Class Teacher
The Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EW17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 8am
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,756.00 - £49,544.00 Annually (Actual) AST 1-12 £31,756-£49,544 dependent on experience
Class Teacher job summary
Class Teacher
The Rushmere Park Academy is an exceptional lower school and nursery that offers a warm and nurturing learning environment for children aged 2-9. We are a school that is dedicated to providing an outstanding education to every child. Our hardworking teachers and supportive parents create a community that is committed to giving pupils the very best education, preparing them for middle school.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working Class Teacher to join our team and play a key role in motivating and inspiring young learners. In everything we do, we aim to create a positive and safe environment to foster success and impact our pupils’ lives. We welcome applications from both ECT’s who are starting their teaching career and from more experienced colleagues.
The successful candidate will have:
Passion for Education: Ideal candidates should have a genuine love for teaching and a strong desire to make a difference in the lives of their pupils.
Excellent Communication Skills: Ideal candidates should be able to communicate effectively with both pupils and parents. They should be able to explain complex ideas in simple terms and be able to give constructive feedback.
Strong Organisational Skills: Our teachers have a lot of responsibilities, and it is important to be organised and efficient. Ideal candidates should be able to manage their time effectively and have strong organisational skills.
Team Player: Teaching is a collaborative effort, and ideal candidates should be able to work well with colleagues and other members of staff.
Continuous Learning: Ideal candidates should be committed to ongoing professional development and should be willing to learn and adapt to new teaching methods and technologies.
Job Specifics
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Salary: AST 1-12 £31,756-£49,544 dependent on experience
Job Role: Full time, Permanent
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
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 The Rushmere Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 190 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Rushmere Park Academy website
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