Casual Teacher
Walton Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7JR3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 October 2026
Closing date
11 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Casual
Full time equivalent salary
- £25.09 - £32.67 Hourly Casual Hours
Casual Teacher job summary
Join Our Team as a Casual Teacher at Walton Academy!
Are you passionate about teaching and looking for a flexible role? We're on the lookout for a Casual Teacher to join our vibrant educational community.
As a casual teacher, you’ll have the opportunity to teach and cover various subjects and engage with diverse groups of students. Whether you’re covering for an absent colleague or stepping in for a short-term assignment, your role will be to inspire, guide, and make a positive impact on students’ learning journeys.
Why join Walton Academy?
We are a large secondary academy for students aged 11-18 years based in Grantham with over 900 students. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ overall with praise of ‘Pupils enjoy coming to school and value the education they receive. They benefit from the dedication of staff and leaders. Pupils know that their teachers want them to do well and they feel well supported.’
- Flexible working hours
- Supportive, welcoming team
- Opportunities to gain valuable teaching experience
- Competitive pay rates
Visits are welcomed and encouraged - please contact Katie Bagnall, Business Manager, to arrange, or for further information.
www.walton-ac.org.uk
Walton Academy, Harlaxton Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7JR
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The opportunity
This post would suit either a new entrant to the role or an experienced Exam Invigilator.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver lessons in a fun, engaging, and supportive way
- Adapt teaching strategies to suit different learning needs
- Manage classroom behaviour and create a positive learning environment
- Follow lesson plans and ensure smooth transitions between activities
- Collaborate with other teachers and staff to support students’ growth
- To secure high standards of learning outcomes for all students through effective teaching.
- To make a positive contribution to academy life and live by the academy vision.
- To undertake the teaching of designated students and associated duties
Our employee benefits
At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
Teacher Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 23.68%
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning.
- Full support and induction.
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students.
- Networking opportunities across Diverse Academies
- Salary sacrifice opportunities such as car, cycle and technology schemes.
- Staff discounts and offers on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
- Health and Wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider, eyecare vouchers for a free eye test and contribution towards glasses for display screen equipment users.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
Closing date: 11 September 2026
Interview date: TBC
Start date: 12 October 2026
Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
Diverse Academies Trust
Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.
We empower. We respect. We care
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Walton Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 822 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Walton Academy website
Our most recent results were phenomenal and place us in the top 10% of all schools nationally, demonstrating that we have the expertise to allow all students to fulfil their potential and achieve their dreams. We strive to be the best secondary school in the country and are committed to continually improving our offer and the quality of our provision.
We fundamentally believe that every student should achieve their full potential and all staff are committed to ensuring this happens. Our academy is underpinned by our core values of ‘Excellence, Courage, Commitment and Ownership’. We consider these to be integral to our students’ success and wellbeing. Alongside a commitment to academic excellence, students are expected and encouraged to become fully involved in Walton life.
Developing character is hugely important to us too, we want our students to be strong of mind, will and heart and we offer a wide range of enrichment opportunities to ensure this happens. All students will follow our LORIC curriculum that develops Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication skills in readiness for the world of work. At Walton our culture of kindness is of equal importance to academic success; we want our students not only to be successful but leave with a robust moral compass.
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