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KS1/2 Teacher - Full-time

Morehall Primary, Folkestone

  • Ref:KCC886-2031-33T
  • Posted:20/03/2017
  • Pay:Main pay scale - according to experience
  • Start Date:Sep 2017
  • App Close Date:18/04/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:24th April 2017

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Teachers: join us to use your subject knowledge and teaching skills to take this school at the heart of the community to the next level.

Morehall Primary is part of innovative Trust Turner Schools - committed to building schools where children thrive and knowledge matters.

  • Experience with Read Write Inc and Numicon are ideal, but not essential as we will provide training if you are new to these programmes.
  • An interest in the social justice work of E.D. Hirsch and Michael Young is welcomed.
  • An interest in work of Doug Lemov and the TLAC movement also welcomed.

Our ethos: We are schools with HEART

H:  High Expectations - Our teachers are highly skilled to enable pupils to reach the highest standards.

E:  Engagement - Our lessons are fun, thought provoking and well planned to engage all learners.

A:  Academics - Our curriculum is academically rigorous, founded on tried and tested subjects.

R:  Reading - Everyone is a reader in Turner Schools - it's our job to teach and share the joy of reading.

T:  Trust - We are good people that the community can trust, and we exhibit professional standards and respect in all our relationships.

The successful candidate should

  • Have HEART
  • Have a passion for teaching
  • Strive for academic brilliance
  • Have the ability to make our pupils feel valued and safe
  • Enjoy working as a team
  • Be inspiring to our pupils
  • Offer enthusiasm and energy to the role
  • Hold a good teaching degree or equivalent

Turner Schools believes it is a place where children thrive and knowledge matters. It is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including checks against the barred list. Two references are required prior to commencement of employment.

If you are interested in joining the team and would like to come and visit our schools, please contact Caroline Dominguez, based at Martello Primary or the school office (01303) 847540.

Salary: Mainscale - according to experience

Start Date: September 2017

Closing date for applications: Noon - 18th April 2017

Interviews: 24th April 2017

If you do not hear from us by Friday 21st April, you have not been short listed on this occasion.

 

Information about the school

At Morehall Primary we are committed to being a force for good in the Cheriton community around us, by ensuring that our pupils grow in knowledge, respect and aspiration.

Prospective employees are encouraged to visit us. Find out at first-hand how this small school at the heart of the community prepares children to succeed in education and in life.

Our school is part of a small family of local schools called Turner Schools.

Turner Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) based in Folkestone on the beautiful Kent coast. The Turner Schools family includes five schools in Folkestone:-

• Folkestone Primary

• Folkestone Academy

• Morehall Primary

• Martello Primary

• Turner Free School

We provide education through pre-school, primary, secondary and on to sixth form. Each academy is individual and responds to the needs of its local community to provide the best possible opportunity for its young people. We promote high academic standards, while ensuring crucial opportunities for personal and emotional development.

Turner Schools is committed to Transforming children’s futures…Empowering children’s futures…Strengthening communities.

To help us achieve this Turner Staff ‘Walk the Turner Talk’

They will:

• Speak and act with care: always show compassion and respect for children.

• Act boldly: be ambitious for yourself and the children and young people we serve.

• Learn from adversity: be evaluative, thoughtful and reflective.

• Challenge convention: be curious, welcome difference and unfamiliar thinking.

• Connect with others: support colleagues, parents and pupils to make a great team.

• Use your voice: offer different views and ask questions.

• Do what it takes: be relentless in pursuing the best for children.

• Ask for support: be open and honest when plans go awry.

• Don’t give up: be calm, resilient and measured when managing challenges.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and an on-line search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available on line.Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

For further information on Turner Schools, please visit www.turnerschools.com

Job Contact Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. 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). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.