key stage 1 form teacher

www.thomas-s.co.uk

Key Stage 1 Key Stage 1 Form TeacherForm Teacher(Maternity Cover)(Maternity Cover)

To submit an application please send the completed application form, a copy of your CV and a covering

letter to Simon O’Malley, Prep School Headc/o Bridget Camden-Smith

[email protected]

BATTERSEA

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Learning at Thomas’s is outward lookingforward thinking

values based

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Ofsted Outstanding - March 2018“Leadership is truly inspirational. Leaders’ and governors’ visionary outlook creates a highly effective education for all its pupils.”Our website www.thomas-s.co.uk contains detailed information about Our website www.thomas-s.co.uk contains detailed information about Thomas’s London Day Schools in general and Thomas’s Battersea in Thomas’s London Day Schools in general and Thomas’s Battersea in particular. It will give an insight to our values, ethos, facilities, curriculum particular. It will give an insight to our values, ethos, facilities, curriculum and community. and community.

Applications are invited from Applications are invited from enthusiastic and dynamic candidates. enthusiastic and dynamic candidates. The successful applicant will be an The successful applicant will be an inspirational KS1 teacher and join inspirational KS1 teacher and join the forward thinking team in our the forward thinking team in our flourishing, vibrant school.flourishing, vibrant school.

Competitive salary and conditions Competitive salary and conditions are offered.are offered.

For further details go to the For further details go to the Thomas’s London Day Schools Thomas’s London Day Schools website: https://www.thomas-s.co.uk/website: https://www.thomas-s.co.uk/join-our-team/ or email: join-our-team/ or email: [email protected]@thomas-s.co.uk

To apply for this post please complete To apply for this post please complete the school’s application form and the school’s application form and forward it together with your CV to forward it together with your CV to [email protected] [email protected]

Applications considered on receipt. Applications considered on receipt.

Start date: Start date: January 2022January 2022

We are committed to safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to people and expect all staff to share this commitment and work in share this commitment and work in accordance with our child protection accordance with our child protection policies and procedures. All posts are policies and procedures. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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Job Description for Key Stage 1 Form Teacher

(Maternity Cover)

3. Professional Development• Periodically reviewing programmes of work and methods of teaching

• Attending courses to develop professional skills

• Attending departmental meetings

4. Staff Meetings• Attending staff meetings to discuss curriculum, pastoral and other matters

5. Cover• Supervising the class of a colleague on short-term absence

6. Pastoral Care• Being actively involved in promoting the well-being of pupils

• Providing a role model for pupils in terms of personal standards of

conduct, appearance and punctuality

• Reporting any academic or behavioural problems to the Head of School

• Maintaining open lines of communication with parents

• Attending school assemblies and church services

• Sharing in the pastoral duties on a rota basis e.g. break and

lunchtime duties

KS1 Form Teacher

1. Teaching• Being familiar with the KS1 Curriculum

• Preparation of Medium and Short-term plans in conjunction with the

other year-group teachers

• Planning for differentiation (including catering for gifted pupils)

• Teaching lessons at the times stipulated on the school timetable

• Maintaining order and good discipline among pupils and safeguarding

their health and safety

• Setting and marking of work to be done in school and homework

• Liaising with the SENCo, regarding pupils with diagnosed or suspected

special educational needs

• Providing a stimulating working environment in the classroom

• Accompanying and organising trips and events

2. Assessment and Reporting• Making regular assessments of pupils’ attainment and progress

• Keeping records of pupils’ progress

• Assessing and marking internal assessments

• Writing reports on pupil’s attainment and progress (twice per year)

• Attending parents’ evenings to discuss pupils’ progress with parents

• Providing written reports on pupils on request e.g. for school transfers


Person Specification

We are seeking to appoint a Key Stage 1 Form Teacher who:

• Is enthusiastic and enjoys teaching young children

• Has a good rapport with 5 to 6 year olds

• Has high expectations of pupils’ attainment, progress and behaviour

• Works effectively as a member of a team

• Is a qualified teacher who has undergone appropriate training and is confident about teaching a broad range of subjects

• Plans effectively and is sensitive to the learning needs of pupils of different abilities

• Has good class management skills

• Regularly assesses pupils’ work both informally and formally


This role falls within the category of regulated This role falls within the category of regulated activity, therefore you will be required to activity, therefore you will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and a barred have an enhanced DBS check and a barred list check. Should you receive any cautions list check. Should you receive any cautions or convictions whilst in our employment or convictions whilst in our employment these must be reported immediately to these must be reported immediately to your line manager.your line manager.

The School is committed to safeguarding The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and volunteers to share this commitment and work in accordance with our safeguarding/work in accordance with our safeguarding/child protection policies and procedures.child protection policies and procedures.

The post holder’s responsibility for promoting The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom he/she is and young persons for whom he/she is responsible, or with whom he/she comes responsible, or with whom he/she comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school’s Child Protection compliance with the school’s Child Protection Policy Statement at all times. If in the course Policy Statement at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the of carrying out the duties of the post, the post-holder becomes aware of any actual post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, he/she must report children in the school, he/she must report any concerns to the school’s Designated any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or to the Head.Safeguarding Lead or to the Head.

Thomas’s Battersea Teacher Recruitment

We believe in a broad curriculum which fosters an enquiry mindset and equips today’s pupils to become the adults of tomorrow. Links are made constantly between areas of learning and to real-world contexts.

