Days Lane Primary School is a popular three form entry school with an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment. We offer high standards in education, have wonderful children who have a love of learning, dedicated staff and strong partnerships with parents. We believe in developing pupils with the skills to be lifelong learners through our broad, balanced and creative curriculum. The school is well-resourced and has plenty of outdoor space for outdoor learning, including Forest School. For further information about the school, please visit www.dayslaneprimary.co.uk.

Days Lane Primary School are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. In line with KCSIE 2024 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates' suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence. The online search is done on publicly available information and care will be taken to avoid unconscious bias and discrimination. Therefore, only information relating to suitability to work with children will be disclosed to the selection panel.

We are looking to recruit a creative teacher to join our highly motivated and friendly team, to provide class cover across KS1 and KS2. The position is full time on a fixed term contract until the end of the academic year but 4 days a week would be considered. This position is not suitable for ECT’s. The successful candidate should, be able to work across all years from Year 1 to Year 6. The teacher will be covering classes and providing additional teacher support including booster sessions in Year 6. The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for teaching and drive to make a difference to children’s lives. The candidate will benefit from a personalised induction, support and ongoing professional development. 

The successful candidate will: 

•Be an excellent practitioner or have the potential to become one

•Have high expectations of all children and be able to inspire and motivate

•Be able to work collaboratively as a member of a team

•Be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the school please contact Katrina Mendy at recruitment@dayslaneprimary.co.uk

Days Lane Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

Days Lane Primary School is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Please refer to the Person Specification attached.

To apply for this vacancy please download and complete the application form available from the attachments section below. Your application should be submitted to recruitment@dayslaneprimary.co.uk. CVs will not be accepted.

The closing date for applications is Friday 8th November 2024.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.

Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.