Class Teacher - Bishop Aldhelm's CE Primary School

Job Introduction

Bishop Aldhelm's CE Primary School Website

HOURS:                            Fixed term until 31^st August 2025

CLOSING DATE:               Monday 20^th May 2024

INTERVIEW DATE:          Thursday 23^rd May 2024

START DATE:                    1^st September 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Class Teacher to join our experienced team at Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School, part of Hamwic Education Trust (HET).

HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 35 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community-based partnerships, there are 32 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school.

In February 2022 OFSTED judged our school to be Good, confirming all judgements from our July 2015 inspection. In November 2023 we received a very successful SIAMS Inspection. 

SIAMS

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OFSTED

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At Bishop Aldhelm's our vision is ‘Loved By God; United in Learning.' Loved by God reflects our theological underpinning with our vision centred on Psalm 23. 'The Lord is our shepherd, we have everything we need.' is the foundation of our Bishop Aldhelm's values of love, courage, unity and inspiration. 

United in Learning reflects our educational underpinning. As with 'Loved By God', 'United in Learning' applies to all members of our school community. As a staff team, we work towards 5 pillars that enhance our professional culture: effective communication, culture of challenge, everyone's a learner, collective responsibility, psychological safety. By focusing on these 5 pillars throughout our practice, we benefit the learning and experiences for all at Bishop Aldhelm's. 

Bishop Aldhelm’s Primary is a school with high expectations and standards. We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, committed and inspiring Teacher to join our hard-working, dedicated, happy team of staff and children. It would be desirable, not essential, for the applicant to have experience in Early Years and KS1 but applications from those in the KS2 sector and Early Career Teachers are also welcomed.

These are very exciting times at Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School as we are continually looking to develop our team to build capacity as we grow, embracing this opportunity that has arisen due to promotion.

If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working with an organisation where no day will be the same, then please apply.

‘All about the Child’

At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do.  We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.

‘What about Sam’

Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child.  By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.

JOB/PERSON SUMMARY:

WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO: 

• has a passion for primary teaching
• is an excellent teacher
• believes every child can succeed
• is a good team player
• has high expectations
• is keen to make a difference
• will uphold our strong Christian values

If you are an experienced teacher that can have this impact… https://youtu.be/omPdemwaNzQ we want to hear from you.

We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated and dedicated professional, who is willing to go the extra mile to help children develop and thrive. 

This is an opportunity to be a part of a forward-thinking school with great career progression.

You must have: 

• The ability to contribute to planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating school improvement
• The ability to analyse data, develop strategic plans, set targets and evaluate progress towards these
• Strong administration skills
• A secure understanding of the requirements of the National Curriculum and the Early Years Curriculum
• Experience working with school governors, parents and outside professionals
• Strong communication skills
• A commitment to raising standards
• High expectations of pupil progress and attainment 
• The ability to identify your own learning needs and support others in identifying theirs
• Positivity, energy and enthusiasm
• The skills needed to work collaboratively with other staff
• The ability to engage with the wider community without being judgemental
•  A sense of humour and a work/life balance   

You will have enthusiasm and creativity to join our team as we promote pupil progress. Regular professional development opportunities will be provided throughout the contract period with one of our experienced teachers providing mentor support. We recognise the importance of staff wellbeing and work life balance. Our staff say that the school manages workload well. Our whole team makes effective use of our wonderful facilities. Our school building and grounds are extensive with specialist teaching spaces for music, computing, and inclusion. All our children benefit from engaging indoor and outdoor learning environments, which are well resourced and include a site of scientific interest. 

Visits to the school are recommended and can be arranged by contacting the Headship Team via the school office. 

Please visit our school website at www.bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk where details about this post can be viewed (About Us - Vacancies).  

Mr S Tait

Headteacher

WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• In-house Teaching School
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor 
• Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to Mrs Heidi Moxam, at recruitment@bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk. 

CLOSING DATE:               Monday 20^th May 2024

INTERVIEW DATE:          Thursday 23^rd May 2024

SAFEGUARDING:

All schools with the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

THE GREENWAY PARTNERSHIP

The Greenway Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust.  At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.

We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.

We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.

Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.