Class Teacher (2 Posts)

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Would you like to work in a highly rewarding environment, where the smallest things make a big difference to children? Perhaps you are looking to get your career off to the best possible start in a rich and dynamic setting or you are looking for a place to propel you to even bigger career opportunities in the future? 

Samuel Allsopp Primary & Nursery is a recently rebranded school with a new vision centred about the premise that every child CAN. The school’s supportive, new leadership team are looking to recruit a holistic practitioner who will put our children first at all times, and support the children in their most formative years of school – Key Stage 1. The position is for a September start date and to cover Maternity Leave although, for the right candidate, it may be able to commence prior to the start of the new academic year on either qualified or unqualified teacher rate. 

The successful candidate will be: 

• A clear and engaging communicator in front of the children – someone who can hold their interest
• Able to hold a sense of ambition for all children in their class -even those who finding learning a challenge
• Confident and effective in delivering daily Phonics lessons
• Is flexible and adaptable in the classroom – in order to meet the needs of the children in front of them
• Speaks the English language confidently and has impeccable standards of spoken grammar
• Has a professional disposition and is research driven
• Has a restorative approach
• Someone who holds a ‘can do’ attitude and can be relied upon to put their heart and soul into our school 

We can offer you: 

• Dedicated staff members who put the children first
• A supportive Headteacher who is keen to provide opportunities for staff to ‘grow’ and develop – irrespective of experience or time in the profession
• Impeccably well-behaved children who appreciate the time invested in them
• Motivated children who have ‘palpable enthusiasm’ and a keenness to learn
• An environment that, over time, has a track record of propelling staff into more senior teaching positions 

Now is an exciting time to join our school as we are on the ‘cusp’ of our hard work being realised, favourably impacting on pupil outcomes. Our whole school community is on board and willing to move school forward and there is positivity and real optimism for what lies ahead. Contact the school to arrange a visit – only by visiting will you truly get a scale of how we have come. 

Applications should be submitted via email to office@samuelallsopp.staffs.sch.uk by the closure date above.