We are looking for engaging, enthusiastic and motivated team members to join us!  We are particularly interested in candidates that have some experience of working with children.

We hope this application pack will give you an understanding of our values and vision for our children, staff and wider school community. We would also like to extend an invitation to you to come and visit our school virtually or in person and have a conversation about your future and ours. If you would like to take up this offer, please arrange a time to meet Jon Gray, the Headteacher, by contacting the school office via 01865 721476.

In September 2020, we finalised our new Mission, Vision and Values. Our staff and governors have used it to create our strategic development over the next five years.  If you are successful in becoming a Play Worker at our school, you will play a significant role in realising this Mission, Vision and Values. You will also need a creative spark to bring our ambitious plans into reality.

We realise that you can’t achieve this alone, and we are particularly proud of the team we are developing at Larkrise. Our staff team is energetic, enthusiastic, supportive, and wants to offer our children the very best educational experiences. Our children want to achieve whilst enjoying their education. If you are successful, you will also be supported by our governors and Friends of Larkrise - an ever-growing group of parents/carers; both are fully supportive of the school and its future. 

It is an exciting time for Larkrise Primary School. In February 2019, we joined the River Learning Trust (RLT). The RLT is a Multi-Academy Trust responsible for several schools and a school-centred initial teacher training provider (SCITT) within Oxfordshire. The schools and SCITT are united by their commitment to the principles of the Trust and a shared belief in the benefits of everything that is gained by working together.  Information about the growing River Learning Trust by visiting www.riverlearningtrust.org. 

Being part of RLT gives the school opportunities to work more closely with a diverse range of schools, benefiting both our staff and children. The Trust schools are also involved in working with Oxfordshire Teaching School Alliance (OTSA) which provides further access to support and development opportunities. Larkrise is a strategic partner school within OTSA (Click here for more information).

At Larkrise, we are excited by the opportunities of working more closely with such a diverse range of schools which will benefit both our staff and children.

The River Learning Trust and Larkrise Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.  Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role.The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You should contact the school if you are unsure if this role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

This post includes regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means 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.' For further guidance for applicants click on the this link List of Offences that are not filtered