BIRKBECK PRIMARY SCHOOL: Learning & Teaching Leader - Full-time

Start Date: Sep 2016

Pay: MPS/UPS +TLR2b (Outer London Weighting)

Do you aspire to excellence? Do you want to support the development of colleagues and pupils, helping them to achieve their best? Do you enjoy a professional challenge and want to be part of developing our exciting curriculum which meets the needs of our school community?

If so, we will offer:

• Delightful, enthusiastic and engaged children;


• A commitment to your continued professional development;


• A vibrant, creative school committed to consistently improving outcomes;


• A welcoming and friendly community of committed staff and governors;


• A supportive and caring environment.

Birkbeck Primary School is seeking to appoint an excellent, enthusiastic individual with a proven track record in teaching to join our dedicated, hardworking team. You will have the opportunity to make a real impact on standards of student attainment and achievement through your fresh ideas, motivational skills and relentless focus on improvement.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced teacher and senior leader to join our staff team. We are looking for someone to lead and inspire our Key Stage 1 or 2 team ensuring that all children have the very best start to their education.

The successful candidate will be part of the School’s Leadership team and must be able to lead whole school developments in the core area of Maths or Literacy.

Visits to the school prior to application are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting our School Business Manager, Ms Veronica Wheale either by phone (020 8300 4161) or e-mail.

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Birkbeck Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

Closing Date: 20/05/2016 at 12:00

Interviews: W/C 23 May 2016

Information about the school

Birkbeck Primary School is a successful, inclusive, oversubscribed two form entry school with a Nursery serving the local community. We are located five minutes walk from the main railway station.

Our staff are hardworking and enthusiastic and pupils enjoy learning in a stimulating environment.

At Birkbeck we provide a safe and secure learning environment where children feel happy and experience success. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum that combines creative teaching with enjoyment in learning. We enrich our curriculum with visits and visitors and a wide selection of activities to encourage pupils to develop their creative and sporting interests as well as academic abilities. We are committed to providing the widest possible education for all our children and expect them to work hard and achieve their best.

Our vision for the school is to create a happy and purposeful working environment, where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their full potential and where we value and encourage the development of self-esteem and respect for others

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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