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Class Teacher - Permanent

Class Teacher - Permanent

High Cliff Academy

East Sussex

  • Expired
Salary:
MPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September 2022
Apply by:
20 May 2022

Job overview

Passion – Urgency – Positivity – Aspiration – Commitment

STEP Academy Trust is an exciting, dynamic place to work that can offer great opportunities to the right candidate.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career, join us as we ‘Strive Together for Excellence in Partnership’.  We are looking to appoint a class teacher to join the team at High Cliff Academy.

We can offer you:

  • enthusiastic children, who are keen to learn;
  • a dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing colleagues;
  • excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;
  • membership to Perkbox discount scheme;
  • subsidised private health care with Benenden;
  • a free school lunch when working in school.

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status.
  • Recent relevant training.
  • Ability to plan, organise and prioritise work in order to meet deadlines.
  • Effective behaviour management skills; ability to develop excellent relationships.
  • Ability to identify and implement successful inclusion strategies for all children.
  • Able to track and interpret class performance data, identifying areas for improvement. 
  • Excellent understanding of curriculum and pedagogical issues, including recent developments within the primary phase.
  • Thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity.
  • Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues.
  • Able to demonstrate resilience, and willing to face new challenges with enthusiasm and positivity.
  • Ability to work independently and on own initiative; take responsibility for own professional development.

You are welcome to contact us for an informal discussion about this post prior to application, please contact Leann Flynn, recruitment@highcliffacademy.org to make arrangements. The Job Description/Person Specification and Application Form can be downloaded from the STEP website – www.stepacademytrust.org . Completed application forms with supporting statements written in line with the person specification should be returned by email to recruitment@highcliffacademy.org - CVs are not accepted.

STEP Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

STEP Academy Trust believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.  

Closing date: 12 noon Friday 20th May 

Interviews: WB Monday 23rd May 2022 

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About High Cliff Academy

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At High Cliff Academy, we have high academic expectations and standards of behaviour. We have an inclusive, community ethos and support parents and carers. We have good facilities for learning, with a brand new building and a large outdoor space.   

Our values 

Our values of Passion, Urgency, Positivity, Aspiration and Commitment, are shared across our Academy Trust. We teach children that these are our family values. We expect our staff and children to constantly live out those values, being able to develop a sense of accountability and mutual responsibility across the school. We expect pupils to show kind hands and use kind words.   

A UNICEF Rights Respecting School 

We provide an environment where pupils feel safe, valuable and respected. We are a Rights Respecting School and create many opportunities for children to take leading roles throughout the school. This means our pupils become very confident and self-assured individuals.   

STEP Academy Trust 

We know that it is the exceptional quality of our staff that is key to our success. That’s why we’ll invest in your career and give you an unrivalled benefits package.   We are a growing family of primary academies that strive together for excellence. So we spread best practice, transfer staff to support partner academies, share specialist knowledge and consistently challenge the status quo. Giving you every opportunity to grow and develop in your role.   

We want you to do well, that’s why we offer: 

  • Great opportunities for accelerated promotion – right across our thirteen-academy trust 
  • Fully-funded leadership training courses (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH) 
  • Fully-funded Masters and PhD courses 
  • At least seven NQT development days each year   
  • And with free lunch, we’ll keep you well fed too.   

We are always looking for talented professionals who share our mission. If you share our drive to improve the life chances of all children, we’d love to hear from you.          

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