morningside primary school nursery officer application pack
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Nursery Officer Application PackNursery Officer Application Pack
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Contents Page
3 Welcome
4 About us
5 Working in partnership
6 Working with the
community
7 School development plan
8 Job description
9 Key Skills and
Competencies
10 How to apply
11 Contact Information
Morningside Primary School is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects all staff to share this
commitment.
We welcome applications from all sections of the
community, regardless of gender, race, religion,
disability, sexual orientation or age.
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Welcome
Dear applicant,
Thank you very much for your interest in becoming a Nursery Officer at Morningside Primary
School. I hope you will find this information a useful introduction to our school.
Morningside is a lively two-form entry primary school in the London borough of Hackney, located
very close to Hackney Central in the heart of a diverse, vibrant and exciting community. Our
children come from truly diverse backgrounds, many different languages are spoken. Our
school has been through a period of considerable change over the last few years and our aim is
to build on the hard work that enabled the school to make rapid improvements and to secure
excellent learning opportunities for all of our families.
We are looking for a Nursery Officer who shares our vision. Our new Nursery Officer will join a very
committed and hard-working staff body who all want to ensure that every child fulfills its
potential, both now and in the future. If you are committed to helping children to make progress
in every lesson, every day, we would like to hear from you.
Please find further guidance on Morningside School, the type of Nursery Officer we are seeking
to appoint and details on how to apply for the post within this pack.
We welcome and encourage school visits. Please contact the school office on 020 8985 5382
and speak to Danielle Maddison to arrange a suitable date and time.
Yours sincerely,
Janet Taylor
Headteacher
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About Us
Morningside is a two-form entry primary school with a
Children's Centre. The community is culturally and ethni-
cally diverse and we pride ourselves on being an inclu-
sive school.
Our vision is for the school to be:
A place where children can achieve their full potential in academic, creative,
personal, physical, moral and spiritual development;
A caring place where children and adults feel they make a contribution and are
valued as individuals; A place where everyone is aware of their rights and respon-
sibilities and where children learn respect for themselves and others.
A partnership between children, parents, staff and the community as a whole.
Our age range is from 3 to 11 years old and we have 420
children on roll.
There are two classes in each year group with 30 pupils in
each class.
We have two Nursery classes with sessions in the morning
afternoon, along with limited full time places.
Our Children’s Centre strives to support children and
families in our community.
36% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
65% of pupils speak English as an additional language.
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Primary Advantage Federation
Morningside Primary School is a part of the Primary Advantage
Federation.
We are a group of schools working together because we believe our
schools can gain many benefits from working collaboratively and can
achieve more by working together. We have made a commitment to
a shared responsibility to the wider education community, the
provision of good quality education and the improvement of life
chances for pupils in the community beyond that of our own schools.
Teachers, support staff, school leaders and Governors have added
expertise in working alongside colleagues to improve provision and
outcomes for pupils.
WHAT IS OUR APPROACH?
We work in partnership, pooling our expertise and resources
in order to achieve collectively what we may not be able to
achieve individually
We believe passionately in improving the life chances for our
pupils
We do not tolerate low expectations
We match tried and tested strategies that we know work to
the needs of the schools and use our experience of
supporting schools in successfully implementing them
We promote a collaborative approach whilst developing the
capacity of each school to serve its own community and
retain its distinct identity
We recognise the importance of individuality, spontaneity
and creativity in developing innovation
WHAT OUTCOMES DO WE WANT?
