Class Teacher

Lawnside Academy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0LX

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (679)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £46,940.00 Annually (FTE) ECT/MPS

Class Teacher job summary

Continuously meet at least the minimum standards outlined in the DfE’s ‘Teachers’ Standards’.

Comply with school policies and procedures, in particular those relating to child protection and safeguarding.

Attend staff meetings, INSET days, parents’ evenings, parent consultation meetings, and any other functions or meetings required.

Support phase / subject leaders wherever possible, e.g. through attendance at staff and/or key stage meetings.

Take responsibility for completing CPD and keeping up to date with developments relating to subject matter.

Establish effective working relationships with colleagues and set a good example for pupils through a high level of professionalism.

Participate in any performance-related appraisal arrangements made by the school.

Assist with the organisation of extracurricular activities.

Assist with the promotion of their subject in the school, e.g. through creating displays of pupils’ work.

Carry out additional tasks as reasonable expected under the direction of the headteacher.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

About Lawnside Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 283 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lawnside Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lawnside-academy

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