KS2 Teacher - Maternity

Ryarsh Primary School, Ryarsh

Ref:KCC886-2189-100T
Posted:30/11/2018
Pay:MPS
Start Date:Apr 2019
App Close Date:25/01/2019 at 08:00
Interviews:1st February 2019

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Would you like to teach in an outstanding school where you can concentrate on being a fantastic teacher?

We are looking for a wonderful, creative teacher to join our dedicated, welcoming and supportive team from April 2019 to provide maternity cover. For the summer terms, this position is in Year 6, but is likely to be in another year group from autumn 2019. There is the possibility that this position may be extended beyond the period of maternity cover.

The successful applicant will work alongside the existing Year 6 teacher for the first two weeks after Easter in order to ensure a smooth transition. We would then need our new teacher to lead our Year 6 children through SATs testing and a wide range of creative and sporting opportunities, making their final term of primary school a creative and fun experience. The Year 6 class are well supported by two teaching assistants, who bring strong levels of expertise. Our children are fun, enthusiastic and well behaved and we would welcome a flexible approach to teaching and learning in Term 6, with the freedom to introduce new experiences and themed days and weeks into the curriculum.

Our Year 6 children would like their teacher to be someone who:

is understanding
is firm but fair
has a good sense of humour (we love to laugh) - cheesy jokes optional but encouraged!
appreciates that we are all unique

At Ryarsh Primary School we can offer you:

a school culture which allows you to focus on enjoying teaching
a welcoming school, genuinely at the heart of its community
a newly improved school environment on completion of our current building project
a creative, supportive and friendly staff team
children who are motivated, articulate and great fun
excellent opportunities for professional development, within our school and local collaboration
flexibility to build on your strengths and talents

We are proud to be a highly successful school, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Our visitors tell us that our school has a great feel and ethos, living up to our school motto, "forward thinking for a brighter future". Please visit us to experience this for yourself. In your application, we would love to hear about the skills and experience that you would bring to our team.

Ryarsh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to the position will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure check.

Information about the school

Schools across the country will spend a great deal of time analysing the measurable outcomes of children: assessment scores, progress measures, work in books, in-class contributions and conversations, but schools do so much more than that which can be measured. Whilst we are very proud of the high level of outcomes achieved by our children, we place great importance on developing the type of culture that allows children and adults to thrive.

Visitors to our school often tell us that our school has a ‘special feeling’ or a ‘buzz’ when walking around - something which cannot be measured but has to be experienced. We believe that this is created by many reasons, but can be summarised through the explanation that, at Ryarsh Primary School, there is a commonly held view that we are not just a community of learners – we are a ‘family’ of learners. Our community of learners is brought together by circumstance, whereas our family of learners is brought together by relationships.

When you become part of Ryarsh Primary School, you become part of a family which we all take great pride in being part of. In our view, communities are brought together by location, circumstance or shared characteristics. We define ourselves as a family as we are bonded by relationships.

At Ryarsh Primary School, our valued relationships (and principles underpinning these relationships) are a massive contributing factor in the ‘culture of trust’ that we have in our school. A combination of strong relationships and a culture of trust allow our school values (integrity, determination, compassion, unity and respect) to permeate throughout the school and impact on all of our decisions and actions.

Our school is a place where staff are highly valued; empowered to research and try new things; nurtured to support their mental health & wellbeing and challenged to continuously improve.

Within our Ryarsh family, every person, no matter their age, is a learner. As part of our community of learners, we help all minds flourish because every single person is provided with the opportunity to learn, develop and grow. At our school, we are knowledgeable, research based and investigative as this helps to shape our innovative, reflective teaching practices and our continuous drive for improvement.

We take actions that are considered and measured as we listen and empower all stake-holders to be involved in the decisions that matter to them. We appreciate that every single person involved in our school plays a crucial role in the magic weaving that is experienced at Ryarsh Primary School.

Job Contact Information

Name:Mr Daniel Childs, Headteacher
Address:Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5LS
Telephone: (01732) 870600
Email: headteacher@ryarsh.kent.sch.uk

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