Morningside Primary School
Teacher application pack
Contents Page
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Welcome
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About us
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Working in partnership
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Working with the community
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School development plan
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Job description
9 Key Skills and Competencies 10
How to apply
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Contact Information
Morningside Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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Welcome Dear applicant, Thank you very much for your interest in becoming a teacher at Morningside Primary School. I hope you will find this information a useful introduction to our school. Morningside is a lively two-form entry primary school in the London borough of Hackney, located very close to Hackney Central in the heart of a diverse, vibrant and exciting community. Our children come from truly diverse backgrounds, many different languages are spoken. Our school has been through a period of considerable change over the last few years and our aim is to build on the hard work that enabled the school to make rapid improvements and to secure excellent learning opportunities for all of our families. We are looking for a PPA and cover teacher who shares our vision. Our new teacher will join a very committed and hard-working staff body who all want to ensure that every child fulfills its potential, both now and in the future. If you are committed to helping children to make progress in every lesson, every day, we would like to hear from you. Please find further guidance on Morningside School, the type of teacher we are seeking to appoint and details on how to apply for the post within this pack. We welcome and encourage school visits. Please contact the school office on 020 8985 5382 and speak to Danielle Maddison to arrange a suitable date and time. Yours sincerely, Janet Taylor Headteacher 3
About Us Morningside is a two-form entry primary school with a Children's Centre. The community is culturally and ethnically diverse and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive school. Our age range is from 3 to 11 years old and we have 420 children on roll. There are two classes in each year group with 30 pupils in each class. We have two Nursery classes with sessions in the morning afternoon, along with limited full time places. Our Children’s Centre strives to support children and families in our community. 36% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. 65% of pupils speak English as an additional language.
Our vision is for the school to be:
A place where children can achieve their full potential in academic, creative, personal, physical, moral and spiritual development;
A caring place where children and adults feel they make a contribution and are valued as individuals; A place where everyone is aware of their rights and responsibilities and where children learn respect for themselves and others.
A partnership between children, parents, staff and the community as a whole. 4
Working in Partnership Primary Advantage Federation Morningside Primary School is a part of the Primary Advantage Federation. We are a group of schools working together because we believe our schools can gain many benefits from working collaboratively and can achieve more by working together. We have made a commitment to a shared responsibility to the wider education community, the provision of good quality education and the improvement of life chances for pupils in the community beyond that of our own schools. Teachers, support staff, school leaders and Governors have added expertise in working alongside colleagues to improve provision and outcomes for pupils. WHAT IS OUR APPROACH?
WHAT OUTCOMES DO WE WANT?
Every teacher is a good teacher; every school is a good school Teachers who use the most effective teaching methods to motivate learners and raise aspirations. As a result all pupils will make good or better progress
Quality learning environments where pupils feel safe and secure, known and valued and motivated to learn. Robust teaching and application of ICT skills ensure our pupils are properly equipped for the next stage of learning
Curriculum provision which inspires and motivates pupils and broadens their horizons. Our curriculum supports community cohesion through an international curriculum strand
We work in partnership, pooling our expertise and resources
We work with precision and move incrementally towards
in order to achieve collectively what we may not be able to achieve individually
achieving outstanding grades in the majority of aspects of each school’s work
We believe passionately in improving the life chances for our
Through pupil partnership work we continue to break down
pupils
We do not tolerate low expectations We match tried and tested strategies that we know work to the needs of the schools and use our experience of supporting schools in successfully implementing them
We promote a collaborative approach whilst developing the capacity of each school to serve its own community and retain its distinct identity
locally perceived boundaries and help pupils to work harmoniously with pupils from other areas of Hackney
We seek to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of each school by capitalising on centralised services and sharing systems and
We recognise the importance of individuality, spontaneity and creativity in developing innovation
Find out more about Primary Advantage Federation by visiting www.primaryadvantage.co.uk
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Working With the Community WITH SECONDARY SCHOOLS The move to secondary school is an important step for pupils and parents. We work in partnership with our local secondary schools and the Hackney Learning Trust to ensure our children and their families are well-informed about the transfer process. The children participate in visits to local schools and we invite secondary teachers to visit our school for specialist lessons.
