The posting
Canklow Woods Primary School are looking for an inspirational, passionate and highly committed teacher who has a genuine desire to make the greatest possible impact on the lives of our most vulnerable learners.
You will have a strong passion for SEND, a deep understanding of the barriers that can affect children’s learning and development, and proven experience of working successfully with pupils with additional needs. You will be someone who sees potential before limitation, builds strong relationships and refuses to give up on a child.
We are looking for a teacher who is relentlessly ambitious for every pupil, who understands that great teaching can change life chances, and who is prepared to go the extra mile to ensure that every child feels valued, included and able to succeed.
If you are knowledgeable, nurturing, resilient and determined to make a difference where it matters most, we would love to hear from you.
The ideal candidate will:
● Establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues as well as other professionals and institutions.
● Follow the teacher standards.
● Work daily to develop the ethos of the school within the classroom so that it permeates the whole curriculum.
● Ensure the safeguarding of all children and report all concerns to the designated lead person by following the schools agreed policies and procedures
● Maintain good order and discipline amongst pupils, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy.
● Plan and deliver lessons with regard for the school’s aims, policies and schemes of work.
● Provide clear structures for lessons which maintain pace, motivation, challenge and are differentiated to enable all children access to the curriculum.
● Make effective use of assessment information on pupil’s attainment and progress in planning future lessons.
● Keep appropriate and efficient records, integrating formative and summative assessment into weekly and termly planning.
● Ensure effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals, establishing high expectations of behaviour and attainment so that teaching objectives and good progress are consistently achieved.
● Create systems of organisation within the classroom to support teaching and learning and personal development of children.
● Know when and how to differentiate appropriately, using approaches which enable pupils to be taught effectively.
● Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.
● Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and know how to adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development.
We can offer you:
● Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
● Access to workplace and wellbeing support services.
● A genuine sense of belonging in a family of schools rooted in strong values.
● A comprehensive induction and support programme.
● A culture where curiosity, collaboration, joy and challenge drive professional growth.
● A real commitment to work–life balance: your wellbeing matters to us. We want you to thrive, both at work and beyond it.
Canklow Woods Primary School is proud to be a part of White Woods Primary Academy Trust. Established in 2013 and now a family of 16 primary schools within the borough of Rotherham.
Our vision is simple: all children, whatever their background, will be supported to thrive both academically and socially, developing the skills of lifelong learners. We believe in keeping the main thing the main thing — excellent teaching and learning — within a culture that is curious, collaborative, child-centred and challenging in all the right ways.
