Year 5 Class Teacher -Maternity Cover
Abbey Hulton Primary School
Abbey Hulton Primary School is single form entry school, with full time Nursery provision (26 places). Currently there are 226 on roll. The school is a proud member of the Orchard Community Trust and converted to Academy status on 1st May 2019, as a founder member. At Abbey Hulton, the percentage of male pupils is 49.55% and female pupils is 50.45%
Abbey Hulton is situated in an area of high deprivation (Quintile 5: Most deprived). The percentage of children eligible for Pupil Premium Funding is higher than national (62.05%) and the percentage of children eligible for FSM is 60.71%. The percentage ofSEND pupils is 21% which is above the national average. 66% of SEND pupils have SLCN as their primary need, reflecting the communication needs on entry to Nursery. At present there are 6 EHCPs in place with one application in process. The percentage of EAL pupils is low but has gradually risen over the past few years. There was an increase from 1.9% in 2010 to 17.8% in 2016. At present, the percentage is 15.6% which is below national.
Currently, there are 33 children on the Safeguarding Concerns Register (15%). The school supports families through 2 Early Help Plans, 5 Child in Need Plans and 4 Child Protection Plans. The school also supports 6 Looked After Children (LAC) and 3 Previously Looked After Children (PLAC).
Abbey Hulton supports and promotes positive mental wellbeing. The school runs a programme of SEMH interventions in the afternoons which include the Zones of Regulation for children with high SEMH needs as well as ‘Talk About Friendship’ and ‘Talk About Self Esteem’ interventions. We offer a Lunchtime Club and individual mentoring support from the Pupil Support Officer and Assistant SENDCo. This school works in partnership with the NHS on the Trailblazer Project with a Mental Health Practitioner working with identified children one day per week. This academic year, the school has enhanced our extra-curricular offer and there is at least one After School Club every night. We also offer a low-cost Breakfast Club to support working parents.
The school provides many sporting activities as part of the school’s extra-curricular provision. Our school has retained the Gold Games award for three years. The school has developed a school garden to which the whole school contributes and the school has achieved the Bronze Soil Association Award. We also participate in many music activities including singing and recorders. Our pupils regularly perform at the local Victoria Hall in concerts.
In Partnership with “Thrive at 5”, the school runs a weekly Parent and Toddler Group which is well attended by the local community.
Main purpose of the job:
* Be responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in the class/es ensuring equality of opportunity for all
* Be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct
* Treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position
* Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils
* Act within, the statutory frameworks, which set out their professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and Teacher Standards (2012)
* Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school
Duties and Responsibilities
All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a school Teacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document. Teachers should also have due regard to the Teacher Standards (2012). Teachers’ performance will be assessed against the teacher standards as part of the appraisal process as relevant to their role in the school.
Teaching
* Deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject/s that you teach
* Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and pastoral arrangements as appropriate
* Be accountable for the attainment, progress and outcomes of pupils’ you teach
* Be aware of pupils’ capabilities, their prior knowledge and plan teaching and differentiate appropriately to build on these, demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn
* Have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs; gifted and talented; EAL; disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them
* Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy including the correct use of spoken English (whatever your specialist subject)
* If teaching early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies e.g. systematic synthetic phonics
* Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives for pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions, monitoring learners’ progress and levels of attainment
* Make accurate and productive use of assessment to secure pupils’ progress
* Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback, reflect on progress, their emerging needs and to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study
* Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons
* Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired as appropriate
* Participate in arrangements for examinations and assessments
Closing date Tuesday 7th May @ 9.00am
Application forms and information packs can be downloaded from our website Home | Abbey Hulton Primary or by emailing info@orchardct.org.uk
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