Forest School Leader & Class Cover
Lyngford Park Primary School
Taunton
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- Salary:
- Starting salary: HLTA rate (Grade 11 Pt 21) (£32,115 FTE)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 24/02/2025
- Apply by:
- 4 December 2024
Job overview
Hours: 8.30am – 3.30pm. 32.5 hours. 5 days a week. Term time only.
Starting salary: HLTA rate (Grade 11 Pt 21) (£32,115 FTE)
Start Date: 24th February 2025
Contract: Permanent Possibilities in 2 years: All Year Round offering Holiday Camp style activities.
We are looking for the right person to support our children from Nursery through to Year 6. This is a very rare and exciting opportunity and offers a chance to further develop a good provision. You will need to be strategic and inspiring, motivating to others and provide an outstanding provision for our children.
The successful candidate will:
✓ be committed to contributing to help children achieve their best, regardless of ability.
✓ be resilient and start each day fresh and ready with a positive working ethos.
✓ develop and deliver learning activities in our Forest School provision and across the site.
✓ work with children from Nursery to Year 6, including children with SEND.
✓ promote a Trauma Informed / relational approach and support children as required.
✓ cover classes as a higher-level teaching assistant (HLTA) as required.
✓ carry out high quality interventions, working alongside the SENDCo.
✓ have excellent communication skills and proficient in Maths and English.
✓ actively contribute to the wider school team; willing to attend events.
✓ Love working outside in all weathers!
In return we can offer:
• an exciting opportunity to work in a creative, enthusiastic and supportive team.
• enthusiastic children who are eager to learn.
• An established Forest School area ready to undertake the next stages in its development.
Please call the office to arrange a time to have a tour of our school and discuss the position. You are unlikely to be considered if you only submit an application form – please come and meet us.
Lyngford Park Primary is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and selection processes are particularly rigorous in relation to child protection. Aspects of the assessment process and interview will explore your motivation and suitability to work with children. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
To apply, please complete and submit the application form.
Closing Date: 4th December 2024
Interviews: Week beginning 9th December
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About Lyngford Park Primary School
Why Choose Lyngford Park Primary School?
Thank you for showing an interest in our school. I am extremely proud to be the Headteacher of Lyngford Park Primary which is a thriving primary school in Taunton, the County Town of Somerset. We are a good school and on a journey to further improve.
In January 2021, we joined The Richard Huish Trust and since then we have been working collectively with our new team of 5 Primary Schools, 1 Secondary School and the 6th From College, which are all local to us.
If you are successful in being appointed to work with us, you will be joining a highly committed group of professionals who work tirelessly to enable all our children to be the best that they can be. We make no excuses for what we can achieve.
We have a strong and highly ambitious Senior Leadership Team who are constantly driving school improvement. We meet as a team to work collaboratively as we know we all learn best when we do so actively and with others. Each team enjoys PPA time together each week and all staff are supported by their Senior Leader colleagues and strong subject leaders. We also have half-termly staff meetings, which focus on our own mental health and well-being.
We place a great emphasis on delivering a creative curriculum built around core skills and emotional well-being. We strive to achieve success for all, regardless of ability.
If you are considering joining our team, please call us and have a tour...our school must be right for you too - it is a two-way commitment, but I think you will love it! Look forward to meeting you and maybe joining us on our exciting journey.
Nick Arnold
Head Teacher
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