Salary: MPR / UPR (Inner London)

Full Time, Permanent

January 2025

20 November 2024

Job starts: January 2025
Salary: MPR / UPR (Inner London)
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Permanent


Learning Today - Transforming Tomorrow!


Portway is a happy and successful school located in Plaistow, East London. We are at the heart of this culturally rich community where we are able to offer purposeful and exciting learning opportunities for all. Our vision for our school is for our children to learn today what they need to enable them to transform tomorrow!


We are looking for ambitious and inspirational EYFS Teachers to enrich learning at Portway Primary School. This position is not suitable for ECT’s.


What we are looking for

• Proven classroom experience and an excellent knowledge of the curriculum
• High standards and can demonstrate excellent outcomes for pupils in your career to date
• Values professional development and is enthusiastic about taking risks
• Motivates others and thrives on working in diverse teams
• Shows resilience, with an ambition and a desire to develop into a senior leadership role in the future.

We can offer you

• Wellbeing days to be taken throughout the year
• A Flexible PPA arrangement which can be taken remotely
• Free childcare for 2 & 3 year olds
• Free wrap around care
• Curious children, who love learning
• Collaboration opportunities with supportive, forward thinking and dedicated teams
• An extensive wellbeing offer for staff, pupils and families and a Leadership team who promote wellbeing and academic success equally
• Well-resourced and attractive environment comprising a drama studio and school forest!

Before deciding to apply you will want to find out more about the school - To arrange a visit and/or informal discussion about this post, please contact Scott Chudley – Head teacher on 020 84727142.



Closing Date: 20 November 2024
Shortlisting: 22 November 2024
Interviews: 22 November 2024


PLEASE NOTE:

• Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process. Please note we do not have parking facilities onsite.
• Portway Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment checks. Identity, Prohibition, Qualification, Barred List, Enhanced DBS, Section 128, Overseas, Right to work, Reference, Criminal Record and Medical Checks are essential for all applicable posts at the School.
• In accordance with paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023), Portway Primary School will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If shortlisted for the role an appropriate online search will be undertaken on your name(s). Any information given will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation to the post for which you have applied.

Portway Primary School is an Outstanding primary school in Plaistow, Newham, which provides an exceptional and enriching education for children from 2 to 11 years. We believe that our core purpose as a school is not only to help our children succeed academically, but also to teach them about the wider world and their role in the future. We want children to learn today the knowledge and skills required to be able to transform tomorrow, and so at Portway, we have one simple statement that encapsulates our vision: Learning today, transforming tomorrow.