Class Teacher

Lawn Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 2QR

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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: 37,101.00 - 45,352.00

Class Teacher job summary

Class Teacher

Required from 1st September 2026

Full time Permanent

Main Scale Points 3-6

 

 

Lawn Primary School is seeking to appoint an excellent teaching practitioner who has high expectations of pupil progress and a drive for self-development.

 

Lawn Primary School is an outstanding nurturing primary school with 436 pupils. We are located in a leafy Suburb of Derby with extensive grounds and buildings.

 

We are looking for inspirational teachers who are committed to creating a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice.

 

You will:

 

·       Be a consistently good / outstanding primary teacher

·       Be passionate about teaching and learning and making a difference to every child.

·       Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement.

·       Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues.

·       Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.

In return we offer:

·       A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.

·       Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

·       Calm and purposeful learning environments

·       Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

·       A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

·       Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged, these can be arranged by contacting the school office on 01332 550178.

 

 How to apply

 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

 

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Rosie Lang at Lawn Primary School, Norbury Close, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2QR Email:r.lang@lawn.derby.sch.uk Telephone: 01332 550178

Closing date for applications; 1st June 2026 at 9am

Interviews will be held on; 5th June 2026

 

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9510 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

 

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Lawn Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 435 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lawn Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lawn-primary-school-derby

We have a very talented and committed teaching and support staff team who offer the children many different ways to excel and achieve. The school curriculum is differentiated to provide challenge for our more able pupils and support for those with any special educational needs. We have an extensive range of extra-curricular activities that provide an extra dimension to the opportunities for learning. We are continually developing our technological facilities to ensure that all of our pupils can access and benefit from the digital learning environment.

Our mission statement “DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE” reflects our understanding and beliefs. It promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school. This leads to a consistently high level of pupil achievement, preparing pupils for the challenges, opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
Mental health and wellbeing plays a vital role in education and impact on our students’ learning. This academic year the school is committed to working towards the School Mental Health Award. This is supported by the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University who say:
“The Department for Education recognises the direct link between positive mental health in schools and successful educational outcomes; the Mental Health Award for Schools builds on this link and provides a framework for educational institutions to evidence policies and initiatives that work towards improving emotional health and wellbeing for both staff and pupils.”

for more information about our school please check out our website http://www.lawn.derby.sch.uk/

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