KS2 FULL-TIME TEACHER

Ref: 195894

Grade: Teachers Pay Range

Salary: £31650 to £49084

Term: Full Time

Perm / Temp: Temporary

Required: From 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2026

Closing Date: Noon 25/04/2025

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Location

PRESTON GRANGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Grange Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6PS
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Roll: 187

Information

The governors of Grange Primary School are looking to appoint an excellent class teacher to join our enthusiastic and hardworking team. We are looking for someone who is genuinely interested in continuous professional development, who is energetic and creative with a desire to explore emerging pedagogies.

We are a strong team with high ambitions – with all teachers working as subject leaders – promoting their own subject areas, whilst also working collaboratively to further develop and enhance our curriculum and values. Our common aim is to provide our children with the best experiences and promote their aspirations and life chances.

Our range of support staff are professional, flexible and hardworking. They include a non-class based SENCO and pastoral support manager. Our staff enjoy working together – they are hardworking, resilient, flexible and know how to laugh together.

Our school sits at the heart of our local community, and as such, we have excellent relationships with our parents, who trust us to be supportive. Our Governing Body are knowledgeable and undertake their roles with commitment, challenge and respect. They enjoy working with staff and share the same values and characteristics.

Ofsted reports regularly confirm that Grange is a calm, respectful and happy school, built on strong relationships between adults and pupils. Our children are interested and engaging, they demonstrate excellent behaviour for learning and they love coming to school!

We are looking for someone who:

• Is energetic and reflective, with a ‘can-do’ attitude, organised, with excellent communication skills


• Understands the need for equity in the classroom so that all our children can achieve well


• Is a team player with a sense of perspective and good humour


• Is genuinely interested and motivated by current educational evidenced-based research


• Excels in building and maintaining relationships

We offer:

• Children who want to get to know you and want to learn


• Staff who provide superb peer support and enjoy working together


• High quality professional development, which includes working with colleagues in local and national clusters


• Excellent relationships with governors and families


• A well-resourced learning environment


• A Senior Leadership Team who are visible and supportive

Key Dates:

• School Visit Dates: 22 & 24 April 2025 – 2pm or 4pm – please call school on to book.


• Closing Date: 25th April 2025 at noon.


• Shortlisting Date: 29th April 2025


• Lesson observations: Week Commencing 5th May 2025


• Interview Date: Friday 16th May 2025

Rehabilitation: The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Essential Qualifications

• Qualified teacher status (teaching degree or equivalent)


• Primary phase trained

Desirable Qualifications

• N/A

Essential Experience

• Recent excellent teaching in KS2 with evidence of promoting excellent outcomes


• Evidence of leading a subject in a way that leads to whole school improvement


• Proven record of meeting the needs of pupils with a range of abilities, including SEND

Desirable Experience

• N/A

Proposed Interview Date:

TBA

For an informal discussion please contact:

Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to visit our school during teaching time. If you are unavailable to visit, please contact us for a telephone conversation. Please telephone our School Office on to book a visit.

Application forms and further details are available from/returnable to

Please return Application Form Directly to the school by email to recruitment@grange.lancs.sch.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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The governors of Grange Primary School are looking to appoint an excellent class teacher to join our enthusiastic and hardworking team. We are looking for someone is who genuinely interested in continuous professional development, who is energetic and creative with a desire to explore emerges pedagogies.

We are a strong team with high ambitions – with all teachers working as subject leaders – promoting their own subject areas, whilst also working collaboratively to further develop and enhance our curriculum and values. Our common aim is to provide our children with the best experiences and promote their aspirations and life chances.

Our range of support staff are professional, flexible and hardworking. They include a non-class based SENCO and pastoral support manager. Our staff enjoy working with together – they are hardworking, resilient, flexible and know how to laugh together., + Is energetic and reflective, with a ‘can-do’ attitude, organised, with excellent communication skills
+ understands the need for equity in the classroom so that all our children can achieve well
+ is a team player with a sense of perspective and good humour
+ is genuinely interested and motivated by current educational evidenced-based research
+ excels in building and maintaining relationships, + Qualified teacher status (teaching degree or equivalent)
+ Primary phase trained

Desirable Qualifications
N/A

Essential Experience

+ Recent excellent teaching in KS2 with evidence of promoting excellent outcomes
+ Evidence of leading a subject in a way that leads to whole school improvement
+ Proven record of meeting the needs of pupils with a range of abilities, including SEND

Our school sits at the heart of our local community, and as such, we have excellent relationships with our parents, who trust us to be supportive. Our Governing Body are knowledgeable and undertake their roles with commitment, challenge and respect. They enjoy working with staff and share the same values and characteristics.

Ofsted reports regularly confirm that, Grange is a calm, respectful and happy school, built on strong relationships between adults and pupils. Our children are interested and engaging, they demonstrate excellent behaviour for learning and they love coming to school!

+ children who want to get to know you and want to learn
+ staff who provide superb peer support and enjoy working together
+ high quality professional development, which includes working with colleagues in local and national clusters<
+ excellent relationships with governors and families
+ a well-resourced learning environment
+ a Senior Leadership Team who are visible and supportive
Key Dates:
School Visit Dates: 22 & 24 April 2025 – 2pm or 4pm – please call school on to book.
Closing Date: 25th April 2025 at noon.
Shortlisting Date: 29th April 2025
Lesson observations: Week Commencing 5th May 2025
Interview Date: Friday 16th May 2025
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.