PPA Teacher - Part-time

Adisham CE Primary School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-3119-109T
• Posted:13/04/2024
• Pay:MPS or UQT payscale
• Start Date:TBC Subject to DBS
• App Close Date:28/04/2024 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBA

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The Stour Academy Trust are looking for personnel to cover PPA across all year groups at Adisham CE Primary School.  This is a part-time position, being 3 days per week.

We are encouraging applications from experienced teachers, ECTs and support staff e.g. current HLTAs looking for progression within the Trust

We require an adaptable and proactive individual who is open to new ideas and willing to support our vision to transform the standardised model of direct learning to a model which allows for improved interactions and strengthened relationships that provide our children with opportunities for self-directed learning.

We aim to nurture a community of learners that challenge thinking, where our staff are empowered to take risks and develop their practice to meet the needs of an evolving school system, which is not held back by traditional restrictions and ideologies.

We want people who:

• Recognise that our current education system needs to radically change to better prepare our young people for the 21st century
• Want to move away from passive forms of learning and move towards interactive teaching methods that promote critical and individual thinking
• Are able to take advantage of the latest technology to deliver personalised learning that is accessible for all children, irrespective of their language skills, reading ability or any other factors that may present learning challenges
• Want to work with other staff as a community of learners that challenge traditional thinking
• Want to develop their own practice to meet the needs of an evolving school system
• Want to develop children as life-long, curious learners
• Want to build strong relationships with children that facilitate their learning
• Want to teach in enabling environments that promote flexibility, collaboration and independence

We can offer all successful applicants:

• A permanent contract
• Opportunity to move to other schools within the Trust
• Full induction process
• Ever evolving work/life balance package – including staff being able to take their PPA time at home (1 full day every fortnight).
• Support from a network of experienced staff
• Excellent career development opportunities

 We can offer experienced staff:

• More responsibility
• Greater professional development
• Opportunity to take on leadership responsibilities
• Rapid career progression

 We can offer ECTs:

• Support from experienced mentors
• Frequent opportunities to observe best practice from other teachers within the Trust
• Clearly focused training schedules
• Extensive support from our Lead Practitioners 

We can offer support staff e.g. current HLTAs:

• Progression within a Trust of forward-thinking schools
• Opportunities to experience and develop their teaching practices
• Support from experienced staff and leaders

Our school and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children.  This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that references will be requested prior to interview, at least one reference must be from your most recent employer.

Candidates who are invited for interview will be required to bring with them photo ID (either a valid driving licence or passport)

Information about the school

Adisham Church of England Primary School is a welcoming village school in the centre of the village surrounded by open countryside and woodland, approximately six miles from Canterbury.

We offer mixed age classes within a warm, supportive, and close knit community where our Christian values—Respect, Truth, Compassion, and Friendship—are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to provide a curriculum that is engaging, inclusive, and supported by a modern approach to teaching and learning.

As a member of The Stour Academy Trust, a forward thinking Multi Academy Trust of primary schools, we are committed to transforming learning to better prepare children for the challenges of the 21st century. The Trust is dedicated to unlocking the full potential of every pupil. Through an innovative pedagogical model and the purposeful use of technology, we deliver personalised learning within an enabling environment where technology enhances progress without defining our vision.

From little seeds great and wonderful things grow and flourish.

For more information about the school, please visit the school’s website: www.adisham.kent.sch.uk For more information about The Stour Academy Trust, please visit the Trust website: www.thestouracademytrust.org.uk

Job Contact Information

• Name:HR
• Address:Park View, Sturry, Kent, CT2 0NR
• Telephone: 01227 931560
• Email: recruitment@stouracademytrust.org.uk