Website Streatham Wells Primary
Streatham Wells Primary is an exceptional one-form entry school in between Streatham Hill and Tulse Hill. We are a small, friendly and caring school where everyone is committed to providing the very best learning opportunities for our children. At Streatham Wells we believe in growing hearts and minds. We deliver a curriculum which promotes academic excellence as well as supporting physical and mental wellbeing. We aim to foster learners to create a future generation more enlightened than the current and our curriculum is actively anti racist, anti-homophobic, anti-sexist and anti-ableist. In 2024, we received our Ofsted Outstanding judgement, which we are really proud of.
The position offered is a full time Class Teacher role, for either KS1 or KS2 depending on the candidate’s experience – ECTs are welcome to apply.
What an applicant needs:
Qualifications and experience
(E – essential, D – desirable)
- Qualified teacher status (E)
- Degree (E)
- Successful primary teaching experience in teaching KS1 or KS2 (E)
- Experience teaching in KS1 or KS2 (D)
- If an ECT, experience working in a primary school as a Teaching Assistant prior to teacher training (D)
Skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum (E)
- Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies (E)
- A good understanding of how children learn (E)
- Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs (E)
- Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils (E)
- Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children (E)
- Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies (E)
- Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning (E)
- A commitment to delivering diverse and inclusive teaching and actively anti discriminatory practice. (E)
Personal qualities
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school (E)
- High expectations for children’s attainment and progress (E)
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively (E)
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times (E)
- Commitment to safeguarding and equality (E)
- Flexibility, resilience and a good sense of humour (E)
We can offer a wonderful team, committed fully to developing the hearts and minds of our staff as well as our children. Our school vision is “Growing Hearts and Minds”, this is as much for our staff as it is by our children. We support professional development and leadership and are keen to develop and foster teacher’s skills and interests.