Primary Teacher – KS1 – Maternity Cover – 1.0FTE – Required September 2023

St Peter's is a very successful and oversubscribed school. We are a caring community with resolute focus on delivering outstanding teaching and learning.

The school seeks to appoint an outstanding Primary Teacher KS1 – Maternity Cover wanting to join a supportive and committed team who are passionate about teaching and learning. This presents an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or experienced teacher wishing to progress their career.

St Peter's is an 'all through school' that was designated GOOD with OUTSTANDING features by Ofsted in September 2017. It is delightfully situated on the Dorset Coast with ready access to the New Forest, both areas rich with opportunities for outdoor pursuits.

Closing date – 8.00am Tuesday 16th May 2023.

Interview date week commencing 22nd May 2023.

Further details and application forms are available on the school website:

https://www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk/blog/?pid=6&nid=4

Please be advised CV’s are not accepted as a form of application.

St Peter's School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.