Class Teacher

Brackensdale Spencer Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 4BS

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 October 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  23 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (615)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £46,940.00 Annually (Actual) Main Pay Scale

Class Teacher job summary

Brackensdale Spencer Academy are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and dedicated teacher. The successful applicant will be a talented individual who is dedicated to providing high quality education through an exciting and stimulating learning environment. They will benefit from an excellent professional development programme which will include highly effective induction and coaching/mentoring.

• Position - Full time, temporary until 31.08.27

If you are looking to continue or commence your teaching career in a forward looking and ambitious organisation which cares for its students and staff, then you are warmly encouraged to pursue an application with us. This vacancy is suitable for an ECT or an experienced teacher.

Brackensdale Spencer Academy joined Spencer Academies Trust in April 2021 and has gone from strength to strength each academic year. We have approximately 480 pupils on roll from nursery to year 6 as well as our Enhanced Resource Provision comprising of 3 buildings, Blossom, Sycamore and Acorn. We are immensely proud of our changing, diverse school community and ensure that we offer an inclusive enviroment for all our children. Brackensdale Spencer is at the heart of the Mackworth community and is committed to improving educational outcomes for all our pupils. In October 2024, our latest Ofsted inspection recognised us as a ‘good’ school with our Early Years Provision and Leadership rated as Outstanding. We want to continue to improve on that status, by making the staff, pupils and community experience at Brackensdale a truly great place to learn and work.

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

About Brackensdale Spencer Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 497 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Brackensdale Spencer Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brackensdale-spencer-academy

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