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Job Title: Nursery Class Teacher

Location: Firs Primary School, Raven Street, Derby DE22 3WA

Contract Type: Established

Salary: Main Scale

Hours:  Full time

Firs Primary School transferred to Academy Status on 1^st January 2018, and became part of the DDAT Multi-Academy Trust.  Firs is a Good school, as confirmed at our last Ofsted inspection in June 2022. The Inspectors felt that: “Firs Primary School is an inclusive, happy and welcoming school”. We are an inner-city school with a diverse and exciting community.  The Headteacher and Governors are looking to appoint an energetic Teacher to be part of our hard-working Team.

Firs Primary School is a friendly, growing school with a caring, nurturing ethos, situated close to the City centre.  The Governors of our welcoming school are seeking to appoint an inspiring, enthusiastic and dedicated classroom teacher.

We are looking for someone who would like to work in an excellent EYFS unit. You will be someone who is fully committed to developing and improving teaching and learning and will seek to maximise the attainment of each child, enthusing and motivating their learning in the exciting and progressive times ahead.

We can offer you diverse, welcoming and vibrant children, and a friendly, hard-working team of staff and Governors, who promote a creative curriculum within a happy child-centred environment.  We would fully support an ECT, but are equally interested in more experienced teacher’s applying. Visits to our School, are welcomed and encouraged.

We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms.

DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.

DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, completion of a probationary period, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

If you feel that you could help us achieve our vision, and would like to become part of our friendly and inclusive team, please apply using the DDAT Application Form only (attached to this advert), and email your completed Application Form, along with the completed Monitoring Information Form (also attached) to: David Jones, School Business Manager, at djones@firsprimary.derby.sch.uk by the closing date.

Closing Date: Monday 20^th May 2024 at 12 midday

Provisional Interviews:  Friday 24^th May 2024

Headteacher’s Covering Letter

Job Description

Person Specification

Application Form

Monitoring Form

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