Ks1 Lead with Teaching Responsibilities - Full-time

Borough Green Primary School, Sevenoaks

Ref:KCC886-5201-230T
Posted:23/09/2022
Pay:UPS
Start Date:03/01/2023
App Close Date:07/10/2022 at 10:00
Interviews:13/10/2022

Advert

Borough Green Primary School is looking to employ a KS1 Leader. We are looking for someone with strong leadership qualities to become part of our senior leadership team. This position involves teaching a mixed Y1/2 class, as part of a team of three teachers. A strategic thinking, reflective practitioner is essential.

The successful candidate will:

Demonstrate a commitment to promoting the school’s vision and ethos – Being able to develop in each child the skills of courage, adaptability and determination.
Develop and monitor teaching and learning throughout Key Stage 1 using effective coaching and mentoring.
Reflect and review methodologies used in KS1 and throughout the school.
Lead by example as a teacher and as a senior leader, achieving high standards of pupil attainment, behaviour and motivation through effective teaching.
Oversee the day to day management of KS1 including the KS1 SATs
Be part of the Senior Leadership team and take a full role in the strategic leadership of the school.
Have the essential quality required for this KS1 leader position. The ability and desire to provide all teachers with an example which demonstrates the commitment required to achieve excellence and school improvement.

Ideally have experience of leading maths

School Vision

Our children need to be: physically and mentally healthy, able to take decisions and deal with any challenges. To achieve this they will require a range of skills: courage, adaptability and determination. Each child is at the centre of this “Circle of Courage”, which has four elements:

Belonging
Independence
Mastery
Generosity

All staff are expected to encourage these qualities both within their classroom and beyond.

We can offer you

The opportunity to work with excited and curious children who love learning and are passionate about reading
The opportunity to work with a school which is sustaining already embedded teaching for mastery in mathematics practices
Experience in teaching a curriculum which has been carefully and uniquely designed for our children in our locality and with ambitious expectations for foundation subjects as well as core disciplines
An excellent CPD programme as well as opportunities to support your career aspirations
A school with supportive parents and a vibrant PTA
A school environment with a nursery onsite and expansive grounds including a meadow, forest school, nature area, outdoor classroom and covered swimming pool.

Visits to the school are encouraged and you will also find a wealth of information about our school on our website https://www.bgpschool.kent.sch.uk/

To arrange a visit or an informal conversation with our Headteacher, Mrs Karen Sandberg, please contact the school office 01732 883459.

Information about the school

Borough Green Primary School has been the heart of the community for over one hundred years – delivering a highly enjoyable experience-based education to many generations of 4 to 11-year-olds. With 9 classes, 3 in mixed year groups (3 x Years 5 & 6), the school cares for ~235 students. Steps to School, our on-site nursery, cares for children from 3-months old and supports the school with Breakfast and After School clubs.

As a Foundation School, the Governing Body has greater freedom in running the school – employing all staff, owning our buildings and land, and greater freedom in setting our policies, curriculum, and school year. Our Governing Body is heavily invested in the success of the school.

We aim for academic excellence, but we also recognise the importance of every child’s personal development. Our school ethos is warm, welcoming, and inclusive with a very strong family atmosphere that provides a great sense of belonging. With a child first, pupil second approach, you will lead our dedicated and tenacious staff in supporting children to develop our four key aspirational elements of Belonging, Mastery, Independence, and Generosity

Fundamental to our success is the quality, commitment, and teamwork of everyone involved with our school. Whatever their role, our staff are fully committed to supporting our children’s success, creating an environment where everyone is Ready, Respectful, & Ready; Safe to learn and to achieve our potential in all areas of the curriculum. We have recently implemented the Cornerstones Curriculum which you will continue to embed throughout all learning activities, across the foundation subjects.

We are immensely proud of our facilities – including our beautiful school building, housing a wonderful library space, a covered heated swimming pool, out-door education settings, and a large meadow. Our exceptional Parent Teacher Association provide significant funding to enrich the educational environment for our children, further instilling a sense of community with a number of well-attended events throughout the year. In 2022 and 2023, the PTA staged 2 successful music festivals to crowds in excess of 500 people. Many of our outdoor education settings have been fully funded by the PTA.

‘The school is a warm community where pupils are cared for.’ Ofsted March 2024

‘Pupils and staff enjoy warm and positive relationships.’ Ofsted March 2024

‘High ambitions for behaviour and learning have been clearly established.’ Ofsted March 2024

‘Leaders care deeply about the school and its community. Leaders at all levels have a strong commitment to the schools values, ethos and ambition.’

Job Contact Information

Name:Mrs H Tornbom
Address:School Approach, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8JZ
Telephone: (01732) 883459
Email: htornbom@bgpschool.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

Child Protection Policy