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Class Teacher

Grove School

Birmingham

Salary:
MPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
24 April 2015

Job overview

Grove School Class teacher posts (NQTs are encouraged to apply)

We are keen to recruit teachers who enjoy working with children who have a love of learning.

Grove is a large, three form entry, forward thinking school with a proven track record of developing exceptional teachers. The school works in year group teams with a supportive and caring ethos for staff, children and our families.

If you are looking for your first teaching post or you are an experienced teacher with curriculum talents and interests you would like to develop, then Grove could be for you. We have an outstanding programme of professional development for Newly Qualified Teachers; we begin your paid employment in July 2015.

The ideal candidates will possess the following qualities/qualifications:

  • Graduate degree, PGCE and relevant related experience
  • Have high expectations of achievement for all pupils
  • Be enthusiastic about working with creative pupils
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills
  • Be a team player, open to coaching and mentoring

We can offer you:

  • An innovative working environment
  • Excellent coaching and mentoring from experienced leaders
  • Opportunities for professional and career development
  • A well organised school with well- established systems

Informal visits to the school are welcome on April 15, 2015 at 9.30 or 4.00, April 22, 2015 at 9.30 or 4.00. To book an informal visit please telephone 0121 464 4669 or email Miss Emma Mills, Deputy head teacher, at e.mills@grove.bham.sch.uk

DOWNLOAD the application packs from: http://web.grove.bham.sch.uk/

Please send your completed application form to e.mills@grove.bham.sch.uk by April 24, 2015 at 10.00am.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicant(s) will need to provide evidence of their identity and Right to Work in the UK. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Grove School, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 9HB

About Grove School

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  • Grove School
  • Dawson Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
  • West Midlands
  • B21 9HB
  • United Kingdom
+44 121 464 4669

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Grove School is a mainstream, mixed, community primary school for pupils aged three to eleven. Located in Handsworth, Birmingham, it accommodates approximately 708 students. 

Grove School was founded in 1903 and has since updated its premises with an ICT suite and interactive LED screens. Students also have access to 350 table devices. The school is split on site, with its early years students and middle school in a Victorian building and Years 5 and 6 in a 1960s open-plan building.   

Headteacher 

Pamela Matty B Ed MA   

Vision and values 

Grove School aims to be a centre of learning that values academic excellence and uses innovative learning styles. The primary school promote values such as: be kind to others; respect all property; always do your best; be honest and tell the truth; aim to be good listeners and thoughtful speakers; and treat others as you would want to be treated. The school strives to prepare pupils for modern British life.  

Reading, writing and mathematics are prioritised at Grove School. In addition, it acknowledges the importance of physical education and makes good use of sport premium funding, offering 68 clubs.   

Ofsted report 

“Well-organised classrooms, with all staff knowing what they need to do, enable pupils to make good progress. Classroom staff plan and work effectively as a team. Adults who work with disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs know how to enable them to develop specific skills. In some lessons, progress for these pupils is outstanding.”   

View Grove School’s latest Ofsted report 

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Applications closed