Recruitment Pack
Class Teacher
Location:CamulosAcademy
Point of contact: Mrs Tracy Allen, Office Manager
Email:
CamulosAcademy
Whitmore Drive
Colchester
CO4 6AL
Essex
Twitter: @camulosacademy
Contents
- Letter fromSir Steve Lancashire, Chief Executive
- The application process and timetable
- Welcome Message from Simon Wood Executive Principal& contact details
- Background on REAch2
- Job Description
- Person Specification
Letter from Sir Steve Lancashire, Chief Executive, REAch2 Academy Trust
Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in this role within the REAch2 Academy Trust.
This is a hugely exciting time for our family of schools. TheTrust has been recognised by the Department for Education as being well placed to raise standards and achieve excellence for pupils in a growing number of schools nationwide. We are presented with a rare opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and life chances of so many primary school children – many of whom haven’t previously received the educational opportunities they deserve.
The Trust is now one Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), having previously been ten, and includes schools at all stages of development, from those requiring significant improvement through to existing outstanding schools. As a Trust we are clear about the importance of achieving long term sustainability for our schools. Our vision is to enable individual academies to flourish with real autonomy, whilst also ensuring a strong ethos of support and collaboration across our schools.
Teachers within REAch2 belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust. In time, our best teachers are able to work across schools, develop specialisms and step up to leadership roles within and beyond their own academy. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike.
Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues within and beyond their school to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence, and are committed to providing the highest standards of teachingfor all children. If that is you then we would be delighted to receive your application.
Sir Steve Lancashire
Chief Executive, REAch2 Academy Trust
The application process and timetable
Closing Date for applications: Wednesday 22nd March- 12pm
Shortlisting Date: Thursday 23rd March 2017
Interview Date: w/b 27th March 2017
The candidates selected for interview will be informed after shortlisting and full details of the interview programme will be provided.
The application
You are invited to submitan application form,which is available together with this document.
CamulosAcademy and REAch2 Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete and return the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form separately with their application.
In accordance with our Safeguarding Policy the successful candidate will berequired to have an enhanced DBS check.
Completed Application forms and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form should be sent to Tracy Allen by email at
Tel: 01206 588588
Welcome message from
Simon Wood,Regional Director
Dear Applicant,
CamulosAcademy is a brand new school from Reception up to Year 6 whichopened in September 2016. We are a child-centred school where all stakeholders are encouraged to take an active part in school life. We also foster close links with surrounding schools aiming to share resources, facilities and expertise to ensure the best teaching and learning possible occurs at CamulosAcademy.
We are looking for committed and enthusiastic staff members in all positions from Class Teachers to Senior Leadership positions.
As a member of the REAch2 family of schools we can access the support and advice of the country’s largest primary only academy trust. REAch2 are passionate about developing their people which ensures outstanding CPD and career progression opportunities. We also work hand in hand with all REAch2 East Anglia schools allowing us to share expertise and resources locally.
The REAch2 philosophy is clear – a cornerstone of exceptional teaching experiences with shared values of learning, leadership, enjoyment, inclusion, inspiration, responsibility and integrity. As a result of this ethos we see high achievement across all of our schools and are one of the best performing trusts in the country. We seek to achieve this in every REAch2 school, children only get one chance at their education – we have to ensure that it is the best chance possible – ensuring exceptional opportunities for learning.
If you feel that you would like to be part of this setting in Colchester that is committed to excellence, we would like to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all people who meet the job specification.
Simon Wood
Regional Director
REAch2 East Anglia
Contact Details
Mrs Tracy Allen, Office Manager
CamulosAcademy
Whitmore Drive
Colchester
CO4 6AL
Essex
Email:
Headteacher:Mr Daryl Power
Background on REAch2
Background on REAch2 (and itsformer Multi-Academy Trusts)
The REAch2 Academy Trust
The REAch2 Academy Trust originated from the successful school improvement and partnership work led by Hillyfield Primary Academy in Waltham Forest, London. The Trust has grown to become a national family of primary academies committed to raising standards and achieving excellence for all pupils, whatever their background or circumstance.
