KS1/2 Teacher - Full-time

New Horizons Children’s Academy, Chatham

• Ref:MED887-2008-1T
• Posted:16/01/2017
• Pay:MPS
• Start Date:Sep 2017
• App Close Date:23/02/2017 at 15:00
• Interviews:To be confirmed

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Do you want to work in a new school with brand new facilities and the opportunity to influence and shape the vision of the Academy?

New Horizons Children’s Academy opened in September 2014 with only a few children, it now has over 400 children and will be growing every year with brand new classrooms and opportunities to lead and develop your career.

As part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust we are a family of schools that work cohesively for the benefit of all of our children. Working with other Academies within the trust support planning, trips and events to ensure that teachers are fully supported to deliver the best learning that we can offer.

We ensure that above all the children come first and that we work collaboratively to ‘Transform the life chances’ of our young people.

We want teachers who are

• Dedicated to ensure all children achieve their very best
• Passionate about teaching and learning
• Positive outlook and interpersonal skills
• Good or outstanding practice and high expectations for yourself and the children
• Understands that being a learner is essential to being a forward thinking and successful teacher
• A good team member and keen to seek CPD opportunities and develop
• An aspiring leader of learning
• Ready to grasp opportunities to contribute to building the school 

As a school we can offer you

• Happy, well behaved children who are keen learners
• Parents who are supportive of the school
• High expectations for all members of the school community
• Supportive staff within New Horizons and amongst the Trust
• Excellent CPD opportunities especially through the New Horizons Teaching School’s Alliance
• Well resourced, brand new facilities
• Thinking skills pedagogy support and training to enhance your classroom practise
• A school that puts children first and at the centre of all policy, practise and decision making
• Discounted gym membership for the brand new facilities on site 

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged to meet the children and view the resources for yourself, you will not be disappointed! Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

The school is committed to safe recruitment procedures. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Information about the school

Our School

We are a contemporary three-form entry school, educating over 600 children from the local community. Our state-of-the-art classrooms and facilities empower the successful candidate to orchestrate an inspiring and imaginative curriculum to our students. This presents an exciting opportunity to lead our forward-thinking school and join our Trust. You will lead shaping the vision of our Academy

Our Trust

Our mission is to “transform life chances”; at The Thinking Schools Academy Trust we believe education has the power to change lives; children only have one chance to get this right. To ensure all our academies focus on our mission, school leaders translated our mission to core values that are demonstrated and evident in all our Academies:

Child First, Aspire, Challenge, Achieve

Job Contact Information

• Name:Simon Arnold
• Address:New Horizons Children's Academy, Park Crescent, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6NR
• Telephone: 0333 360 2115
• Email: office@newhorizonschildrensacademy.org.uk

Documents

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