CHILDRENS CENTRE Morningside Children’s Centre is a place where families can access a range of different services, based under one roof, to help and support. The Centre brings all the different support agencies together to offer a range of services to meet parents’ and children’s needs, all in one place. Our Centre is somewhere children can make friends and learn as they play. Families can get professional advice on health and family matters, learn about training and job opportunities or just socialise with other people. There are a range of activities available at the Morningside Children’s Centre each day. These change on a monthly basis. Below is an overview of our current provision. PRIMARY ADVANTAGE NATIONAL TEACHING SCHOOLS Teaching schools are outstanding schools that work with others to provide highquality training and development to new and experienced school staff. They are part of the government’s plan to give schools a central role in raising standards by developing a self-improving and sustainable school-led system. Morningside plays an instrumental role in the work of our three teaching schools. Morningside Primary School is one of the lead schools in part of a multiple teaching school alliance in Hackney. The school works in partnership with primary schools across the borough and beyond and plays a key role within the Primary Advantage National Teaching schools Alliance. Primary Advantage is a federation of schools working together because we believe our schools can gain many benefits from working collaboratively. We have made a commitment to a shared responsibility to the wider school community, the provision of good quality education and the improvement of life chances for pupils in the community beyond that of our own schools. Our work on improving provision for children will continue to see us working in partnership with schools in Hackney across London and into the County of Suffolk. We will be working closely with our strategic partners The Institute of Education and Hackney Learning Trust to effectively deliver ITT (School direct and PGCE), CPD, talent management, school to school support, the brokering of SLEs and research and development. Primary Advantage National Teaching School Alliance will see all schools within the alliance achieving more together.
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School Development Plan Our key priorities for 2014-15 are as follows:
Criteria 3 - Behaviour and Safety of Pupils
To ensure learning behaviours are embedded throughout the school community.
Criteria 1 - Achievement for Pupils
To ensure that attainment at the end of KS2 and KS1 is at least in line with national in reading, writing and maths.
To develop an aspirational suite of rewards.
Ensure new pupil inductions are effective.
To encourage parents to engage with school policies and expectations.
To ensure that progress from KS1 to KS2 is in line with national expectations.
To increase the % of pupils achieving L3 in KS1
Criteria 4 - Leadership and Management
and L6 in KS2.
accurately.
Ensure outcomes at end of EYFS demonstrate good progress, particularly in reading.
To ensure the new SEN Code of Practice is embedded.
To accelerate progress in reading in Y5 so that the attainment gap closes rapidly.
PPG is deployed efficiently and reviewed
Accurate monitoring leads to well managed CPD that is closely matched to the needs of all staff.
Criteria 2 - Teaching and learning
Outstanding.
To ensure robust induction systems are rapidly improving the quality of teaching and learning for early stage.
Cultural differences to be celebrated.
Subject leaders to drive teaching.
MLT to develop robust work logs, driven by progress.
School readiness for Nursery and Reception; secondary transfers.
To ensure outdoor learning in EYFS is effectively organised and facilitates clearly planned learning opportunities and assessment.
Self-evaluation continues to be robust, concerted and effective.
To ensure SFA is fully embedded: pupil and teacher engagement is high.
To ensure 100% of teaching is Good and 40% is
Parental engagement impacts positively on the children.
