Primary Early Career Teacher ECT

Rushmore Primary School is situated on the edge of the Lea Valley Park, an area renowned for its natural beauty along with Hackney Marshes and the River Lea. It is within walking distance of a wide selection of amenities - a swimming pool, sports centre and Museums.

The school runs along Chatsworth Road, a small shopping area that boasts Hackneys oldest street market. The school was amalgamated in September 1995 and the Infant and Junior Departments are housed in different buildings. The school has approximately 475 on roll in 16 classes. The Infant Department is a Grade II listed Edwardian school building dating from 1908.

It is a single-storey building built around a central hall, with resource rooms and workrooms. The toilets, reception area and resource areas were replaced and improved in 2000.
The Junior Department is housed in a uniquely designed building. There is a computer room and a sound proofed activity room opening off a central airy hall, with an environmental area on one side.
The school has excellent PE and music facilities. The toilets were replaced in 2001 along with new small teaching areas and new quiet rooms in-between each classroom. There is a school kitchen, preparing meals on site for both Junior and Infant pupils, outside is a canopied area, hard play areas and landscaped grounds. The junior building incorporates a nursery unit with a separate play space and entrance. The playground has extensive new apparatus, trees, planters, seats and activities recently built through fund raising activities, grants and from the school budget.
The school has a strong focus on the performing arts and sport and keenly gives children access and opportunities in this area. We are also in “Excellence in Cities” and have extra money for developing our gifted and talented cohort. We are also part of a mini-education action zone which gives great benefit to our school community. 


AIMS & VALUES

Our school seeks to provide a broad and balanced curriculum to enable all children to achieve their full academic and social potential.

We aim to provide a safe and supportive environment for both pupils and staff and to form a positive working partnership with the local community.

In more details, the aims of the school are: 


• To achieve the highest educational standards possible  

• To provide a friendly caring and stimulating environment. 

• To help children to acquire the knowledge, concepts, skills and attitudes this will enable them to be full and responsive members of society. 

• To create a whole school ethos and a curriculum that develops self-image and esteem and fosters mutual respect. 

• To create a whole school ethos in which everyone can have high expectations of themselves and others and to be able to work co-operatively. 

• To teach in a way which encourages children to be confident and independent learners actively engaged in their own learning 

• To involve parents as fully as possible in their children's learning and progress, including partnership with the wider community.

A commitment to give every child, irrespective of their race, colour, ethnic origin or citizenship equal opportunity in all aspects.