Our provision is four-dimensional:

• • Knowledge -Knowledge - content taught is relevant, contemporary and engaging. Instead of simply imparting knowledge, our teachers encourage manipulation and synthesis, so that acquired knowledge can be applied to new situations

• • Key Skills -Key Skills - our learners develop a breadth of scholastic and societal skills. Thinking and questioning skills are highly valued. Societal skills are centred on the vital 4Cs: creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking

• • Character -Character - our curriculum is underpinned by a strong set of values, which inspires learners to develop core character traits, such as resilience, along with key capabilities, including broad questioning and deep thinking. We encourage the belief that identifying and learning from mistakes is crucial

• • Meta-learning -Meta-learning - through dynamic and captivating teaching and learning we encourage the ability to reflect and adapt and instil in our pupils a clear understanding of how they learn

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Information for Applicants

We are a values based school with an outward looking, forward thinking We are a values based school with an outward looking, forward thinking approach. Pupil wellbeing is at the heart of our provision.approach. Pupil wellbeing is at the heart of our provision.

Academic standards are high and the curriculum is truly rich, broad Academic standards are high and the curriculum is truly rich, broad and balanced. The following subjects are specialist taught: Art and and balanced. The following subjects are specialist taught: Art and Design, Drama, Computing, Music, MFL, P.E., Ballet, Science from Design, Drama, Computing, Music, MFL, P.E., Ballet, Science from Year 5. We are committed to a creative and collaborative approach Year 5. We are committed to a creative and collaborative approach to learning with emphasis on Enquiry, Blended Learning, Digital to learning with emphasis on Enquiry, Blended Learning, Digital Literacy and metacognition.Literacy and metacognition.

A co-educational school currently with 701 pupils. Pupils depart either A co-educational school currently with 701 pupils. Pupils depart either at 11+ or 13+ to their senior schools, which range from the top London at 11+ or 13+ to their senior schools, which range from the top London day schools to leading boarding schools in the South of England, or day schools to leading boarding schools in the South of England, or stay at Thomas’s Battersea through to 16+ and A-level. Each class stay at Thomas’s Battersea through to 16+ and A-level. Each class has a maximum of 22 pupils. We welcomed our first Year 9 cohort from has a maximum of 22 pupils. We welcomed our first Year 9 cohort from September 2021 and will be incrementally moving to a through school September 2021 and will be incrementally moving to a through school for pupils aged from 4 to 18.for pupils aged from 4 to 18.

Parents value the family atmosphere at the school, the support of Parents value the family atmosphere at the school, the support of staff and open communication. There is an exceptionally strong staff and open communication. There is an exceptionally strong Parent Teacher Association. Parent Teacher Association. November, 2021


Our Values

Courtesy Respect PerseveranceHonestyKindness HumilityIndependence Confidence Leadership Givers, Not Takers

KINDNESSWe expect pupils at Thomas’sto be kind; to be good friends tothose around them, always on thelookout for those in need of a wordof encouragement or a listeningear. We expect our pupils not just totolerate but to celebrate differenceincluding faith, beliefs and culture.

COURTESYWe expect our pupils to beunfailingly courteous and polite;to have regard for the needs ofothers; to be responsible for theimpact of their behaviour on thosearound them; to stand back, holdingthe door open, to allow adultsthrough; to be particularly awareof the very young and the very old;not to ‘hog the pavement’ on schooltrips; to say “please” and “thank you”without prompting.

HONESTYWe expect our pupils to be honest,to act with integrity at all times andto understand the rule of law.

RESPECTWe encourage all members of thecommunity to respect themselves,each other, their learning environment

and the wider community; to respectthe right of others to hold differingbeliefs or views and to develop anawareness of individual liberty.

PERSEVERANCEWe would like our pupils to appreciatethe importance of, and to show,perseverance; to acquire a ‘growthmindset’ by understanding thatintelligence can be developed; toembrace challenges; to persist inthe face of setbacks; to see effortas the path to mastery; to learnfrom criticism; to find lessons andinspiration in the success of othersand, as a result, to reach ever-higherlevels of achievement and a greatersense of free will.

INDEPENDENCEWe would like our pupils tobecome independent learners; tobe responsible, organised and tomanage their books and belongingseffectively; to work hard; to beconscientious about their homework.In the classroom, we would like themnot only to make valid contributions,but also to be good listeners, whorespect and encourage the efforts oftheir peers. We hope that, as a resultOUR VALUES WHERE KINDNESS

COMES FIRST of their lessons atschool, our pupils will begin to takeresponsibility for their own learning,reading around subjects that interestthem, carrying out their own researchand making full use of the manyexcellent resources available to them.As a result, we would like our pupils togain a growing sense of enquiry andwonder about the world around them;about the vast body of knowledgeand skills that has brought mankindto where we are today - and abouthow much there is still to learn.

CONFIDENCEWe expect our pupils to acquireself-knowledge by encounteringboth success and failure in anenvironment of support andencouragement, both at schooland at home. Consequently, theyshould feel ‘comfortable in their ownskin’, full of self-confidence and ableto make their own judgements. Wewould like our pupils to be the bestversion of themselves that they canbe, not a second-hand version ofsomeone else.

LEADERSHIPWe aim to equip our pupils to leadby example; to be prepared to stand

out from the crowd; to be the first torespond to someone in need; to standup for what they believe to be right;to risk making an unpopular decision,if they believe it to be for the greatergood; to earn the trust and respectof others. We hope that our pupilswill experience at an early age theopportunities and challengesof leadership.

HUMILITYNot withstanding their confidence,our pupils are expected to retain asense of humility; to be conscious ofthe advantages they enjoy and tobe grateful for them. We hope that allour pupils will acquire a sense of theeternal and that this will inform theirperspective of their place in the world.

GIVERS, NOT TAKERSAbove all, we would like our pupilsto be givers, not takers; to showgenerosity of spirit; to use their skillsand talents first for the benefit ofothers. We hope that Thomas’s pupilswill leave their school with a strongsense of social responsibility, set ona path to become net contributors tosociety and to flourish as successful,conscientious and caring citizens ofthe world.


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