Class Teacher

The Parkgate Academy, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9TH

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  18 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for dedicated and ambitious practitioners to further strengthen our current teaching team. At The Parkgate Academy, we pride ourselves in promoting extremely high standards in all aspects of school life. Our ethos, and that of The Forge Trust, is to encourage our children to be aspirational and maintain a work ethic that will help them achieve their future goals. As a result, we expect our staff to promote these values through their own practice.

The position available is for a teacher who possess the relentless drive and ambition to improve outcomes for children. The successful candidates will need to have:

• Creative, imaginative and passionate about all children having high quality learning experiences across the curriculum.
• Forward-thinking, positive, energetic, reflective and highly motivated
• Committed to raising standards and working effectively within a team
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Committed to working in partnership with our families.
  

What the school offers its staff

• Support and tailored CPD opportunities in line with your ambition;
• Smaller than average class sizes;
• A warm and welcoming, forward thinking school;
• A Multi-Academy Trust that focuses on the most important aspects of children’s education;
• Excellent facilities;
• A collaborative learning community where all schools in the trust work together with the aim to give children ‘the best deal possible’.
  

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trustees of The Parkgate Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants will undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers. The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, the role is engaged in regulated activity and will therefore require a children’s barred list check. Shortlisted Applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure. The trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@theparkgateacademy.co.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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description and Person Specification Teacher.pdf - 148 KB (opens in new tab)

Class Teacher Advert Sept 2025.pdf - 82.4 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Parkgate Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 361 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Parkgate Academy website
• Email address: hr@theparkgateacademy.co.uk
• Phone number: 01623860584
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-parkgate-academy

Primary and Foundation Unit

Arranging a visit to The Parkgate Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theparkgateacademy.co.uk.

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