Your opportunity:

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. You will be a part of our Early Years team in a school that prioritises in developing practitioners, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations as an Early Years practitioner, our School supports all staff in their progression through a range of bespoke courses and qualifications.

What we are looking for:

We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education, and helping create exceptional places of learning. We are looking for:

•  A qualified practitioner who holds NNEB or equivalent;
• Experience of working with SEND
• A passion for children’s learning and development;
• A willingness to try new things and to help develop new strategies in curriculum and assessment;
• To develop their own practice through a coaching model;
• High aspirations for all children and a desire to raise standards;
• High aspirations for themselves and a commitment to further development.

About Riverside Primary School:

Riverside Primary is a small mixed community school which is based in Barking within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. We are fortunate to be housed in a fabulous modern building which boasts large class rooms that provide a clean and spacious environment for our children to learn in. We pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly atmosphere associated with smaller schools. We provide a curriculum that acknowledges the importance of the basic skills, but endeavours to teach those skills in an exciting way, as well as finding time to focus on more creative and artistic skills and making sure that we enjoy what we learn, using our local and wider environments and opportunities to support this.

Riverside Primary School Ethos:

At Riverside Primary School we take pride in growing the personal qualities of confidence and resilience, and develop the skills, for lifelong learning.  We challenge all children to strive for academic, creative, sporting and personal success within a broad, vibrant and enriched curriculum. 

Our core values can be summarised as RESPECT – Resilience, Empathy, Self- belief, Perseverance, Effort, Courageous and Tolerance. 

We encourage children to take ownership of, and responsibility for, their learning and behaviour.  We aim for our children to fulfil their potential and shape their future

Why work at Riverside Primary School: 

Amazing, well-behaved children, who are happy at school and excited by what they are learning each day.

A fantastic new build, which includes access to secondary school resources for sport. 

A local school with all the advantages of a successful academy group, including a strong central team of support, teaching and leadership staff.

Riverside Primary is located on the Riverside campus site which is close to the A13. Riverside Barking station and the EL1 bus, stop directly outside the campus. 

Visits to the school are highly recommended. Please contact the school office on the number or email below to arrange your visit with the Headteacher. 

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and as such all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Appointments are also subject to satisfactory references/medical clearance

To arrange a visit please contact the Headteacher via:  02039465888 or primary@riverside.bardaglea.org.uk