationships with every child.

We offer:

• A school where you will be supported by established, supportive and skilful staff
• A school that is passionate about learning, where practice is based on recent and reliable research.
• A school environment with great facilities
• Children who are enthusiastic learners with supportive families.
• A commitment to helping staff develop professionally while looking after their well-being, e.g. through in-house coaching, excellent CPD and a focus on minimising workload.

Visits: We strongly encourage potential candidates to visit us. Please phone or email for an appointment.

Closing Date: 9.00am Monday 15th June. Shortlisting will happen later this day and shortlisted candidates will be informed. Unfortunately, we can only respond to shortlisted applicants.

Interviews: These will take place week beginning 15th June.

A job description and application form can be downloaded from our school website.

www.ashmead.lewisham.sch.uk

We are committed to safer recruitment and the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, reference checks and proof of the right to work in the UK. We are committed to promoting equality and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Completed applications to be returned to:

Ashmead Primary School

Ashmead Road

London

SE8 4DX

020 8692 6081

Email: admin@ashmead.lewisham.sch.uk