Working at Cippenham
Thank you for your interest in the Cippenham School.
As a staff member at Cippenham you would be part of a cohesive team which is committed to putting our children first. We are a school community who are passionate about teaching and developing children with life-long skills to make them become independent, successful members of the wider community.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to be part of our amazing school, please do click on the links below to learn more about job opportunities available.
If you wish to contact us about our positions please email hr@cippenhamschool.org.uk
We are part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust an exciting and successful multi-academy trust specialising in the Primary sector. A career with our school within the Elliot Foundation is one full of opportunity.
Current Vacancies
Teachers
Our current vacancies are advertised (with additional information links) on the DfE website.
How to Apply
If you’re interested in one of our roles, please view any additional information above, e.g. job description / person specification, prior to completing the relevant application form.
To apply for a role, please find and complete the forms found using the links below; please return your completed form and a covering letter setting out how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for the role.
Please note: Cippenham School, part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks including a Barred List and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
ECT Programme
We are pleased to be able to offer support for Early Career Teachers here at Cippenham School. We register our ECT's through an appropriate body and assign all ECT's a mentor, who will work with you to complete your assessments and will assist in arranging essential and tailored CPD to help you through your first year of teaching.
As well as protected time through the school week, you will have planning time with your team/team leaders for lesson preparation and will be granted opportunities to observe experienced teachers in a variety of subjects, to support you in your journey to qualified teacher status.
But don't just take it from us, we are happy for you to speak to any of our current or past ECT's to get their perspective. Mr Donnelly shares his thoughts on his ECT year below:
"My ECT year was something that I felt nervous about going into, as it’s a big change and going straight into having your own class and responsibilities is a daunting prospect. As soon as I started, I felt that I was supported. Working alongside my year team, I was able to quickly get to grips with what the expectations were and what I needed to do. I was assigned a 1:1 mentor who I met with on a weekly basis, we spoke through any issues I had and the things that I needed to work on were broken down into small manageable targets that I was able to keep on top of. The school has a variety of different people who were available to support me , with each subject having a designated leader and mentor to work with. The friendly atmosphere within the school meant that any member of staff felt approachable and this was key to being able to ask for help from others. People were willing to give up their own time to help and were ready to talk things through in depth if I had any problems.
Having completed my ECT year, I feel that I have improved massively as a teacher, both in confidence and in practice. It was a struggle at times, keeping on top of the various responsibilities that come with being a teacher, however with support from a variety of people within the school, I have come out feeling positive about my future."