Why join us?

Our ethos is 'happy, caring, achieving' and this applies equally to our children and staff.  Feedback from staff and pupul surveys confirms we practice what we preach.  If you join our team, we will make a commitment to you to support you to be the best you can be in your new role.  Just a few benefits our staff can access are:

• A range of funded CPD opportunities 

• One 'Golden Day' a year - this is an additional day out of school on an agreed date during term time

• Health and wellbeing support

• Annual winter flu vaccination on site and free of charge 

• Access to an on site Mental Health First Aider

• Staff teambuilding and social events

At King Edward Primary School, we work together to provide a safe, caring community and an exciting and creative learning environment where staff views are valued and they are supported to achieve their full potential. We promise:

• To ensure that staff are informed and consulted

• To have pride in our professional relationships of care, support, trust and openness

• Everyone’s skills and contributions are valued

• Everyone should understand and feel committed to the ethos and values of our school

• To listen where staff offer their opinion on any areas they feel we could improve

• To support staff professionally through coaching both within school and with other local and national schools 

Our school is committed to not only eliminating discrimination, but also increasing understanding and appreciation for diversity.  King Edward Primary School believes that a greater level of success from pupils and staff can be achieved through realising the uniqueness of individuals.  Creating a prejudice-free environment here individuals feel confident and at ease is a commitment of the school.  This environment of inclusion will be achieved by:

• Being respectful

• Always treating all members of the school community fairly 

• Developing an understanding of diversity and the benefits it can have

• Adopting an inclusive curriculum that is accessible to all

• Encouraging compassion and open-mindedness

Our recruitment and selectin process is designed to be fair and avoid discrimination and is in line with the Equality Act 2010. 

Keeping our children and young people safe and secure is crucially important. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

It is important during the recruitment process that we ensure candidates support this commitment. We will ask all applicants to tell us in confidence about any criminal convictions they have and the successful candidate will also need to obtain an enhanced certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This does not mean that you cannot work here if you have a criminal conviction as we will take into

account factors such as the age of the conviction, its relevance to the job and any mitigating factors before making a decision.

You should also expect at interview that we will explore any gaps in your employment record, your motivations for working with children and young people and your ability to keep them safe from harm. We will also check this information in any references we receive, one of which must be from your current or last employer.