Every teacher is a good teacher; every school is a good school
Teachers who use the most effective teaching methods to
motivate learners and raise aspirations. As a result all pupils
will make good or better progress
Quality learning environments where pupils feel safe and
secure, known and valued and motivated to learn. Robust
teaching and application of ICT skills ensure our pupils are
properly equipped for the next stage of learning
Curriculum provision which inspires and motivates pupils and
broadens their horizons. Our curriculum supports community
cohesion through an international curriculum strand
We work with precision and move incrementally towards
achieving outstanding grades in the majority of aspects of
each school’s work
Through pupil partnership work we continue to break down
locally perceived boundaries and help pupils to work
harmoniously with pupils from other areas of Hackney
We seek to maximise the
efficiency and
effectiveness of each
school by capitalising on
centralised services and
sharing systems and
Working in Partnership
Find out more about Primary Advantage Federation
by visiting
www.primaryadvantage.co.uk
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Working With the Community
WITH SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The move to secondary school is an important step for pupils and parents. We work in partnership with our local
secondary schools and the Hackney Learning Trust to ensure our children and their families are well-informed about
the transfer process. The children participate in visits to local schools and we invite secondary teachers to visit our
school for specialist lessons.
CHILDRENS CENTRE
Morningside Children’s Centre is a place where families can access a range of different services, based under one
roof, to help and support. The Centre brings all the different support agencies together to offer a range of services
to meet parents’ and children’s needs, all in one place.
Our Centre is somewhere children can make friends and learn as they play. Families can get professional advice
on health and family matters, learn about training and job opportunities or just socialise with other people. There
are a range of activities available at the Morningside Children’s Centre each day. These change on a monthly
basis. Below is an overview of our current provision.
PRIMARY ADVANTAGE NATIONAL TEACHING SCHOOLS
Teaching schools are outstanding schools that work with others to provide high-
quality training and development to new and experienced school staff. They are part
of the government’s plan to give schools a central role in raising standards by
developing a self-improving and sustainable school-led system. Morningside plays an
instrumental role in the work of our three teaching schools.
Morningside Primary School is one of the lead schools in part of a multiple teaching school alliance in Hackney. The
school works in partnership with primary schools across the borough and beyond and plays a key role within the
Primary Advantage National Teaching schools Alliance. Primary Advantage is a federation of schools working
together because we believe our schools can gain many benefits from working collaboratively. We have made a
commitment to a shared responsibility to the wider school community, the provision of good quality education and
the improvement of life chances for pupils in the community beyond that of our own schools. Our work on
improving provision for children will continue to see us working in partnership with schools in Hackney across
London and into the County of Suffolk. We will be working closely with our strategic partners The Institute of
Education and Hackney Learning Trust to effectively deliver ITT (School direct and PGCE), CPD, talent
management, school to school support, the brokering of SLEs and research and development. Primary Advantage
National Teaching School Alliance will see all schools within the alliance achieving more together.
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School Development Plan
Our key priorities for 2014-15 are as follows:
Criteria 1 - Achievement for Pupils
To ensure that attainment at the end of KS2
and KS1 is at least in line with national in
reading, writing and maths.
To ensure that progress from KS1 to KS2 is in line
with national expectations.
To increase the % of pupils achieving L3 in KS1
and L6 in KS2.
Ensure outcomes at end of EYFS demonstrate
good progress, particularly in reading.
To accelerate progress in reading in Y5 so that
the attainment gap closes rapidly.
Criteria 2 - Teaching and learning
To ensure 100% of teaching is Good and 40% is
Outstanding.
To ensure robust induction systems are rapidly
improving the quality of teaching and learning
for early stage.
To ensure SFA is fully embedded: pupil and
teacher engagement is high.
To ensure outdoor learning in EYFS is effectively
organised and facilitates clearly planned
learning opportunities and assessment.
Criteria 3 - Behaviour and Safety of Pupils
To ensure learning behaviours are embedded
throughout the school community.
To develop an aspirational suite of rewards.
Ensure new pupil inductions are effective.
To encourage parents to engage with school
policies and expectations.
Criteria 4 - Leadership and Management
PPG is deployed efficiently and reviewed
accurately.
To ensure the new SEN Code of Practice is
embedded.
Accurate monitoring leads to well managed
CPD that is closely matched to the needs of all
staff.
Self-evaluation continues to be robust,
concerted and effective.
Cultural differences to be celebrated.
Subject leaders to drive teaching.
MLT to develop robust work logs, driven by
progress.
School readiness for Nursery and Reception;
secondary transfers.
Parental engagement impacts positively on the
children.