Schools, staff and children within the Trust benefit from a strong ethos of support and collaboration across the REAch2 family. Teachers within REAch2 belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust.
REAch2 Trust is part of a teaching school alliance (led by the REAch2 Tidemill Academy in Deptford). As a result, teachers and leaders within the REAch2 family are able to access a range of teacher and leadership development opportunities, including the Improving Teacher Programme and the Outstanding Teacher Programme, as well as programmes for middle leaders and newly qualified teachers.
The Trust is focused on ensuring it supports, develops and empowers its staff so that, in time, our best teachers are able to work across schools, develop specialisms and step up to leadership roles within and beyond their own academy. This underpins our approach to school improvement – including the successful improvements that have been achieved so far in many of our schools that have joined the Trust as sponsored academies.
REAch2 benefits from the involvement of leading educationalists, including our board member Professor John West-Burnham, and strong links to prestigious institutions such as the Institute of Education.
The Multi-Academy Trusts
The REAch2 Academy Trust is now one MAT; formerly it consisted of ten Multi- Academy Trusts in
Croydon
Essex
Hertfordshire
Kent
Maritime
West Midlands
Sussex
Thames Valley
Warwickshire
Waltham Forest
Now it is nationally based in 4 regions – East Anglia, North Central, South Central and West Midlands. To learn more about our multi-academy trusts and their schools, please visit
Our cornerstones and touchstones
REAch2 is a cornerstone of every academy in the Trust: a strong, responsible foundation providing a solid base, from which every academy can build and grow. Defined by the values of excellence, quality, delivery and standards – these features give the Trust its enduring attributes and its inherent reliability.
What gives each REAch2 Academy its uniqueness are the touchstones of the Trust: seven principles which make our Academies distinctive. Just as 500 years ago touchstones were used to test the quality of the gold they marked, so too our touchstones find what is precious and set these things apart. They are used to express the values and ethos of the Trust and describe what the Trust wants to be known for and how it wishes to operate.
The touchstones are:
-Learning: children and adults will flourish in their learning and through learning discover a future that is worth pursuing;
-Leadership: we aspire to an unwavering emphasis on the highest quality of leadership at all levels. The Trust seeks out talent, develops potential and spots the “possible” in people as well as the “actual”.
-Enjoyment: children deserve enjoyment in their learning and the pleasure that comes from absorption in a task and achieving their goals. Providing contexts for learning which are relevant, motivating and engaging will release in children their natural curiosity, fun and determination.
-Inspiration: inspiration breathes energy and intent into our schools: through influential experiences of people and place, children are compelled to believe that no mountain is too high and that nothing is impossible.
-Inclusion: we celebrate the economic, social and religious differences that serving a range of communities across the country brings and we encourage diversity. Embracing inclusion, particularly those children with special education needs, ensures that the Trust serves all and believes everyone can and must succeed.
-Responsibility: we take accountability seriously and by being responsible for every child, we act judiciously with control and care. We don’t make excuses, but mindfully answer for actions and continually seek to make improvements.
-Integrity: we are a trust that has a strong moral purpose. As a Trust we recognise that we lead by example and if we want children to grow up behaving appropriately and with integrity then we must model this behaviour. We welcome the fact that all our decisions and actions are open to scrutiny.
You can learn more about the touchstones, and hear from staff and pupils across REAch2 schools, at our website:
Post:ClassTeachers (this role is suitable for NQTs)
Salary:MPS/UPS1 (dependent on experience)
Responsible to:Headteacher
School Name: / CamulosAcademyJob Title: / Classroom Teacher
Reports To: / Governing Body, Headteacher and Members of Senior Management team
Role Summary:
- The classroom teacher is responsible for delivering learning in accordance with the Curriculum, designed by the Headteacher, based on school strategy and national guidelines.
Key Tasks and Activities:
- Understand the needs of individual children.
- Develop pupils’ practical / ‘life skills’.
- Develop and prepare learning materials according to the children’s needs.
