Class Teacher - Kingsleigh Primary School

About the role

Classroom Teacher

Start Date - September 2026

Permanent

Salary - £32,916 - £45,352 per annum (M1 - M6)

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kingsleigh Primary School as a Classroom Teacher and join our fantastic team from September 2026.

Kingsleigh Primary School is a community where all are welcomed, valued and heard. Feel safe and happy are at the heart of what we do to ensure we succeed as lifelong learners. We embrace individual qualities to ensure Kingsleigh is a community "where everyone can be great".

We have three core values that underpin the behaviour ethos of our school community and are promoted throughout all areas of life at Kingsleigh and beyond: Belong, Aspire, Respect.

We're looking for someone who embraces these values and for this particular role someone who is a motivated teacher either with experience or someone who is just starting on their teaching journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure pupils make strong progress by providing appropriate guidance, support and advice
• Plan and deliver a broad, balanced and integrated curriculum in line with national requirements and whole school policies, using agreed schemes of work
• Promote and maintain high standards of behaviour in accordance with the school's Behaviour Policy
• Create and sustain a stimulating, well organised classroom environment that celebrates and showcases pupils' work
• Effectively organise and manage teaching and learning within the classroom
• Monitor, assess and evaluate pupils' progress to inform future teaching and improve outcomes
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, particularly within the year group, to meet the diverse needs of all pupils through purposeful and engaging learning activities
• Contribute to the development of high quality planning and engaging schemes of work
• Actively promote safeguarding and uphold the welfare and well being of all pupils at all times

We are looking for someone who brings warmth, commitment and a genuine belief in our children. You will:

• Be a qualified and highly motivated teacher
• Be passionate and hold high expectations, encouraging all children to achieve their best
• Be able to inspire and motivate pupils and promote high standards of behaviour
• Be able to build positive relationships with parent/carers and the wider community
• Be able to demonstrate excellent teaching practice or the potential to
• Be flexible and ready to adapt and engage
• Be proud to be a part of our school and uphold our ethos and values
• Put children at the centre of their work
• Be enthusiastic about working as part of a team at all levels: year group, phase and school

Benefits

• A large, friendly and enthusiastic staff team where everyone works together and is genuinely proud of what we've created
• A forward thinking approach to teaching and learning where risk taking is celebrated and where continuous learning is encouraged through professional development opportunities
• A modern, spacious, purpose built and well resourced learning environment
• Energetic and enthusiastic children who respond well to the creative curriculum we provide

Further Information

Kingsleigh Primary values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Kingsleigh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020) provide 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. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Kingsleigh Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.