Assistant Head Teacher/Early Years Lead
Atkinson Road Primary Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 8XTDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
3 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L3-7 (£49,819 - £55,088)
Pay scale
- L3-L7
What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills & Key Criteria
▪ Proven ability to raise standards in classrooms
▪ An understanding of the components which comprise outstanding teaching and learning
▪ Use of assessment information to improve own practice and raise standards
▪ Effective use of different strategies to promote good learning relationships and high rates of progress in an inclusive environment
▪ Use of intervention strategies to address identified issues for individual pupil development and progress
▪ Awareness of the latest developments and initiatives in education
▪ Developing high quality learning strategies and monitoring learner progress to raise attainment
▪ Working effectively as a Mentor, when required
▪ Effective use of Assessment for Learning to engage learners as active participants in their learning
▪ Ability to contribute to curriculum development
▪ Ability to plan and resource effective learning programmes and lessons to meet curricular objectives and individual pupils needs
▪ Ability and willingness to contribute to school and Academy wide planning activities
Knowledge & Experience
▪ Knowledge and experience in EYFS with evidence of outstanding teaching and learning and consistently high standards
▪ Established and evidenced practice as a good / outstanding teacher
▪ Evidence of a commitment to own professional development
▪ Sound knowledge and experience in delivering Read Write Inc effectively
▪ Ability to contribute to the professional development / mentoring of colleagues, as required
▪ Evidence of high achievement in teaching across the age range
▪ A clear understanding of child development which informs teaching
▪ In-depth knowledge and understanding of national primary strategies and research-based approaches in EYFS
▪ Leadership and management experience in EYFS
▪ Strong behaviour management skills, informed by an understanding of child development
- An ability to take the lead role in innovative curricular development
▪ An understanding of curriculum and pedagogical issues in relation to EYFS
▪ Creative and stimulating teaching strategies which engage and motivate pupils
▪ Knowledge of the principles of good practice and relating to staff supervision
- Ability to identify problem areas and suggest appropriate measures for improvement
What the school offers its staff
We are very proud of our Early Years unit which is situated in large grounds and housed in a vast, recently renovated and refurbished site which includes a large newly built extension.
Atkinson Road Primary Academy, part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust is a vibrant, warm and welcoming place catering for pupils aged two years to eleven years. The successful candidate will join a successful MAT where all Academies support each other to the benefit of our pupils and their families. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Atkinson Road Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 394 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr.info@atkinsonroadacademy.com
- Phone number
- 0191 273 0452
At Atkinson Road we firmly believe that outstanding progress is the responsibility of the children as well as the staff. Our school motto reflects this, emphasising being the best, rests with each individual pupil. Year on year we have outstanding progress results which is testament to our high expectations of children at all ability levels. We pride ourselves on our successes, as do our pupils. Our school promotes the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child. Articles 3 and 29 underline our school vision*
Arranging a visit to Atkinson Road Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr.info@atkinsonroadacademy.com.
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