Job Description

ALTON PARK JUNIOR SCHOOL

CLASS TEACHER

Pay Range: Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale

Actual Salary from: £30,000 - £46,525 (M1 - U3)

Start Date: 1st January 2025

The Role

We are seeking an outstanding individual to join our experienced team of teachers at Alton Park Junior School. This position will suit an experienced or newly qualified teacher.

This post is 100% FTE.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Promoting the aims and objectives of the school and maintaining its philosophy of education and to support the Head Teacher in promoting the ethos of the School;
• Setting high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils;
• Promoting good progress and outcomes by pupils;
• Planning and teaching well-structured lessons;
• Managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

We're looking for you if you have:

• Qualified Teacher Status in the UK
• Successful teaching experience within the primary sector
• Thorough knowledge of a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies and how to use them effectively
• Good knowledge of policies and commitment to safeguarding children
• Commitment to the vision, aims and values of the Trust/School

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

Why work for The Sigma Trust, Alton Park Junior School?

We can offer you:

• A Competitive Salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

Employee benefits include:

• Excellent pension scheme
• A Health Cash Plan
• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care plan
• Annual free flu vaccination
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
• Discounted cinema tickets

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l262c3nbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDYyODAyOHwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDM1MTE3MTl8MA%3d%3d?i=LM2yc3s3Ric%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

• Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 14th November 2024
• Interview date: TBC

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

Alton Park Junior School is proud to be part of the Sigma Trust.

At Alton Park Junior School, a large Junior School with a 4 form entry for children aged 7-11 years, we aim to challenge all our pupils to ensure they fulfil their potential. We promote respect and tolerance within school and our wider community which prepares our children for life in modern Britain.

Our vision is that our children will achieve well, have fun and develop a lifelong passion for learning at Alton Park Junior School and for the future.

We believe in an education which is holistic, equitable, empowering, nurturing and liberating for all members of the school and the local and wider community. This is achieved through a determined dedication to serve, through self-belief, through effective collaboration with others and sustained by ensuring transparent accountability at all levels.

Alton Park Junior School will embrace the values of The Sigma Trust to ensure that all students will fulfil their potential and transform life chances for all.Alton Park Junior School is part of the Sigma Trust. The school is a 4 form entry for children aged 7-11 years.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.