EYFS Leader
Montgomery Primary Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR plus TLR 2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2014
Job overview
EYFS Leader, Birmingham
Are you interested in developing colleagues through coaching and support and being part of our school transformation?
Montgomery Primary Academy opened on the 01 October 2012 and is sponsored by the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). We are a large three-form entry, multi-ethnic infant and junior school with a nursery on site and are based in inner city Birmingham. Our aim is to provide all pupils with a safe, stimulating and happy environment. We will work together with the parents, the local community and outside agencies to equip children with the life skills they need.
We are a rapidly improving academy; In June 2013 our combined SATS results rose to 73% and this year we are on track to improve this further.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Talk for Writing Project led directly by Pie Corbett. Talk for Writing is powerful because it is based on the principles of how children learn. Talk for Writing enables children to imitate the key language they need for a particular topic orally before they try reading and analysing it. Through fun activities that help them rehearse the tune of the language they need, followed by shared writing to show them how to craft their writing, children are helped to write in the same style.
We are looking to appoint a passionate, dedicated teacher to lead either our nursery or reception year group, and take responsibility to deliver high quality provision. This is a fantastic opportunity for a suitably qualified Primary Teacher to lead our Foundation Stage. The role will be class based, initially in Nursery and you will be an excellent EYFS practitioner who will make a full contribution to maintaining and raising high standards of achievement. We are looking for someone who is ambitious, prepared to work hard, use their initiative and share our aspirations in our pursuit of excellence.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a sound knowledge of the EYFS curriculum, including assessment.
- Be an ambitious class teacher who can demonstrate success in raising children's attainment.
- Be an individual who can inspire, challenge and motivate all children to achieve
- Be an individual with commitment to working as part of a team to improve standards of teaching and learning.
- Be a positive role model in school
- Be committed to working closely with the school community
- Have an understanding of speech and language development and have experience in planning for /know how to plan for a language rich curriculum
In return we can offer you the opportunity of joining a hardworking, friendly team with well-behaved pupils who are eager to learn. You will have numerous opportunities for high quality professional development and help the school move towards outstanding.
Come and look around our school and meet our children. To arrange a visit please contact us via email: mcooke@montgomeryprimaryacademy.org
As the sponsor, the AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners - to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them. In each of the AET academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes.
This position is required as soon as possible.
Closing date: 19 May 2014.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
For further information on this position and to make an application please visit: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/SG/1058184/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=51155&Preview=1
Each of the academies within the AET is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts.
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About Montgomery Primary Academy
- Montgomery Primary Academy
- White Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B11 1EH
- United Kingdom
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Montgomery Primary Academy is an award winning and high achieving school with strong leadership and a commitment to staff development.
We are a 3 form entry primary and proud to serve the communities around Central Birmingham. Over the last three years, significant investment in our building and commitment from our talented staff team has meant that attainment has risen and we are a securely ‘good’ school (Ofsted 2018).
We work closely with our primary partner Percy Shurmer Academy, and we share resources, staff, training and place an emphasis on effective and tailored professional development.
Montgomery Primary Academy and Percy Shurmer Academy work in partnership to provide our children with an outstanding education. As partner schools we have an overarching vision and shared values that bind our schools together. Through our collaboration both schools are strengthened. The efficient use of shared resources enables the partnership to provide additional resources to our pupils and offer a wide range of opportunities for pupils, parents, staff and the wider community. We ensure success for all our pupils through innovative and inspirational teaching , as both schools work together to share best practice.
Montgomery Primary Academy and Percy Shurmer Academy are led by an Executive Principal and one management board. Each school has a Head of School. Their role is to ensure that each school gains the optimum benefit from the partnership, as they translate the values and vision to ensure success for each unique school.
Our Curriculum
We believe that children learn best when their learning experiences are evocative, therefore we teach most of our subjects through a connected curriculum.
This works by delivering a different theme in each year group for each term throughout the year. The curriculum is planned so that as many learning experiences as possible are linked to this theme; this allows the children to see that their skills are all connected. During the children's learning we try to integrate as many real life experiences as possible that are related to the area they are studying.
Literacy, Numeracy and ICT underline our curriculum to ensure that the key skills children need for success, are fully learned before the children move on to secondary education. Therefore, our curriculum is skills based and children learn to apply these skills in every part of their learning.
To view our curriculum across the year please click here
Reasons to come and work with us
- The chance to work in a Talk for Writing training school
- High quality CPD for all staff, including bespoke leadership programmes
- Exciting opportunities to work within a Hearing Resource
- Two well resourced schools with opportunities for development and promotion in both
- The opportunity to work across both schools
- Work alongside artists in residence, storytellers, specialists in outdoor learning
- Be part of our journey to excellence; innovation and inspirational ideas are welcomed and encouraged
- Opportunities to become Specialist Leaders in Education
- Friendly, supportive staff. Social events arranged throughout the year
- Action research encouraged and funded appropriately
- Polite, respectful children who are willing to learn
Our Specialism and Awards
Montgomery Primary Academy have won a local award in the Key Stage 2 category of the Pupil Premium Awards 2016. This celebrates that we have used our pupil premium funding in a highly effective way to improve the performance of disadvantaged pupils, including those who are currently or were previously looked after.
Ofsted
We are judged to be a 'good' school and we were last inspected in May 2018. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
OUR TRUST
This is a hugely exciting time to be joining the organisation, and as we pivot from being in turnaround mode to becoming a high performance organisation on the pathway to sustainable excellence. This will see us building our in-house education improvement capacity and expertise, making sure that our schools have all the support they need to deliver an excellent education for every child, every day.
Our people are our single greatest resource and we want to make sure we are creating the optimum environment and conditions so that everyone in AET can do their very best work. We will only deliver on our promise of excellence for all of our children if we attract, develop and retain the very best talent in the country and surround them with exceptional development throughout their careers.
We want people on our team who are excited by scale and the prospect of having a deep and lasting impact on the lives of tens of thousands of children. We also want people who are intellectually rigorous, stay curious, and generous enough to be committed to the messy challenge of collaboration.
AET has an exciting future ahead and by joining us on this journey, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to make a lasting and meaningful impact on the children and young people in our schools.
Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At AET, we want all of our employees to feel included bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and we truly believe that diversity drives innovation.
We also offer teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here.
To find out more about AET please click here.
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