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JOB PURPOSE:
To collaborate as part of the overall staff team in providing an integrated play, care and education setting for children aged 3 – 5 years.
To take responsibility for work with an assigned age group of children.
STRATEGIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
To assist the class teacher and other colleagues in the planning for and the effective management and operation of a high quality learning environment.
To ensure the service provides high quality integrated care & education and successfully meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and the Welfare requirements.
To plan and provide for an inclusive programme of activities and daily routines that will meet the individual educational and developmental needs of the children in the assigned age group.
To provide a planned, safe and stimulating environment at all times and to ensure adequate staffing ratios are maintained.
OPERATIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
To observe and record the developmental progress of individual children and prepare reports as directed by the class teacher and the SMT
To work as a team with colleagues in mapping the overall programmes of activities and experiences for children and supporting the maintenance of an enabling environment
To modify or extend the activities to ensure individual needs are fully met
To support the development of the nursery as a community resource
To foster and develop good relationships with parents and carers and share information regarding welfare and routines for children, including fact to face communications and maintaining well kept display boards
To maintain high professional standards and high levels of care, safety and hygiene in the school at all times and ensure high standards are maintained in the classroom
To participate in small group workshops, staff meetings, and staff training sessions and performance management appraisals as appropriate
To work with the class teacher to ensure that the school meets all required Ofsted standards to ensure a good or outstanding outcome.
To work within the policies and procedures of Morningside Community Primary School and The Learning Trust
To be conversant, and act, in accordance with the legal, contractual and regulatory obligations associated with the delivery children’s education.
Nursery Officer Job Description
Job Title: Nursery Officer
Reports to: Class Teacher / EYFS Leader/ Head teacher
Scale: Scale 5
Hours: 35hours per week
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Essential Desirable How
Tested
Person
Specification
Minimum QCA recognized Early Years / Childcare Level 3 qualification
NNEB / BTEC Childcare and Educa-tion or equivalent
Previous experience of working with children, preferably in a school environment
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Application Form
Certificates
Interview (Test)
Knowledge
Good knowledge of child development and the care and education require-ments of young children
Knowledge of good practice in amny elements of an educational service.
Some knowledge of current legislation and procedures relating to the Children Act 1989, SEN code of practice, Ofsted inspections and Child Protection
Knowledge of requirement of H&S, food hygiene practices & procedures
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Application Form
Interview
References
Skills and
Abilities
Ability to be flexible and prepared to work in new and challenging ways
Ability to be interested in new develop-ments in early years
Able to have a good understanding of young children’s needs and be able to respond to them in a caring and pro-fessional manner
To be committed to working with chil-dren within the setting even when main responsibilities are concerned with a target age group.
Ability to get on with people – work colleagues and parents / carers and centre users
To be committed to continuing professional development
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Application Form
Interview
References
Personal Specification
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Applicants are asked to complete all
the standard information required on
the Primary Advantage application
form, to submit a supporting
statement, addressing all the criteria
identified in the person specification.
Candidates are advised that when
completing the references section on
the application form to please ensure
that:
• Your first referee is your current, or
most recent, employer
• You provide a referee who can
confirm your ability for the role
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to
teach an activity or lesson and will be
advised of the details of the lesson
observation prior to interview.
Candidates must ensure that if they are success-
ful at interview, that they are able to provide evi-
dence of their Right to Work and Remain in the
UK. The school is not able to employ any person
who cannot validate their Right to Work and Re-
main in the UK in the line with the Asylum, Immi-
gration and Nationality Act 2000.
Successful candidates will be required to apply
for an enhanced Criminal Record Check via the
DBS. We are committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of our children and ex-
pect all members of staff to share this commit-
ment.
Completed application forms must be received
by 12 noon on Wednesday 15th July 2015 and
sent to:
Interviews will take place on Monday 20th July
2015
If you have any queries or would like to arrange
to visit our school, please contact
How To Apply
Successful Candidates
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Morningside Primary School
Chatham Place
Hackney
London
E9 6LL
Tel: 0208 985 5382
Email:
Where to find us