Early Years Teacher

John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives - and the world. As a partner academy in JTMAT, we are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, creative and enthusiastic person to join our evolving organisation. The successful candidate will ideally:

• Up-hold the new school vision, which is driven by our 'Achieve, Believe, Care' mission statement for the school.
• Be willing to work hard and will have a flexible approach to continuing professional development.
• Be an exemplary teacher who will lead and support by example and display the highest expectations of their own teaching and the teaching of others within the EYFS setting.
• Have a passion for the outdoor learning and a child centred approach. We are looking to employ someone who has a vision that learning in the Early Years happens all the time in lots of different situations.
• Place parental involvement and the local community at the heart of providing a strong, collaborative form of education within the Early Years setting.
• Ensure that they are up to date with recent initiatives, ideas and developments in the Early Years curriculum.
• Have a vision of where children have come from and where they will move to, understanding what makes effective transition into the EYFS and Year 1 and beyond.
• Possess a strong, nurturing behaviour management approach coupled with excellent and highly effective SEND knowledge and child development knowledge.
• Have an understanding of effective collation of learning journals and the positive impact that these can bring to the evidence trail. Online learning journal experience is desirable but not essential.
• Be supportive and motivational towards all colleagues and conduct monitoring actions linked to the EYFS setting.
• Contribute to the life and mission of the school through involvement in the work of the Parents, Teachers and Friends Association and with the delivery of extra-curricular clubs for the children.
• Ensure our pupils are safe, through establishing a trusting, open culture, placing a great emphasis on the safeguarding of all.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to work with all colleagues and have a strong understanding of how to create a vibrant and stimulating EYFS setting in which children and staff can thrive and flourish.
If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do., We have a passion for excellence demonstrated by a broad curriculum and high-quality leadership. We work hard to create collaboration across the Trust, and the Central Team reside in one of our schools, to remain grounded in school life. We have a strong track record of governance and health and safety, and our schools and Trust enjoy a healthy and stable financial position; we look to the future with anticipation of further growth and to support those schools already in our family by working together and adding value.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974, Thank you for your interest in John Taylor MAT - we hope the information here will outline what it means to work with us. The Trust was founded in 2014, in John Taylor High School - an outstanding secondary school in Barton-Under-Needwood, and the first in Staffordshire to convert to become an Academy. We have grown steadily over time and currently serve 13 infant/primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. In addition, the Staffordshire Research School and John Taylor Teaching School Hub are also key parts of our Trust, having gained a reputation for delivering outstanding professional development and support for teachers across a wide ranging offer. The mission for the Trust is "We believe in the power of education to improve lives - and the world." We are driven to ensure our communities can realise their true potential through learning. This is our mission. We provide experiences, resources, structures, and systems to enable all to engage, all to progress, all to achieve.