About Us
Fittleworth C of E Village school is located in a small village within the South Downs National Park Fittleworth with a strong Christian ethos. We are very much at the heart of the Fittleworth community. Our curriculum reflects the school’s vision ensuring that all children are able access a broad and rich curriculum allowing them to achieve, whatever their talent “Let your light shine”. We give each child an inclusive learning experience where every child can succeed, including our most vulnerable and disadvantaged. Our aim is for the children to become independent, responsible learners that persist and show resilience, as they tackle the challenges that the school curriculum offers. Alongside this, our curriculum promotes good behaviour, safety, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. Our Christian vision and values are embedded in our curriculum and we have a high expectation for children to show love, respect and empathy at all times.
We can offer you:
- A dedicated and motivated team of colleagues and governors, committed and passionate about driving the school forward and improving outcomes for all pupils
- A happy and harmonious school community with children who work hard
- The opportunity to deliver a wonderful curriculum which intends to be ambitious and memorable and has creativity and inclusivity at its heart
- A wonderful opportunity to develop your own career
- A great opportunity to make a difference to the lives of our children
- Excellent facilities and village location
Are you an outstanding teacher with a passion to make a difference to children’s lives?
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in a forward-looking school to develop your own teaching skills and improve outcomes for all children?
Fittleworth C of E Village School is looking to appoint an outstanding and enthusiastic class teacher
We are keen to ensure that the very best practitioners apply and ideally candidates will have a few year's teaching experience and be ready to lead a subject area, however we are happy to consider the very best ECTs.
As a school our aim is for each and every child to develop a love of learning and to fulfil their potential, whatever their starting point or individual need. We have an exciting and engaging curriculum rooted in creativity, and inclusion.
We strive to ensure that all our lessons are both memorable and ambitious!
Here at school, we believe in the development of the whole child, ensuring that their social and emotional needs, as well as their academic needs are met
What You Need to Succeed
To be successful in this role you will need to:
- Be an outstanding teacher who inspires and motivates pupils, parents and colleagues
- Be a strong team player
- Have experience of teaching children with SEND
- Ideally have an area of subject expertise
- Have the drive and ability to secure excellent rates of progress and attainment for all children no matter their starting point
- Have high expectations of themselves and others
- Have a secure understanding of how to use data to ensure progress
- Have strong interpersonal and organisational skills
- Be committed to their own professional development
- Develop a strong partnership with parents, other professionals and the wider community
- Contribute to the wider life of our school
- Be hardworking and resilient
Further Information
Fittleworth School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.
Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).
Once complete please return this to [email protected]
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01798 865419
The reference number for this role is SCHO02417.
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
Job Reference: SCHO02417
