Class Teacher
School
Green Park Village Primary Academy
Location
2 Flagstaff Road Green Park, Reading, England RG2 6AX
Start Date
September 2024
Salary
MPS 1-6 / UPS 1-3

About the Role

We currently have two teacher vacancies for September 2024 due to school growth.

We are looking first and foremost for an exceptional teacher who currently demonstrates skill in all learning and teaching practice. Learning and teaching and working with children will be something you actively enjoy, holding a genuine desire for all children to achieve of their best as learners and people with your support. You will be a reflective practitioner willing and able to evolve your learning and teaching practice to meet the needs of our growing and ever-changing community of children. We will ensure that we enable excellence for all in our school.

You may have a passion or knowledge set to wish to lead a subject across our school. You will have the commitment to make learning engaging for, and accessible to, all children. You will be key in ensuring that the children you teach can articulate the knowledge and skills they have learned over time in our school and hold aspirations for their own exceptional futures.

Building our school has involved dedication, commitment and hard work from all our team involved to date. We would not be where we are without the contribution of all of our team (past and present) and the willingness to apply themselves to all needing doing. We ask that all teachers are flexible to the needs of the school as we grow and this may involve being a specialist within a phase or being willing to teach across phases.

We can offer you:

The opportunity to continue to be part of and to build on our exceptional learning and teaching and personal development offer for our children;

The opportunity to help continue to build and develop our team and to accentuate the ethos and culture of our school;
The opportunity to make a difference to children’s lives;
The chance for your skills to flourish and develop with practical support and encouragement;
High quality training and development through one of the country’s leading Multi-Academy Trusts;
The opportunity to work with children from diverse ethnicities and cultures;
An inclusive ethos where every child is valued and supported to achieve their potential;
A future career flightpath within REAch2 Academy Trust;

Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues, staff and Governors

 

Our Team have shared ‘why us’:

Why work for REAch2?

REAch2 has:

  • proven paths for career development
  • its 11b411 promise which provides clear wider world, cultural capital opportunities for children
  • cluster collaboration for subject leads and phases, which feels like support from people who are also doing the job and opportunity to bounce around ideas

Why work at GPVPA?

GPVPA has:

  • children that love school and learning, with good learner attitudes
  • a growing school, which gives all an opportunity to be part of developing it
  • a visible and involved SLT that supports with all aspects including parent communications and support
  • clear protocols and clear communication
  • supportive team members
  • a care for work/life balance
  • the allowing of appointments/ time for family events, when needed
  • state of the art resources and can request resources to support children’s learning
  • a pleasant local environment
  • a supportive community, who trust professionals to do their best to support their high aspirations for their children
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Applications considered on receipt
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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.