Class Teacher - Full-time

The Viking Academy Trust

• Ref:KCC-F20-50-T
• Posted:18/04/2024
• Pay:MPS
• Start Date:September 2024
• App Close Date:10/05/2024 at 09:00
• Interviews:17th May

Advert

Chilton Primary School is looking for a teacher to join our friendly and dedicated staff team in September. 

Applications are welcome from ECTs looking for their first step in their teaching career or experienced teachers looking for a new environment and different challenge. The position will be in Key Stage Two.

We are looking for someone who:

• Shares our driving force of 'One Childhood, One Chance'
• Wants to be a great teacher in a great school
• Wants to join an effective and close-knit team
• Is aspirational for every child
• Has high expectations and standards, because we do!
• Wants to be part of the ‘Viking Academy Team’, working with innovative and dynamic staff across the Trust to drive standards for all of our Viking children.

We can offer you:

• A supportive team of excellent teachers working to ensure we deliver the very best for our children
• Support and coaching for professional development
• Experienced and supportive senior leaders and mentors
• Genuine commitment to and resourcing for well-being
• Middle leadership opportunities for experienced applicants
• Comprehensive and supportive induction (including well established ECT support and mentoring)
• Strong working partnerships with the other schools in our Trust – Ramsgate Arts Primary and Upton Juniors.

We strongly encourage candidates to arrange a visit to the school prior to applying for this role.  Please make an appointment with Mr McAuley (Head of School) by contacting the school office on 01843 597695.

This advert will close on Friday 10th May at 9:00

Interviews will be held on Friday 17th May.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

The Viking Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

The Viking Academy Trust is an inclusive and accessible employer, we are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Viking Academy Trust also embraces and cultivates an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace. We welcome colleagues with different backgrounds, perspectives and capabilities.

Information about the trust

The Viking Academy Trust is a primary only, Multi-Academy Trust consisting of three inspirational schools: Upton Junior School, Chilton Primary School and Ramsgate Arts Primary School.

Our One Childhood One Chance philosophy resonates throughout everything we do at the Viking Academy Trust.

At Viking, we make sure that our ultimate focus and core purpose remains excellent teaching and learning for every child. Our teaching is progressive and adaptive and we strive for the best outcomes for all. We invest time and training into our staff so that they can invest their skills and expertise into our children.

For children to thrive, they need to feel that they belong. Our people and our environments are warm and welcoming. Every member of our staff invests in building strong relationships with children and getting to know children well means we can focus on equity of opportunity.

This means that we can prioritise social and emotional learning along with the academic as we know that children need to learn how to be resilient, to have healthy and safe relationships and to face the world with problem solving skills.

We nurture children to become responsible citizens, ready to face the modern world and to make the most of their every potential both academically and socially. At Viking schools, we have high standards and expectations and we know how to support children to reach them.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Leonie Roke, HR Assistant
• Address:Ramsgate Arts Primary School,
  140-144 Newington Road,
  Ramsgate,
  Kent,
  CT12 6PT
• Telephone: 01843582847
• Email: HRA@vikingacademytrust.com

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• Job Description - Class teacher
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• VAT Recruitment of Ex Offenders Policy 2023
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