12 Success Stories

                         

I recently came across an article focusing on the recruitment crisis facing schools, and how it is causing extra pressure on senior leaders in terms of being able to access consistent high quality teaching, and “budgetary busting” recruitment advertising and recruitment fees.

It’s the reason why primary schools find our service invaluable! Below is a snapshot of 12 success stories which will give you an overview as to how we add significant value to our ongoing partnerships with primary schools:

                                                       #1: Reliable

"All of the J and C Academy Staff (PE, French and Music) are very professional, reliable and hardworking. They are also very adaptable to the needs of the school"

 Daniel Gristwood, Deputy Headteacher, 
St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School

              #2: Inclusive

“Our P.E teacher Greg really is wonderful. He is an inclusive and valued part of the team here at St Luke’s.” 

Barbara Dunn, Headteacher,

St Luke’s Primary School, Westminster

                            

                                             #3: Opportunity

"Tracey always gives 110%, and has developed music across the whole school, and provided many opportunities where music 

is shared with the whole school community."

 Valerie Britnell, Headteacher, 

Wingrave CE Combined School

                                                    #4: Impactful

"Scott has had an excellent impact on staff confidence and enthusiasm in delivering PE.”

  Sam Froggett, PE Coordinator, Bramley CE Primary School

                             #5: Long Term Relationship

"We are very pleased with the PE and French services provided by J and C Academy. We look forward to continuing working with you in the future."

   Ashley Walker, Deputy Headteacher, Newport Primary School

                                                  #6: Flexible

"We enjoy having the (PE, Music and Spanish) Teachers around as they fit in very well with our ethos. We really appreciate the company's flexibility in providing us with the best staff for the job and accommodating us."

Junaida Bana, Deputy Headteacher, 
Avanti Court Federation Primary School 

                                          #7: Quality of Delivery

“All year long I’ve had terrific feedback from staff in all different year groups about the engagement of pupils and also the quality of PE lessons.”

       Dave Woods, Headteacher, Beaconsfield Primary School

                   #8: Child Centered Approach

“I’m reluctant to recommend suppliers, but I would always recommend J and C Academy. You go above and beyond by putting the needs of children first.”

         Karen Doherty, Headteacher, Drayton Green Primary School

                                         #9: Professional

"You are always quick to answer emails, and always polite and professional. You have worked with us flexibly to sort out keeping (PE practitioner) Wayne on and the teachers always turn up ready and prepared to deliver their PE and Music lessons

     Jamie Maloy, Headteacher, Viking Primary School

           #10: Enthusiastic Teachers

“We love Music Teacher Adrienne’s enthusiasm and hardworking nature. The children absolutely adore her!” 

        Lavinia Spong, Headteacher, 
St James the Great RC Primary & Nursery School

#11: Proactive

“Thanks for being so proactive regarding quality assurance of the teachers you place in our schools…. Thanks also to Jazz Rose for attending so many of our school events.”

        Lisa McIntyre, Headteacher, Dawlish Primary School

    #12: Continual Career Development

“J and C Academy are not a supply agency. They invest a lot in to their teachers. Their strength is they continually train their teachers on the best classroom practice and current changes.”

    Clare Wash, Headteacher, Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School

If your school(s) would benefit 

from a partnership with 

J and C Academy, 

simply contact our friendly team on:

E: alex@jandcacademy.com  

T: 0203 291 4387

3 Personality Traits of Phenomenal Teachers!

As I sat down to have a cup of tea with John Halliwell, head-teacher of Thomas Arnold Primary School recently; we were discussing how important it is to have teachers of the right culture fit for a school, beyond teachers who can simply deliver 'outstanding lessons'.

In this short article I've outlined 3 key common personality traits among Phenomenal Teachers! Which of the brilliant traits below are most important in your school & why? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Charisma:
As outlined in my recent blog on school leadership, excellent schools seemingly employ teachers who possess a shared sense of values and often a shared style of working. A confident smile, accompanied by a divine sense of dress and positive mannerisms are common traits among phenomenal teachers.

These are the type of people who can walk into any classroom in any school and command, (not demand) attention, with the subtle raise of an eyebrow or a huge smile and a raised hand.

An example is during my first week at a primary school teaching PE, I walked into a dining room of supervisor staff trying to get their voices heard over 200 children. I walked in calmly, began clapping a rhythm and within seconds they were all following me with engaged smiles. Then I placed my finger on my lips.

Subject Knowledge:
Whilst observing Spanish teacher Nora Ferguenis at the same school; Thomas Arnold, she reminded me of the deepened value in shared discussion. It was brilliant to assess not only how much words and phrases the children could 'remember' but how confident they were in debating how they themselves could further develop sports terms. They were able to confidently communicate through dramatic expression and role play so others could guess the sport in the target language.

Excellent teachers have a plethora of knowledge but what fantastic teachers like Nora do is to impart snippets of that knowledge; and then get the children to expand upon it, so that knowledge sharing becomes a reciprocal process as opposed to a directed one.



Leadership Style Communication:
From children to adults, communication is key to success in any walk of life. I remember when our head of services, Sam was teaching PE and he remarked; "No, not 'kind of like'; with confidence tell me what peripheral vision means?", before receiving a more clear and astute response from the pupil.

Brilliant teachers communicate like leaders; with assertion and clarity. They often report more frequently and more thoroughly than what is outlined in their role requirements and their assessments are usually more thorough than their counterparts. They are distinctly aware of how to communicate with the right person, at the right time, so that they get what they need. By proxy their seniors get more time to focus on other areas of development for the school.

In an era of growing cultural diversity in schools it's essential for companies who supply teachers to schools to employ teachers who are chameleon like and are able to deliver phenomenal teaching in almost any environment. Phenomenal teachers such as these are a rare breed. However employing teachers with the appropriate personality and culture fit for your school ensures that with an effective CPD programme, schools, children, parents and the community will benefit in all manner of ways!

To find out more about sourcing teachers with the right culture fit for your school or organisation, look out for my next blog post: An interview with a phenomenal head-teacher: Mr John Haliwell.

Feel free to share this blog post & comment your thoughts below. I'd love to hear from you!

J and C Values: Passion. Positivity. Productivity. Performance. Progress.



Best regards,

Jazz Rose
Director of Education
J and C Academy
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