Class Teacher
Floreat Wandsworth Primary School
Earlsfield, Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- £27,543 - £37,119 per annum, depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 24th August 2015
- Apply by:
- 9 March 2015
Job overview
Salary: £27,543 - £37,119 per annum, depending on experience, plus an allowance of 5% of the FTE salary (£1,377 - £1,856 per year) in addition to the basic salary described.
“Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of true education” Martin Luther King
Floreat Wandsworth Primary School, which opens in September 2015, is looking for inspirational teachers for Nursery and Reception. You will share our core values of honesty, perseverance, curiosity and serving others, and have a passionate desire to help create an extraordinary school.
You will:
- Be an excellent practitioner who inspires your pupils and colleagues and is curious to keep improving.
- Believe that every child in our school can, and will, succeed.
- Share Floreat’s core values of curiosity, perseverance, honesty and service to others.
- Enjoy the challenge of, and be committed to, teaching a rigorous, knowledge-based curriculum.
- Be excited by the potential of character education.
- Have an enthusiastic and positive approach to school life.
- Want to work in a school at the heart of the community and cultivate relationships with local families.
- Have a strong ethos of service and the desire to work collaboratively with partner stakeholders, agencies and peers within and beyond the Floreat network.
- Have the highest ambitions for our pupils, the school, and yourself.
We will offer you:
- A unique preparation and development programme – which we call Teacher Flourishing – including 15 days training before you start in September, a study trip to the US during the Summer half term, and 25% more planning, preparation and assessment time than normal.
- A unique opportunity to be a founding member of staff and help us build our innovative family of schools.
- A happy and incredibly supportive working environment with the highest expectations of pupil and teacher flourishing.
- An opportunity to pioneer an exciting new curriculum with the support of Floreat’s own educational team.
- Leadership and management opportunities as the school grows.
Potential candidates are invited to attend one of our information session from 5-7pm on Wednesday 25th February at Capital Tower, 91 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8RT; and 4.30-6pm on Thursday 5th March in Committee Room 122, Wandsworth Town Hall, Main (old) Entrance, SW18 2PU. You can meet the team and exercise your curiosity by asking any questions before applying for the role. Otherwise please feel free to pick up the phone (07808 967464) or read more on our website.
We welcome applications from both NQTs and experienced teachers.
Application forms (also available on our school website) should be addressed to Mr Paul Campbell and sent in hard copy to Floreat Education, Centro 3, 19 Mandela Street, London, NW1 0DI, or electronically to paul@floreat.org.uk.
Application deadline: Monday 9th March (midday)
Interviews: Wednesday 18th March to be confirmed
Floreat Education Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding children. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check and other employment checks.
About Floreat Wandsworth Primary School
- Floreat Wandsworth Primary School
- 305 Garrett Lane, Wandsworth
- London
- SW18 4EQ
- United Kingdom
At Floreat Wandsworth, part of GLF Schools, our pupils are safe, happy and high-achieving.
School should be fun and happy pupils are more likely to be successful. We see it as our responsibility to bring out their talents, to broaden their interests and to develop their personal qualities.
We offer an approach to education which develops in our pupils
- An intelligent and critical awareness of the world
- Strong communication skills based on a love of reading and discussion
- A confident ability to think independently and with originality
- A vast array of skills including music, sport and performing arts
- An enthusiastic appetite for study
- Character strengths such as service, courage and perseverance.
Why join our Team?
- Leadership opportunities from the moment you start your Floreat career
- Everything is positive... the children are full of joy and are always very well behaved!
- The leadership team always have your best interests at heart.
- The chance to work for a thriving community of families
- Straightforward and efficient marking. This allows more time to focus on the next day of learning
- Lots of CPD opportunities are provided by the Trust we belong to – GLF
- Easy transport links to great places to live e.g. Tooting, Clapham, Brixton, Putney, Balham, Wimbledon and Kingston
- It’s a 5 minute walk from Earlsfield Train Station and then a 10 minute train to Waterloo. There’s also a space for your car!
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.
- Celebrating 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Career pathways and talent management
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
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