Class teacher

Spring Meadow Infant School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 4RB

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): Monday- Friday. Can be flexible for the right candidate
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Pay scale: m1-m6

What skills and experience we're looking for

• have an uncompromising passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learning
• be an excellent classroom practitioner
• have high expectations of behaviour and achievement
• have a commitment to teamwork and a collegiate approach
• be able to build relationships with children and colleagues
• have the ability and determination to inspire and motivate children to achieve the best they can be.

What the school offers its staff

We are a two form Infant and Nursery School in the heart of Ely. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, child centred school where we treat every child as an individual. As a school we have high levels of SEND and have an onsite special needs unit, specialising in non-verbal ASD which will be expanding to 30 spaces in September 2025. We are a supportive team who work together to ensure everyone (children and staff) achieves their potential. In March 2024 we received ‘Good’ from Ofsted where they stated that “Pupils are knowledgeable, curious and enthusiastic”.

We can offer you:

• amazing, kind and caring children with a passion for learning
• a friendly and welcoming community
• a caring and supportive ethos where staff and children’s wellbeing are a high priority
• dedicated, experienced and welcoming staff
• a sense of fun and enjoyment in an environment where colleagues all work together and support each other
• opportunities for high quality professional development.

Commitment to safeguarding

Spring Meadow Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. An enhanced DBS with a barred list check will be required, and other procedures and checks will be followed as part of our safeguarding procedures. The school is an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About Spring Meadow Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 137 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Spring Meadow Infant School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01353664742
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-meadow-infant-school (opens in new tab)

We are a two form Infant and Nursery school in the heart of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

Arranging a visit to Spring Meadow Infant School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@springmeadow.cambs.sch.uk.

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