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Class Teacher Job Description Role Summary:
Job Title: PPA and Cover Teacher
The current School Teachers’ Pay and Reports to: Governing Body, Executive Principle/Head of School Conditions document describes duties and members of Senior Management Team which are required to be undertaken Direct Reports: Ancillary staff when based in their classroom by teachers in the course of their employment. In addition certain Scale - Scale: Inner London MPS particular duties are reasonably materials respect between pupils and all required to be exercised, and members of the school community completed in a satisfactory manner. Plan and implement a curriculum It is the contractual duty of the class To promote and facilitate parental to meet the needs of all pupils in teacher to ensure that his/her involvement in teaching and the class and develop personal professional duties are discharged learning through a shared school/ and social aspects of learning effectively. home approach Develop effective ways of To work with support staff and This job description sets out the duties overcoming barriers to learning other teachers in the classroom to to be undertaken and performed to and sustain effective teaching effectively plan for a range of the satisfaction of the Executive through the assessment of learning needs and be supportive of and Principal/Head of School and sensitive to the needs of other governing body by the class teacher. To keep under review the methods colleagues. The duties set out below relate to the of planning and delivery of the overall class teaching requirements and related expectations of a class teacher. Key Tasks and activities:
Within the class: to ensure the full
curriculum, recording pupils’ progress and make any required assessments.
To monitor and report the quality of pupil attainment in all subjects to the Executive Principal/ Headteacher and governing body
Encourage interaction and teamwork within the school, share ideas and new initiatives and identify new ways of teaching the curriculum. When required, take a leading role in an area of school development
implementation of the National Curriculum Orders for all subjects, or the Foundation Stage content as To assist in the selection of To advise other staff including resources for the curriculum defined in current DCSF NQTs, and students on teaching documentation (as applicable to practice, and to assist with inset for Monitor and assess own the year group) and in staff and governors when required performance and take a proactive accordance with school policies. to do so. approach to professional Create a positive, stimulating and development To work with Hackney LEA on local innovative environment for Effectively manage pupil and national initiatives for all learning. Maintain a well organised behaviour, encouraging a high subjects of the National classroom with appropriate standard of behaviour and mutual Curriculum. displays, resource areas and
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Key Skills and Competencies Qualifications Degree level qualification.
appropriate Other Skills Required for Role
Demonstrates excellent classroom practice
Exercises flexibility in order to accommodate changes in work priorities
Balances tasks and resources in the organisation of a wide range of activities
Provides contingencies to deal with the unexpected
Postgraduate professional Qualification e.g.
Postgraduate Certificate in Education. Willingness to continue professional
development. QTS (including skills tests)
Communication
Applies effective verbal communication skills Presents information and ideas clearly, by
using language appropriate to the audience Positively influences the opinions of others
through factual discussion Adapts personal style to suit individual
situation and needs
Anticipates workload and plans ahead
Monitors progress against key performance indicators
Enthusiastic and positive attitude
Awareness of the needs of children who have a variety of needs
Understand the nature of a Church of England Primary School and be willing to teach R.E. and attend collective worship to meet the expectation of the Governing Body
Creates an environment of trust by delivering
on promises Utilises report-writing skills to accurately
reflect a situation through positive language Confident in leading staff meetings as
Thinks clearly and logically in working through a problem making referrals as appropriate
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How To Apply Applicants are asked to complete all the standard information required on the Primary Advantage application form, to submit a supporting statement, addressing all the criteria identified in the person specification. Candidates are advised that when completing the references section on the application form to please ensure that: • Your first referee is your current, or most recent, employer • You provide a referee who can confirm your ability for the role Shortlisted candidates will be asked to teach an activity or lesson and will be advised of the details of the lesson observation prior to interview.
Completed application forms must be received by 12 noon on Friday 12th June 2015 and sent to: dmaddison@morningside,hackney.sch.uk Interviews will take place on Wednesday 17th June 2015 If you have any queries or would like to arrange to visit our school, please contact Danielle Maddison on 020 8985 5382
Successful Candidates Candidates must ensure that if they are successful at interview, that they are able to provide evidence of their Right to Work and Remain in the UK. The school is not able to employ any person who cannot validate their Right to Work and Remain in the UK in the line with the Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2000. Successful candidates will be required to apply for an enhanced Criminal Record Check via the DBS. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expect all members of staff to share this commitment.
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Where to find us
Morningside Primary School Chatham Place Hackney London E9 6LL Tel: 0208 985 5382 Email: admin@morningside.hackney.sch.uk Website: www.morningside.hackney.sch.uk
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