Key Stage 2 Leader - Full-time

Ryarsh Primary School, Ryarsh

Ref:KCC886-2189-144L
Posted:31/03/2020
Pay:MPS/UPS plus TLR
Start Date:September 2020
App Close Date:06/04/2020 at 06:00
Interviews:1st May 2020

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We are looking for a new Key Stage 2 Leader to join our SLT and become a key part of the staff team at our successful school. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership skills in a friendly and highly supportive environment.

Due to the increasing popularity of our school amongst the local community, our school grounds have undergone massive improvements with the addition of a new school hall, classrooms, library, staff room and a new reception outdoor area. This is all whilst keeping the number of children at 210 across the school, meaning that we have the unique balance of being a traditional village school, but with the facilities of a new school. This unique balance means that we have a distinctive ethos in our school of retaining traditions of the past whilst, at the same time, embracing innovative and forward thinking leadership. Our school motto is ‘forward thinking for a brighter future’ and we embrace this entirely. We reflect, we debate and discuss (often through academic research and collaboration with others) and we learn – just like our children. Our school is a community of learners regardless of age.

At Ryarsh Primary School we have happy, articulate and confident children who constantly demonstrate high levels of learning behaviours and a desire to learn. They are quite simply a pleasure to teach.

If you are:

A fantastic classroom practitioner who is able to lead by example
A great role model for both colleagues and children
Able to lead, motivate and inspire children and adults based on a foundation of strong relationships
An innovative and strategic thinker, who can add value to a successful school
A good communicator with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
Creative, fun, energetic and wanting to make a difference
Looking to develop your skills and career in a leadership position

Some of what we can offer you:

Chance to learn and grow as both a teacher and leader through varied opportunities for professional development
A culture of trust based on the understanding that every teacher is the leader of their own classroom
A school that cares about staff well-being and workload so that you have the conditions that enable you to take immense joy from your working life

Please come and see this for yourself at a time of your convenience. Relationships matter to us and we will meet all interested candidates individually to make sure that you leave the school with a real insight into what we could offer our future Key Stage 2 Leader. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit to as we would love to meet you to discuss the position further.

This role is class based. It will also include the role of subject leadership.

Ryarsh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to the position will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure check.

Information about the school

Schools across the country will spend a great deal of time analysing the measurable outcomes of children: assessment scores, progress measures, work in books, in-class contributions and conversations, but schools do so much more than that which can be measured. Whilst we are very proud of the high level of outcomes achieved by our children, we place great importance on developing the type of culture that allows children and adults to thrive.

Visitors to our school often tell us that our school has a ‘special feeling’ or a ‘buzz’ when walking around - something which cannot be measured but has to be experienced. We believe that this is created by many reasons, but can be summarised through the explanation that, at Ryarsh Primary School, there is a commonly held view that we are not just a community of learners – we are a ‘family’ of learners. Our community of learners is brought together by circumstance, whereas our family of learners is brought together by relationships.

When you become part of Ryarsh Primary School, you become part of a family which we all take great pride in being part of. In our view, communities are brought together by location, circumstance or shared characteristics. We define ourselves as a family as we are bonded by relationships.

At Ryarsh Primary School, our valued relationships (and principles underpinning these relationships) are a massive contributing factor in the ‘culture of trust’ that we have in our school. A combination of strong relationships and a culture of trust allow our school values (integrity, determination, compassion, unity and respect) to permeate throughout the school and impact on all of our decisions and actions.

Our school is a place where staff are highly valued; empowered to research and try new things; nurtured to support their mental health & wellbeing and challenged to continuously improve.

Within our Ryarsh family, every person, no matter their age, is a learner. As part of our community of learners, we help all minds flourish because every single person is provided with the opportunity to learn, develop and grow. At our school, we are knowledgeable, research based and investigative as this helps to shape our innovative, reflective teaching practices and our continuous drive for improvement.

We take actions that are considered and measured as we listen and empower all stake-holders to be involved in the decisions that matter to them. We appreciate that every single person involved in our school plays a crucial role in the magic weaving that is experienced at Ryarsh Primary School.

Job Contact Information

Name:Mr Daniel Childs, Headteacher
Address:Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LS
Telephone: (01732) 870600
Email: headteacher@ryarsh.kent.sch.uk

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