Class Teacher

The Spinney Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 9PB

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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 - £35,674.00 Annually (FTE) Fixed-term for one academic year (with the potential to extend depending on needs of the school)

Class Teacher job summary

About this Role

Welcome to The Spinney Primary School

We are excited to invite passionate educators to become part of our vibrant, international community as part of our rapidly improving school. Guided by our new leadership team, we are committed to creating an inspiring educational environment where every child can thrive.

Our vision – Be Safe, Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Your Best – underpins everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a safe and nurturing atmosphere where pupils are prepared for success, show respect for themselves and others, and strive to achieve their personal best.

What We Can Offer You

• Supportive Environment: Join a welcoming and inclusive school community where your professional growth and well-being are prioritised. Benefit from a supportive leadership team and collaborative staff culture.

• Professional Development: Access to ongoing professional development opportunities tailored to enhance your skills and advance your teaching career. We are committed to supporting you in achieving your personal and professional goals.

• Inspirational Work Setting: Work in a vibrant, international community that values diversity and innovation, providing a rich environment for you to inspire and be inspired.

• Impactful Role: Play a key role in our school's rapid improvement journey, making a meaningful impact on pupils' lives and contributing to their success.

• Diverse and well-equipped facilities: To work in a school where the site provides multiple opportunities for outdoor learning that greatly enhances our children's holistic development.

What We're Looking For

• Passionate Educator: We seek enthusiastic and dedicated teachers who are passionate about delivering high-quality education and committed to our school's vision.

• Innovative Practitioner: Ability to create engaging and adapted lessons that meet the diverse needs of all learners, using innovative teaching methods.

• Team Player: A collaborative professional who values teamwork and is eager to contribute positively to our school community.

• Reflective and Resilient: A reflective practitioner committed to continuous improvement and able to adapt to change with resilience and positivity.

• Role Model: An individual who embodies our school's vision to be safe, ready, respectful, and the best they can be, serving as an inspirational role model for our pupils.

  As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to our school's ongoing transformation and make a meaningful impact in the lives of our students. If you are an enthusiastic and innovative educator ready to embrace this exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you. Visits to our school are welcomed and encouraged by all applicants. Please email Mrs Martha Hughes via head@spinney.cambs.sch.uk to arrange a visit to our school.

  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Online searches will be carried out for shortlisted candidates.

Commitment to safeguarding

We believe that our children, families, staff and governors are of equal value, and we respect and appreciate the diversity they bring to our school community. We welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including the right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check, a medical questionnaire and two satisfactory references.

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.

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 The Spinney Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 205 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Spinney Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-spinney-primary-school

The Spinney is a popular and welcoming Group 2 village school in Cherry Hinton on the Southeast outskirts of Cambridge, age range 4 – 11.

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