CLASSROOM TEACHER (Upper KS2). Fixed-term covering maternity leave until July 2021

Brougham Primary School is part of Ad Astra Academy Trust and is embarking on an exciting chapter in the development of the school.

The School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated teacher to commence as soon as possible. The successful applicant will work in a strong and committed phase team within our wider staff team and will benefit from the wider professional opportunities available working for Ad Astra Academy Trust. The post is covering for a maternity leave which is likely to continue until early July 2021.

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate that they are ready to take on a teaching position with flexibility, creativity and inspiration within this forward thinking school. The School requires a teacher who can build on our ethos which is caring and supportive whilst maintaining high expectations of children’s work and behavior. Applicants are asked to demonstrate their skills and experience that they will bring to the post.

The successful candidate will:

• Join a school with a highly supportive, warm, friendly and respectful ethos, and the drive and ambition to ensure that all members of staff achieve their full potential.
• Have the privilege of engaging with hard-working and motivated children.
• Have opportunity to further develop their skills through a variety of professional development opportunities.

Brougham Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

For an informal discussion about this position please contact the Headteacher, Sarah Greenan on 01429 273663

Job Description

Person Specification

Application Form

Application forms and further details are available via the Ad Astra website site:

Careers

Closing Date – 9am on Friday 25th September 2020 Interviews will be held in the week of  the 28^th September 2020

Please see the flyer below for a transition resource for Year 6 pupils. We are planning to offer our Moving on Up workshop to year 6’s over the summer holidays who haven’t had a chance to attend the workshops in school and have created a flyer with the information on for parents. If parents are interested they can contact Alliance directly via our cypfamilies@alliancepsychology.com email address with their child’s school and contact details on. Parents can also contact us on 01642 352747 to request further information or register their interest.

Please follow the link to see a letter regarding school opening in September.

http://brougham-school.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/September-opening.pdf

Northern Education Trust – Dyke House	https://mca.northerneducationtrust.org/our-academy/transition/?highlight=y6%20tour
High Tunstall	www.htcs.org.uk/year-6
St Hild’s	https://youtu.be/8y_ajxR6sak
Manor	https://mca.northerneducationtrust.org/our-academy/transition/
English Martyrs	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNhqv0CPaho&t=4s

You asked…we listened!

As of September Brougham Primary School will be cashless!  You should have all received an email with your activation code for you to start using ParentPay.  If you do not have an email address please contact the school and we will be able to sort you out with a Pay Point code for you to use at a local store.

Please activate your account ASAP so if there any issues we are able to resolve them before the summer break.

As of September Brougham will be using Parent Pay to pay for school meals and trips, we will no longer accept cash. As we are currently setting up the system if you would like to order uniform please contact the supplier direct. The details are as follows;
Elizabeths Embroidery – 01642 674973

As you are aware the government has decided to issue the school meal vouchers for over the six week summer holiday. Every child that is entitled to free school meals will be issued with a £90 voucher. However, the school have to order the school meal vouchers for this period by Thursday 9th July so if you feel you are eligible for free school meals please apply before this date. We will not be able to process any vouchers after that date for new claimants.
If you are already eligible for FSM, you will automatically receive a voucher during the holidays and you do not need to do anything further.

ARE YOU ENTITLED TO A FUNDED NURSERY PLACE FOR YOUR 2 YEAR OLD, IF SO:-



The Children’s Hub are now taking applications for Free 2 Year Old Nursery Funding for September 2020. Please go to the following website to make your application as soon as possible



https://eyes-par-portal.hartlepool.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/parents/freechildcare



Call Bobbie Swales or Kim Rowntree on 01429 284284 if you have any questions.

The present set of school meal vouchers is only for two weeks (W/C 1st & 8th of June).
School are ordering the next set which will be for 4 weeks (W/C 15th, 22nd, 29th of June and 6th of July)