Post Title: EYFS or Year 1 class teacher
School: Southborough Primary School, Southborough Lane, Bromley BR2 8AA
Contract type: Full time and permanent
Salary: Teachers’ Main Pay Scales with OLW
Post Start Date: 1st September 2024
Closing Date for Applications: 18th June 2024 at 5pm
Interview Date: 26th June 2024
We are looking for a full time permanent teacher to teach a Reception or Year 1 class from September. This is an excellent opportunity for an ECT or someone in the early stages of their career. Our stable and very experienced teaching team are hoping for an ambitious person to join us in our journey to be the best we can be.
We are committed to ensure that we provide the best environment for you to become the best teacher you can possibly be. We offer inspirational and innovative approaches to continued professional learning based on coaching and professional reflection. We believe that happy teachers make happy children and that happy children learn. Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged by telephoning the school office on 020 8467 2343.
Southborough Primary School is a vibrant two form entry school in Bromley. Southborough Primary School offers a friendly, inclusive, nurturing environment. We are committed to enabling all the children in our care to reach and exceed their potential. We nurture the children in our care and our staff to ensure that both strive for excellence. We excel in sport, reaching regional finals in a range of sports, and our choir has also won regional competitions. We are a cooperative foundation school, and we are proud to commit to the cooperative vision and values. We are very proud of our Golden Rules -
We respect our school
· we look after property and care for our environment
· we behave in a way that makes our school proud
We respect each other
· we listen to others and try to be kind, gentle and helpful
· we sort out our problems and our differences together
We respect ourselves
· we work hard and we try to tell the truth
· we behave in a way that makes us proud of ourselves
If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. You will also be required to complete self-disclosure declaration. Completed applications should be sent to: admin@southborough.bromley.sch.uk
Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2023 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2023 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.
Southborough Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our school Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded and read following this link: Southborough Primary School safeguarding policy