EYFS Teacher​/Pimperne Primary School

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a class teacher to join our experienced Key Stage 1 team at Pimperne Primary School, part of Hamwic Education Trust (HET).

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced individual to play an important role in enabling pupils to have a love of learning, feel safe and motivated to explore and learn to achieve their full learning potential, facilitating their personal, academic, social and moral development in the role of our Reception (EYFS) class teacher. If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working with an organisation where no day will be the same, then please apply.

Currently, the role is for a Reception (EYFS) class teacher post in our single form Primary School class. Please see the job description. An interest in DT or Computing would be desirable, but not essential. We are looking for the right person to join our team. Please do come and visit us as we need you to know that we are the place for you too.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, positive person with experience or understanding of a range of SEND, as well as an awareness of children’s Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

• Creates positive relationships with children and their families.
• Can be an ambassador for our school in welcoming families to their first experience of school life.
• Can enthuse and deliver phonics with impact.
• Can demonstrate high quality teaching and be able to inspire and enthuse children to learn.
• Can demonstrate the passion, skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our children by ‘knowing’ the children in their care.
• Can be an ‘Emotionally Available Adult’ who can support the emotions of children, co-regulating to support their development, providing encouragement and reassurance.
• Is committed to teamwork in a friendly school with a child centred ethos.
• Wants to make a difference and knows tomorrow is a new day of opportunities.
• Is willing to learn as a reflective practitioner, develop school practice and be part of a team.
• Loves the role, is committed and enthusiastic and who knows their own wellbeing needs.
• Knows that a smile can make everyone feel a little better!

Join a team who are supportive, friendly and committed to doing the best possible job for our young people. We are based in the small village of Pimperne, in a purpose-built single form entry school. We are a small rural school, yet family orientated and ambitious. Our outlook and grounds are beautiful. Our community extends to the surrounding Tarrant Valley as well as many families choosing to travel to us from Blandford and further afield.

We have strong links with our community and St Peter’s Church. If you have a love and passion for teaching, strive to give every child the best possible start then please get in contact, we would love to show you our school.

• A supportive, friendly team of colleagues who want the best for our families
• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• In-house Teaching School
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor
• Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found wic.org and return to Mrs…