Early Years Teacher - Full-time

Oaklands School, Chatham

Ref:KCC2433-49T
Posted:28/08/2015
Pay:MPS
Start Date:Nov 2015
App Close Date:25/09/2015 at 12:00
Interviews:Monday 28th September

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EYFS Class Teacher (full time and fixed term) Required for November 2015 (if possible).

At Oaklands we are passionate about making sure that every one of our children realises their potential. We believe that ‘Together Everyone Achieves More’, therefore, only the very best will do for our team. We are at the start of an exciting new chapter for the school with a new Headteacher and looking to continue all the good work of this rapidly improving school.

“I like coming here because I like working hard” Year 1 child.

With the good news that one of our EYFS teachers will be expecting her first baby, we are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled teacher who has high aspirations of what children can achieve to join our friendly team. We are looking for someone who is familiar and enthusiastic about the principles of the Early Years. Do you have the skills and desire to make a difference to our children?

“We want a good teacher who is kind but helps us learn” Year 3 child.

Can you:

Inspire our children to become independent learners with a thirst for acquiring new skills and knowledge?
Demonstrate consistently high expectation and behaviour management techniques?
Help them to develop as confident individuals?
Become a strong team play member of Team Oaklands and share your ideas with colleagues?
Demonstrate effective teaching and creativity in your teaching?

We can offer:

A “rapidly improving” (Ofsted Oct ’13) school which is rewarding to work in.
Friendly and enthusiastic children who are eager to learn
Strong team support within a positive and welcoming ethos.
Wide range of resources and support, such as full time LSAs, tablet and laptop and
Thorough Professional Development to enable you to further develop your knowledge, skills and understanding in a variety of ways such as Read, Write Inc; Middle Leadership Development or a range of teaching experiences from EYFS up to KS2

“This school’s great as there’s lots of space to play and to learn” Year 5 child.

Our school is committed to equality and take the safeguarding our children. Therefore all references will be rigorously taken up, no open references will be accepted and an enhanced CRB clearance is essential.

Interviews (which will involve teaching) Monday 28^th September 2015

Closing Date: 12.00, Friday 25^th September 2015

Information about the school

Oaklands School is a Good school ( July 2023 report ) with results which are at or above national averages. We are a two form entry primary school situated in Walderslade.

The school is set in extensive grounds and is well resourced, including our own swimming pool offering swimming from Year R through to Year 6, a Forest School, our very own Farm, training kitchen, Art & Design Room, Radio Station, Running Track other superb opportunities for outside learning.

We offer wrap around care including breakfast and after school facilities to support working families. At Oaklands there is a very strong sense of being a team with dedicated staff whose aim is to offer our children a first class education.

At Oaklands we are committed to safeguarding and so there will be a range of checks which we will carry out with you including taking two professional references before interview; requesting a self-disclosure criminal record history and then several pre-employment checks for the successful candidate.

We are part of the Westbrook Trust and enjoy the support and freedoms of being in a family of supportive schools who all share common values and ethos.

Job Contact Information

Name:Louisa Jones
Address:Weedswood Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0QS
Telephone: 01634 333820
Email: headteacher@oaklands.medway.sch.uk

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