About the Role
Water Lane Primary Academy is part of the REAch2 family of Schools, and we are looking to appoint enthusiastic and innovative
Class Teacher to join our team in September 2024 . The successful candidate will join our collaborative and growing Academy team.
At Water Lane Primary Academy there’s a real opportunity to be a pioneer in new ways of educating tomorrows generation. We want to provide the highest standard of education for our pupils, and we are looking for talented and committed Teacher to join us on this journey. Water Lane Primary Academy, like many REAch2 schools, serves an area facing economic challenges. This underscores the importance of having a unique and empathetic staff. We embrace the daily challenges encountered by our schools and colleagues and are here to support them in everything that they do.
We offer:
- Dynamic leadership that values your contribution.
- Specialised support teams focused on behaviour, curriculum, and SEN.
- Personalised mentoring to help you grow in your role.
- A supportive environment where you’re never alone in facing obstacles.
- Generous support from our two, on-site, Thrive Practitioners.
- Opportunities to learn about best practice in managing pupil behaviour in the classroom.
- Comprehensive training to equip you with the skills you need.
- Opportunities for professional development and advancement.
- A chance to be part of a community that embraces challenges as opportunities for growth.
So, why join us? You’ll be working for a trust that understands the day-to-day challenges or working in tough schools and embraces them. We have a growing education community here at Water Lane Academy, that will help you move forward in your career and learn at a lighting speed.
We need:
A class teacher, with high expectations of all pupils, who can engage and inspire the learning behaviours that will support all in achieving their best.
So, if you are:
- An excellent practitioner, keen to work in a supportive school.
- Driven by a strong moral purpose to enable all children to achieve.
- Passionate about creativity and has an excellent sense of humour.
- Warm in character, easy to work with and committed to teamwork, recognising that more can be achieved together than is possible as individuals.
- A professional who values wellbeing but unafraid of hard work.
- Calm and able to handle pressure and setbacks with a smile.
- Keen to be challenged to become the best you can be.
- Determined to succeed with a ‘find a way or make one!’ attitude.
Why not come and see us! You’ll be able to see the school environment first hand, ask any questions that you might have.
The Application Form can be downloaded from the Documents section of this advert.
Completed applications forms should be sent to [email protected]
REAch2 Academy Trust have an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Trust’s online Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form separately.
REAch2 is continuously working towards improving the diversity of the Trust, and the experience for our staff from diverse backgrounds. We are clear that the value of greater diversity to the Trust lies in the way we will value difference when we work together towards richer solutions.
We are keen to hear from all candidates with the appropriate experience who feel they can make a real contribution to the Trust. If you can bring a fresh perspective to the challenges we face whether through your background as someone from an ethnic minority or you live with a disability (visible or not), are open about your faith, religion or belief or about being LGBTQ+, your application will receive a warm welcome. As will applications from all suitable candidates.
REAch2 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all adults working in or with our schools to share this commitment.
Enclosed in our application pack is a copy of our safer recruitment policy, which outlines the steps we take to ensure that we attract the most suitable, high calibre candidates, and to help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to working with them.
We encourage all potential candidates to read this policy carefully in order to fully understand what is expected of you in our recruitment process. All roles will be assessed for the appropriate level of DBS check, which will include a Children’s Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.
- A wide range of professional development opportunities and the opportunity to work with some of the best educational professionals in the country,
- A great ECT experience,
- Membership of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme TPS,
As part of REAch2 employee benefits we also offer an eye care scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family and membership of ‘perks at work’ – which includes discounts on holidays, shopping, family days out and much more.
