Class Teacher

Sherard Primary School, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1HA

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  25 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  3 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational teacher to join our Team at Sherard Primary School

KS2 (Y4) Class Primary Teacher

Fulltime

Fixed term (January 2026 until the end of the academic year)
ECT/MPS/UPS

To start from January 5th, 2026

At Sherard Primary School, we are seeking an aspirational, nurturing and passionate KS2 Class Teacher to join our incredible team and provide the best education for our children by ensuring they are supported, engaged and inspired in their learning. As part of our welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate students to strive for success while maintaining a healthy and happy learning environment for all children within the school.

What we are looking for

• An excellent classroom practitioner with a clear understanding of effective teaching and learning to inspire, nurture and guide pupils of all abilities
• Proven ability to manage pupils in calm and positive ways.
• Have very high expectations of achievement and behaviour and have energy, enthusiasm, drive and determination to raise standards
• Commitment to modelling Sherard’s values in order to grow these across the school community.
• Exceptional organisational skills including time management.
• A reflective and solution-focused practitioner who is keen to be the best teacher they can be.
• Someone who can work both independently and as a member of a team.
• A commitment to inclusion for all.
• A willingness to build positive relationships with parents and carers.

About the Mowbray Education Trust

The Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a family of schools dedicated to providing children with a first-class education. Based in Leicestershire and reaching far beyond, our settings support pupils throughout their education journey, providing them with the skills and knowledge to thrive and make a positive impact on society.

Our vision is to deliver first-class teaching and learning with integrity. This means that every young person attending our schools, regardless of background or ability, receives a first-class education.

Our Senior Leadership Team work collaboratively across the Trust to enhance each school, whilst allowing them to keep their own sense of individuality.

As our Trust grows, so does our need for talented, skilled individuals. Each of our employees bring a unique mindset, new ideas and positively impact the development of our Trust. We are therefore dedicated to:

- Creating our own

- Growing our own

- Inspiring our own

- Retaining our own

And of Course, Children First!

Closing Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 3rd October 2025

(We may interview suitable candidates before this date, so early enquiries/applications are encouraged)

Our Trust Employee Benefits

High quality continuous professional development throughout the year

Career progression opportunities within the Trust

Occupational sick pay, maternity and paternity pay

Access to the generous Teacher Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free eye care tests

On-site parking (JFC/IVES/BRW/SRD/GRV)

Employee wellbeing schemes

Accessible central services including HR, finance and IT

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.

Mowbray Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working within the Trust to share this commitment. All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check.

Mowbray Education Trust ~ Children first

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 Sherard Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 395 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sherard Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sherard-primary-school

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