Class Teacher (2 Posts)
Leigh and Bransford Primary School, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5DX13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
14 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday-Friday 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Many thanks for your interest in these posts. We are looking for two exceptional teachers - most likely with one post in KS1 and one in upper KS2.
Leigh and Bransford Primary is a popular one form entry village school that draws its pupils from a largely semi-rural community. Our pupils come mainly from Leigh Sinton, Bransford, Malvern and West Worcester. We pride ourselves on providing an education that produces well rounded pupils who have the highest possible academic standards.
Job Title: Class Teacher (2 posts)
Salary Scale Point: MPS/UPS
Full time and Permanent
Employer: Mercian Educational Trust - Leigh and Bransford Primary School
Closing Date: 14 May 2026
Interview Date: 20 May 2026
Starting Date: 1 September 2026
Job Summary We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Teacher to join our educational team. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating a nurturing and stimulating learning environment for young children, fostering their development across various domains. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children's lives through engaging and age-appropriate teaching methods.
Generic Responsibilities
- To promote the aims and objectives of the school and maintain its philosophy of education and to support the Headteacher in promoting the ethos of the school.
- To meet and conform to the appropriate standards set out in the Teachers Standards and the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document or such other revised document/s as identified by the Department for Education.
- To follow any current and applicable School Policies under the direction of the Headteacher.
- To respond to the needs of the school, with particular reference to the teaching of groups and classes within the school, as deemed necessary by the Headteacher
- Proven experience in early childhood education or a related field
- Strong behaviour management skills with the ability to foster positive classroom environments
- Excellent teaching abilities tailored to young children’s learning styles
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to engage children, parents, and colleagues effectively
- Organised with the ability to plan lessons and manage classroom activities efficiently
- Empathetic and patient demeanour with a genuine passion for early childhood development
Specific Responsibilities- Class Teacher
- To meet the expectations of a class teacher as determined by the Teachers’ Standards document and the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and to locally agreed conditions of employment to the extent that they are incorporated in the post holder’s individual contract of employment.
- To create and manage a caring, supportive and purposeful classroom environment.
- To plan and prepare lessons in order to deliver the National Curriculum Statutory Framework and the school‛s schemes of work, ensuring teaching is of the highest standard.
- To identify clear teaching objectives and learning outcomes with appropriate challenges and high expectations.
- To organise and manage groups or individual pupils ensuring differentiation of learning needs reflecting all abilities.
- To plan opportunities to develop the social, cultural and emotional aspects of pupils’ learning.
- To mark attendance registers, ensuring absence and lateness are accounted for, communicating with the school office staff when they are not.
- To maintain a regular system of monitoring, assessment record keeping, and reporting of pupils’ progress.
- To ensure appropriate records are available for the transfer of pupils.
- To communicate and consult with parents on all aspects of their children’s education – academic, social, and emotional.
- To work co-operatively as part of a phase team, including planning work and supervising support staff and parent helpers.
- To actively take part in professional development, sharing expertise and experiences as required.
- To actively extend my own professional learning using collaborative study, attendance at INSET, and reading to keep abreast of new developments.
- To work alongside other members of staff to review and innovate the curriculum.
- To participate as required in meetings with colleagues, other professionals, and parents.
- To maintain a stimulating, organised, interactive, and informative learning environment that encourages each child to achieve their potential.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices, and procedures in such a way as to support the school’s values and vision
- To follow guidance and support from members of the leadership team.
- To control and oversee the use and storage of books, stationery, and other teaching materials related to their teaching, ensuring that appropriate Health and Safety Regulations are observed.
- To actively and positively participate in performance management reviews.
Desirable Experiences
- Experience of working with groups of children to deliver high quality interventions and support
- Excellent classroom practitioner and commitment to make learning engaging
- Experience in working alongside class teachers
- Experience of working with children from different backgrounds
- Experience of working within more than one year group
- Experience of teaching Phonics
- Experience of using data to raise standards
Education and Qualifications - Essential Experiences
- Maths & English GCSE qualifications at Grade C
- Relevant professional qualification at Level 3
- 3 years experience of working in the care of children
Personal Specifications - Essential Skills and Attributes
- Ability to work with mixed ability groups.
- Supporting the policies, practices and ethos of the school
- Understanding of behaviour management techniques for groups and individuals
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise
- Have a passion for learning and for enabling pupils to develop as enthusiastic learners
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- Flexible/resilient and able to respond with good humour to the unpredictable
- Ability to make positive and professional relationships with all members of the school community
- Ability to meet deadlines and respond positively to high expectations
- A friendly and approachable style, while maintaining professional boundaries
- Excellent organisation skills but the ability to be adaptable and flexible
- Ability to be calm and resilient when under pressure
- Excellent time-keeping
- Ability to perform a role that involves constant contact with children
- Ability to perform a role that requires engagement in regulated activity relevant to children.
What the school offers its staff
Salary Sacrifice Schemes
Cycle to work, Electric Vehicle Leasing, and Tech Benefits
Employee Health Assistance
Our employee assistance programme gives you access to confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. Employees also have access to the Wisdom App which supports wellbeing and mental health.
Career Progression
We want to encourage the career progression of ouremployeeswherever possible, and we support staff who wish tomovebetween our schools and the central teams when suitablerolesarise.
Pension
As a teacher, you will automatically enroll into the Teachers’Pension Scheme. As Support Staff, you can opt-in to the LocalGovernment Pensions Scheme – one of the most competitive onthe market.
Collaboration
All employees have opportunities for collaboration, CPD and access to support from the central team. Teaching staff also have opportunities for guidance in all areas of the curriculum and assessment and sharing good practice.
Eye tests and Flu Jabs
All employees can access free eye tests and annual flu jab.
Free Car Parking
All employees have access to free car parking on or near the schoolpremises.
Childcare – Wraparound discount
Employees can access wraparound care provided at any of our schools at a reduced rate of 50%. Please note: Discounts do not apply to Nursery provisions.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
About Leigh and Bransford Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 181 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leigh and Bransford Primary School website
- Email address
- kharrison@metacademies.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01886832342
Leigh and Bransford Primary School is a friendly, welcoming school with great facilities including forest school and a large playing field. We are a fully inclusive school who have high expectations and aspiration for all our pupils in order to enable them to flourish. Together, we will work to provide an excellent, rounded education for every pupil. We do this in a safe environment where pupils feel engaged, valued and supported.
Arranging a visit to Leigh and Bransford Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kharrison@metacademies.org.uk.
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