- Maintain a well-equipped and organised classroom with appropriate displays, resource areas and materials for the children’s use.
- Assist in the development, continuity and progression in all areas of the school curriculum by planning with colleagues as part of a team within the Key Stage or with all school staff.
- Represent school at curriculum cluster meetings; reporting back findings to colleagues within the school. Ensure that positive networks are built.
- Promote a rich, stimulating and caring environment to encourage all pupils to learn.
- Deliver effective learning for all.
- Monitor and assess own performance.
- Report progress against targets.
- Manage pupil behaviour and standards, encouraging a high standard of behaviour and mutual respect between all members of the school community.
- Gain an understanding of each child’s previous educational experience and have adequate knowledge of their home background including medical concerns ethnic origin home language and religion.
- Celebrate the achievements and creativity of all pupils.
- Ensure the school’s open door policy is fully implemented so that parents are made to feel important and welcome visitors.
- Is supportive of and sensitive to the needs of colleagues.
- Observe patterns of behaviour including absence and punctuality highlighting concerns to the Headteacher.
- Operate within the School Development Plan
- Keep up to date with relevant initiatives and development in area of expertise.
Key Skills and Competencies:
Qualifications
- Degree level qualification.
- Postgraduate professional Qualification e.g. Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
- Willingness to continue professional development.
- Apply effective verbal communication skills.
- Present information and ideas clearly, by using language appropriate to the audience.
- Influence the opinions of others through factual discussion.
- Adapt personal style to suit individual situation and needs.
- Create an environment of trust by delivering on promises.
- Utilise report-writing skills to accurately reflect a situation through positive language.
- Be willing to lead staff meetings as appropriate.
- Exercise flexibility in order to accommodate changes in work priorities.
- Balance tasks and resources in the organisation of a wide range of activities.
- Provide contingencies to deal with the unexpected.
- Think clearly and logically in working through a problem making referrals as appropriate.
- Anticipate workload and plans ahead.
- Monitor progress against key performance indicators.
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
- Awareness of the needs of children who have English as an additional language.
- Make routine decisions based upon guidelines and procedures laid down in the established framework.
- Contribute towards the effective delivery of performance targets, objectives and standards.
- Lead by example in standards of behaviour in the work environment.
- There are no defined leadership responsibilities.
- The Classroom Teacher teaches classes of approximately 30 children.
- To be successful in this role they must readily adapt to constantly changing curriculum, modifying lesson preparation and delivery accordingly.
- They operate strictly in accordance with the school policies and procedures and have limited scope for decision making outside of these frameworks.
- To be alert to issues of safeguarding child protection ensuring that the welfare and safety of children attending the School/Nursery is promoted and safeguarded and to report any child protection concerns to the designated child protection lead using safeguarding policies procedures and practice.
- Prevent, identify and minimise risk of interpersonal abuse or violence, safeguarding children and other vulnerable people, initiating the management of cases involving actual or potential abuse or violence where needed
- Be aware of and update colleagues, as appropriate to comply with current legislation and policies affecting practice, e.g. Children’s Act, National Service Frameworks, Child Protection Procedures, Health and Safety and Data Protection.
- Promote Health and Safety throughout the school and comply with the School’s safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
Person Specification
FACTORS / ESSENTIAL / DESIRABLE / MEASURED BYQUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Qualified Teacher status
- Graduate
- Clear communication/questioning skills – precise approach to written communication
- ICT competent – Able to use IWB
- Able to inspire children’s interest in learning
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SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- Knowledge of strategies to support learning, progress and standards across the curriculum in KS1/KS2 – evidence of impact on progress
- Knowledge of how ICT can be used to support/ enrich learning
- Effective classroom management skills – able to provide an effective environment for learning
- Clear understanding of the role of assessment in the development of learning
- Successful record of teaching within primary
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PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Flexibility of approach
- Well organized
- Supportive – able to work as part of a team
- Able to respond to and seek advice
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INTEREST AND MOTIVATION IN THE JOB
- Enthusiasm for children’s learning
*Key: A=Application, R=Reference, O=Observation, I=Interview