Teacher - William Harding Combined School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled teachers to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence. We are a four form entry primary school with a pre-school. William Harding is resourced well to drive forward teaching and learning.
Salary Type: UQT/MPS/UPS
Salary details: UQT/MPS/UPS
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Teacher hours
Closing date: 10/01/2025 12:00
Interviews to be held: Interviews will be scheduled according to applications that are received.
About us
William Harding School is a four form entry primary school with a pre-school for pupils aged 2 upwards. We are a welcoming, inclusive community with a diverse mix of pupils which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for pupils with Speech and Language needs and Physical Disabilities. Even though, we are a large school we pride ourselves on our sense of belonging and strong relationships in our school community.
William Harding has a clear vision led by an experienced and ambitious leadership team. Staff are committed to raising standards and there is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We have well behaved and responsive children who enjoy learning based in our well-resourced and stimulating environment.
William Harding embodies the School motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind… and is led by a strong set of School Values; Respect, Perseverance, Responsibility, Honesty, Inclusion and Collaboration.
Website: www.williamhardingschool.co.uk
About the role
Please see job description.
As a year group, the team share workload to support wellbeing, in areas such as shared planning, extra-curricular activities, resources, displays and other tasks.
We offer a rigorous CPD program in which teachers take part in weekly CPD based on the needs of the school in staff meetings and on inset days. In addition to this, we offer bespoke training for the needs of staff.
Other staff to support you
Each year group has a Lead Teaching Assistant who will line manage teaching assistants and support the boosting of pupils’ outcomes.
The FLO (Family Liaison Officer) team are around to support with children's pastoral needs as well as our School Counsellor
The SEN team offer support and guidance and work with pupils
The ELT (Extended Leadership Team) work across Year groups to support the team
The Support Administrator will liaise with parents on your behalf, support you with admin and lead on organising trips
The Inclusion and Community AHT can also support with behaviour, parents and events
We pride ourselves on our wellbeing offer at William Harding and it is our mission to support the workload and wellbeing of all staff. Some of the things we offer include;
Workload and wellbeing committee to raise wellbeing ideas
Workload and wellbeing trials to test ideas before rolling out across the school
Open door policy with line managers, ELT and SLT
Onsite counsellors
External support including EAP
Wellbeing focus and opportunities in training and staff meetings
Wellbeing focus as part of staff appraisals
Wellbeing afternoons each term
About you
Please see job description.
Successful applicants must display;
A passion for teaching
A commitment to working hard to ensure that all groups of pupils succeed
Excellent teaching skills and subject knowledge
A positive drive, energy and initiative
A desire to be part of a large school that has high standards
Effective communication with pupils, staff, parents, governors and wider community
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. Please contact [email protected] to arrange a visit or to find out more about the role. We would also suggest that you look at our website for information about our school.
Teaching application forms can be found on the school website. These should be completed online and sent via e-mail to [email protected]
Tel No: 01296 421733
Email: [email protected]
William Harding School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Any offer of employment, or agreement to volunteer, is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and DBS checks.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
