Class Teacher
Joydens Wood Junior School, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7NE25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
18 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
24 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,398.00 - £46,839.00 Annually (FTE)
Class Teacher job summary
Main Purpose of the Role:
To provide high-quality teaching and care for a designated class or group of pupils, ensuring their education and welfare align with the Teachers’ Standards, the requirements of the Primary Curriculum, and the school’s aims, values, and policies.
The role includes fostering a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment that supports pupils’ academic, social, and emotional development.
As a Class Teacher, you will also contribute to the collective responsibility for the welfare, discipline, and holistic development of all pupils within the school community, working collaboratively to uphold our shared commitment to excellence and equity in education.
Planning and Teaching
Take ownership of the classes and groups assigned to you by the Headteacher, embracing the opportunity to inspire and nurture every pupil.
Deliver lessons with skill, creativity, and empathy, ensuring each child feels valued and supported.
Maintain the highest standards of education, fostering a learning environment where pupils are motivated, curious, and fully engaged.
Plan, prepare, and deliver captivating learning experiences tailored to meet the diverse needs of your learners, aligning with the school’s innovative curriculum.
Communicate clearly and effectively, structuring lessons to maximise understanding and progression.
Cultivate independent, confident learners who demonstrate resilience and a love for learning.
Ensure all pupils, regardless of background or ability, have their individual needs met and are given the tools to succeed.
Work collaboratively with classroom support staff, ensuring their skills are utilised effectively to enhance the learning experience for all pupils.
Classroom Management
Create a vibrant, inspiring classroom where displays and working walls showcase and support pupils’ learning, bringing their achievements and current topics to life.
Foster a positive and respectful atmosphere by promoting excellent behaviour, consistently aligning with the school’s behaviour policy.
Champion the social and emotional well-being of pupils, ensuring a nurturing environment where every child feels valued and supported.
Build strong pastoral connections with pupils, offering guidance and encouragement to help them thrive both academically and personally.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Joydens Wood Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 324 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Joydens Wood Junior School website
Joydens Wood Junior School is located in a semi-rural setting on the outskirts of London. We are an independent academy. We are a friendly and caring school with a team of enthusiastic, committed and hardworking staff.
We have 300+ pupils on roll in Years 3 to 6, with a 3 form entry in each year group.
We have classroom laptops, smart screens in most classes. The large playing field and our generous outside space allows our children to thrive with our various sports teams being successful in many local competitions. Combined with Forest School, arts opportunities, performances and school residential trips our school offers the chance for every child to unlock their potential.
We believe in an Experience Curriculum and Values based education which nourishes and enables children to flourish, making a difference to the world through who and how they are. Our pupils are happy, safe and well-motivated, showing respect for themselves and others. They are proud of the high standards they reach and of how hard they work at school.
We are part of the Dartford Area Schools Consortium (DASCo) which supports collaboration between schools to enhance and improve outcomes for children in Dartford. It offers opportunities for the school to benefit from joint projects, share experience and access excellent training for staff and governors.
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