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Class teacher Vacancy (Maternity Cover)

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We currently have a vacancy for a temporary teacher.

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

The Headteacher and Governors of West Cornforth Primary School are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic, creative teacher who has high expectations of academic achievement and behaviour.

We are looking for someone who can inspire and motivate children to achieve their full potential and develop a love of learning

A sense of humour, team spirit and a commitment to school development is essential

The successful candidate must:
• Understand and promote the school’s vision and values at all times
• Be able to ensure good progress in all lessons for all pupils
• Be friendly, approachable and work well with the staff and stakeholders
• Have high expectations in all that they ask of children
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding and wellbeing for pupils
• Have excellent behaviour management skills
• Foster a love of learning

In exchange the successful candidate will:
• Be part of a hardworking, friendly team who will offer support
• Be supported to develop professionally with quality CPD
• Be given the opportunity to work with incredible pupils and staff

Closing Date: Noon Monday 2nd December 2024

If you are interested in the role, please view the documents below and return your application to West Cornforth Primary School.

Class Teacher advert

Essential Criteria and Person Spec

Job Description April 24

Application Form – Teaching

DCC Application Form Guidance Notes Jan 2019

 

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Job Summary

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working Pattern: Full time

Advert Start Date: 26/11/2024

Advert End Date: 2/12/2024 12:00

Salary:  MPS 3 – 6   (£33,483 – £43,607)

Employment Location: West Cornforth Primary School

Number of posts: 1

Closing date: 2nd Dec

Further Information

West Cornforth Primary School

High Street

West Cornforth

Ferryhill

DL17 9HP

Job Title: Class Teacher – Maternity Leave Temporary Contract

Salary: MPS2 / MPS6

Start date: February 2025

Terms: Cover for Maternity Leave – Fixed term contract, to start February 2025 and will terminate on the date the employee returns from maternity leave.

 

West Cornforth Primary School

High Street

West Cornforth

01740 654315

westcornforth@durhamlearning.net

This position is paid whole time with retainer adjustments applied to periods of school closure.  You will not be required to work during the school closure periods however your salary in these periods will be adjusted accordingly in line with the retainer regulations as specified in the National Joint Council (NJC) Green Book agreement.

Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.  As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required

 

Stone Age Day 2022

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On 21st November, we enjoyed a Stone Age day at West Cornforth Primary School. We all entered the Stone Age and became hunter-gatherers. Each class looked at where the Stone Age came on the history timeline.  We enjoyed dressing up and taking part in Stone Age activities.

Find out what each class got up to below:

Early Years

Can I retell simple past event?

In Early Years, they thought about the how the Stone Age people they lived. They became hunter gatherers and foraged for their own food and built their own shelters.

Class One

Can I ask questions about the past?

In Class One, they thought about the clothes Stone Age people would wear. They thought of some questions they could ask about their clothes:

•             Why did they have fur?

•             Where did they get the fur from?

•             Did boys and girls wear the same?

Year One then designed a Stone Age outfit.

Class Two

Can I develop an awareness of the past?

In Class Two, they thought about where the Stone Age was in history. They made a human timeline of significant historical events.

Class Three

Can I use photos and artefacts?

In Class Three, they thought about Stone Age pottery. Class Three used photos of Stone Age artefacts to then design and make their own Stone Age pot.

Class Four

Can I compare and contrast sources?

In Class Four, they used a variety of primary sources and interpretations to gather information about the Stone Age people. Our sources included an oil lamp, flint and needle. We then thought about which source was the most useful.

Class Five

Can I use some different sources of evidence to deduce information about the past?

In Class Five, we used a variety of primary sources and interpretations to gather information about the Stone Age people. Our sources included an oil lamp, flint and needle. We thought about the information we could deduce from them.

Class Six

Can I understand that no single source of evidence gives the full answer to questions about the past?

In Class Six, we used a variety of primary sources and interpretations to gather information about the Stone Age people. Our sources included an oil lamp, flint and needle. We thought whether the sources were reliable and useful.

Stone Age Shelters

Unfortunately, it was raining all day, so we made indoor Stone Age shelters. We worked as a team to make our own shelters out of things that we could find. We researched Stone Age dwellings and tried to recreate them.

Taekwando Session

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Year 2 were chosen to have a Taekwando session with a coach that came into school. He taught them the basic moves and and played some games. Maybe there’ll be a martial arts start of the future from this class!

St. John’s Ambulance – Year 5 and 6

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St John’s ambulance came into school and taught the children the recovery position learning how to bandage a bleed. They tried out these techniques on each other. Some children will be chosen to help with First Aid at play times.

St. John’s Ambulance – Year 3 and 4

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St John’s ambulance came into school and taught the children the basics of First Aid, such as the recovery position and learning how to bandage a bleed. They tried out these techniques on each other. Some children will be chosen to help with First Aid at play times.

Visit by Zoolab

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Zoolab, a company that specialises in animal handling experiences, came into school and worked with each class. The children experienced a range of different animals and even got to hold some. They were very brave!

Judo

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Destination Judo have worked with all of the classes to give them a taster of Judo. The children experienced some of the skills needed and worked hard in this session.

Greek Soldier Investigation

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Class 4 carried out some investigative work. They all took on the role of Roman soldier and took turns, in their learning teams, to spy on the Greek soldier and feed back to their army. They had to be resilient, focused, listen well and be able to feed back their information confidently in order for team members to draw what they described.