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KS2 Teacher - Full-time

Petham Primary School, Canterbury

  • Ref:KCC886-2026-30T
  • Posted:24/04/2017
  • Pay:MPS
  • Start Date:Sep 2017
  • App Close Date:08/05/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:15th May 2017

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KS2 Teacher - Full-time

Petham Primary School, Canterbury

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  • Posted:24.04.17
  • Pay:MPS
  • Start Date:Sep 2017
  • App Close Date:08/05/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:15th May 2017

Job Description

Job Description

Come and enjoy teaching children who want to learn in our small, thriving village school.

We have a vacancy for a Key Stage 2 class teacher with a passion for teaching. We can offer you a place in a fantastic team who are passionate about what they do and have the children at the centre of teaching and learning.

We would welcome applications from both newly qualified and more experienced colleagues.

You’ll notice we don’t ask you to be “enthusiastic”, “dynamic” or “hardworking”- we kind of take that for granted.

Anyway, that’s us. If you like the advert – you’ll love working here!

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and as such all appointments will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

Informal visits to the school are welcome, although due to the short turn around we understand you may not be able to come.

 

Information about the school

Petham Primary School is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, within the peaceful village of Petham, situated a few miles south of historic Canterbury. The school, which currently has 106 pupils on roll, is organised into 4 mixed-age classes from Early Years to Y6. We have excellent facilities both indoors and outside, we were awarded ‘Good’ at our last Ofsted inspection.

We are part of the Village Academy which comprises of seven schools.

We adopt a common sense approach to education with a minimum of bureaucracy. Parents and Directors are very supportive of the school. Staff are expected to adopt a sensible approach to work/ life balance.

The staff room biscuit tin is always full; staff are expected to adopt a sensible approach to work/ life balance.

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.

 

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Information about the school

Petham Primary School is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, within the peaceful village of Petham, situated a few miles south of historic Canterbury. The school, which has approximately 110 pupils on roll, is organised into 4 mixed-age classes from Early Years to Y6. We have excellent facilities both indoors and outside and were awarded ‘Good’ at our last Ofsted inspection in July 2019. The school’s outdoor space and location lends itself to support the development of a curriculum which has outdoor learning at its heart and the potential for an enriched Forest School to be established. The school works closely with families and has strong links with the local community, has a thriving PTA and an experienced staff team. Children at Petham are motivated, happy and have a thirst for learning.

We are part of a newly merged Trust of 10 schools - Our Community Multi-Academy Trust (OCMAT). Being part of the Trust provides excellent opportunities for professional development, networking and sharing of best practice. OCMAT is also a member of the Kent MAT Alliance (KMA). The KMA is a group of 9 Multi-Academy Trusts with 38 primary schools across the county. We are a like-minded collective group who strongly believe we are better together; working collaboratively to improve the educational outcomes of all the children in our care. As part of this we have access to a wealth of CPD and networking events.

Our school and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to 2x references and an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will also seek references before interview.

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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.