Class Teacher
St James the Great Academy, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6SD20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
12 June 2025 at 3:52pm
Date listed
22 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31650 - £43607 per annum
Class Teacher job summary
Salary: MPR + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: September 2025
Are you an enthusiastic and creative Primary Teacher looking to make a real difference?
Do you thrive in a supportive and ambitious environment where every child is known, valued, and nurtured?
St James the Great Primary School is proud to be part of Lift Schools, a trust committed to excellence, inclusion, and empowering every learner.
We Are Looking For:
* A passionate and reflective classroom practitioner
* Someone who has high expectations for all children and a belief that every pupil can succeed
* A team player with excellent communication skills
* Someone who brings energy, creativity, and a growth mindset to the role
Whether you're an experienced teacher or an ECT, we'd love to hear from you.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed - come and see what makes St James the Great such a special place to learn and work, contact us to organise for you.
About St James the Great Academy
We are a one form primary and nursery school situated in one of the most beautiful areas of Kent, 30 seconds from the nearest bus stop, 5 minutes from the train station and within easy reach of Maidstone, Tonbridge and London. We serve our strong, supportive and welcoming local community and are committed to providing high quality teaching and learning for all of our pupils.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
* Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
The role is due to commence September 2025. This is a full time, permanent position.
Closing date: 13 June 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Commitment to safeguarding
Trust-wide Safeguarding Policies and Guidance
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xx9JeXoOZqGWNwpks3UhEqn8Yi7Xjx5-3LIgS4MUJe0/edit#
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St James the Great Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 221 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St James the Great Academy website
We pride ourselves on being a friendly, caring school with high expectations for all our pupils. Our children learn through a range of exciting learning opportunities both within and outside the classroom. The staff works hard to provide a stimulating environment where good behaviour and mutual respect is modelled by everyone and where everyone is valued.
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