Welcome to James Elliman Primary School

Thank you for showing an interest in working at James Elliman Primary. I hope the following pages will give you some insight into life at our school and the opportunities on offer.

We’re proud to call ourselves a community school and of our hard work to develop a school which is totally inclusive, engaging not only our pupils but also the wider community.

We place great importance on the development of our staff and actively encourage colleagues to aim high and to achieve success.

As a school we are determined to raise our pupil’s academic achievement and develop their personal social skills by creating a happy, secure, healthy and stimulating environment. Our success as a school depends on us helping our pupils to do well.

Our aim is to give children a broad programme of learning that has a good balance between academic, physical and creative activities so that they will have a firm foundation for adult life.

I am very proud of James Elliman School and everyone within it and I hope that you will be interested in joining our community.

So if you are a passionate teacher who is committed and looking to work in a vibrant and happy school, then we would love to hear from you. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged.

However, don’t just take my word for it discover some of our current staff experiences on our testimonials page

Mr P.A. Dieppe
Headteacher

What we can offer our staff:

• Excellent Fast track CPD opportunities, ‘investors in people status’
• Opportunity to make a mark within a large learning community
• Working within a well structured and cohesive team of specialist teachers
• A friendly and supportive team that lend themselves to a healthy work life balance
• Invests in professional development
• Gives staff the opportunity to work in a diverse environment engaging in a creative curriculum
• Gives you the opportunity to experience working with EAL children and our bi-lingual learners
• Working within well developed learning areas with excellent ICT facilities including interactive whiteboards
• Personal laptop