Primary Teacher

Primary teacher

Primary teacher

At Swindon Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly, and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff. We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years. Swindon Academy was the first all-though academy to open in the UK and has over 1,900 pupils from the age of 2 to 19. The school is situated in purpose-built £25 million premises, benefiting from excellent, state-of-the-art facilities, and situated within the beautiful county of Wiltshire, within commuting distance for Bristol, Bath and Oxford. United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. The subject specialists, Group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’. We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check. Here at United Learning, we are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. is some information about the benefits available to United Learning.

Job details

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Job description

Job description

Primary Teacher

Swindon Academy Primary Phase

Swindon Academy, are looking to an appoint exceptional teacher to join their Primary Phase in September 2024.

This is an opportunity for an exceptional teacher to join the Primary Phase of this exciting All-Through Academy in Swindon. At Swindon Academy we value the highest level of professionalism in its teachers. We expect that all teachers will display a high level of knowledge and understanding of the subjects that they teach and communicate this enthusiastically to pupils. Our teachers have high expectations of all pupils both behaviourally and academically. Relationships are fundamental to creating a safe, stimulating and positive learning environment.

Salary: £32,850- £48,050

Contract type: Full Time

Contract term:  Permanent

Start date: September 2024 

We are an OFSTED good-rated school and part of the country’s largest Multi-Academy Trust; United Learning.

We believe that it is our mission to ensure that all pupils can flourish both academically and personally in an aspirational and supportive environment so that they go on to live happy and fulfilling lives in the future. We pride ourselves on having the highest of expectations of everyone, both students and staff, and passionate about building a strong staff team who work together to drive success for our pupils. We are committed to providing a world-class education that improves the life chances of students, at whatever stage of learning, where hard work, kindness and responsibility are our shared values.

Located in the North of Swindon, we are within commuting distance of Bristol, Bath, Oxford and Reading and the beautiful surrounding Cotswolds Hills. The school boasts superb facilities, a spectacular building and a genuine commitment to ensuring that the Academy is a great place for pupils to learn and for staff to teach. We welcome applications from experienced teachers and those relocating to the area.

We are looking for a Primary teacher who:

Swindon Academy can offer you:

If you would like to contribute to our exciting school and would like to find out more, please email Karen Wright @swindon- - Principal. She will arrange a visit or an informal call to talk about the role.