Castleford Academy Trust

Post created 16/05/23.

An exciting opportunity to join our KS2 teaching team
Full Time Class Teacher
MPS – UPS
Fixed term from September 2023 until July 2024
27.5 hours

Castleford Park Junior Academy is part of the Castleford Academy Trust – and rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. Our dedicated team of professionals deliver high quality education for over four hundred 7-11 year old pupils in the Castleford community. We are committed to establishing excellent standards, continue to set our expectations high and want to add to our creative, dedicated and talented team of staff. The successful candidate will be offered bespoke, high quality training from our widening network of Academies and from excellent practitioners within our Academy. We also works frequently with a range of specialist providers both in order to develop forward-thinking pedagogy and to ensure that our children’s experiences at school are memorable and engaging. Our well-behaved children relish these opportunities and are eager to learn in the positive, friendly environment that we foster.

The successful candidate will:

Have a sound understanding of the curriculum and assessment for KS2
Be an inspirational and creative teacher, willing to experiment with innovative practices
Work well as part of a team and also as an individual
Be able to communicate well, with good interpersonal skills
Have teaching experience of KS2
Demonstrate high expectation of achievement and behaviour
Have the commitment to drive and raise achievement
Have a commitment to working in partnership with parents and the wider community
Have a commitment to academic reading and research

In return we will offer:

Bespoke, continuous professional development opportunities
Happy and enthusiastic pupils who are keen to learn
A hard working, friendly team of staff and Governors
Supportive parents
Opportunities to work closely with teams and specialists across the Multi Academy Trust
A forward-thinking school committed to research and continual development

Closing Date: Sunday, June 4^th 2023
Shortlisting: Week commencing 5^th June 2023
Interviews: Week commencing 12^th June 2023

Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact Kelly Ineson, School Business Manager on 01977 518959 to arrange a time. Completed application forms to be returned to the school via post or emailed to kineson@pjacademy.net

Castleford Park Junior Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to DBS checks and excellent references. This post also comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations

Applicant requirements: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.