Class Teacher
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 8HZ4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £32,536 and £44,827
Pay scale
- M1 to M6 or UPS depending on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Has a flair and passion for teaching and learning
- Has a real ambition to stretch, challenge and inspire children
- Has the ability to motivate and inspire a love of learning in all pupils
- Has successful experience to contribute to the wider success of the whole school
- Supports and promotes the values and ethos of the school and shares our commitment to achieving the highest possible standards in teaching and learning, progress, behaviour and safety
- Shows evidence of good to outstanding teaching
- Is able to develop positive relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues
What the school offers its staff
- A great opportunity for you to share and develop your professional practice
- A school full of happy and motivated children who are keen to learn and behave well and who are keen to learn and behave and who are proud of their school
- Very supportive staff, governors, parents and local community
- Excellent opportunities to develop professionally
- Opportunities for school-to-school partnership work, locally and across the federation
Further details about the role
Class Teacher Job Description
Position
Salary: MPS 1-6
Contract type: full time/temporary
Reporting to: Head of School and Executive Headteacher
Responsible for: The organisation and supervision of work of teaching assistants, teaching students and voluntary helpers assisting the class.
Principles
The teacher will:
- Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
- Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards
Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of a Class Teacher to:
- teach a class of pupils to develop knowledge skills, understanding and abilities to the highest level, within a secure and challenging environment.
- undertake associated pastoral and administrative duties and general responsibilities as agreed with the Head of School.
- set high expectations which challenge pupils.
- maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment, following the school’s relevant policies
- provide a good role model for pupils.
- promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils by following the school’s Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies
Duties
Teaching
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, the National Curriculum and schemes of work
- Prepare appropriate teaching materials
- Organise the classroom environment so it is purposeful and promotes independence in learning
- Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
- Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
- Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
- Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
- Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for internal and statutory assessments and moderation
- Organise educational visits and visitors appropriate to ongoing work.
- Provide records of progress and performance and annotated samples of work.
- Complete documentation necessary for, e.g, transfer to secondary education in Year 6.
- Provide oral and written reports to any other agencies entitled to such information.
Whole-school organisation, strategy and development
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s values and vision
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
- Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes
- Be willing to lead a curriculum subject
Health, safety and discipline
- Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils
- Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
Professional development
- Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
- Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching
- Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of others
Communication
- Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers, through parents’ meetings, SEND reviews and written reports
- Prepare termly newsletters for the class and update class pages on the school website/social media channels
Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
- Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
- Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
- Attend and pro-actively contribute to staff meetings and briefings
Personal and professional conduct
- Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
- Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
- Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the teacher will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Head of School.
Commitment to safeguarding
Both schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this committment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS, medical and reference checks. Pre-employment checks are in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to enquiriesWH@aspire.school
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 219 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- enquiriesWH@aspire.school
- Phone number
- 01778343119
William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School, Market Deeping is part of the Aspire Federation. St. George's Church of England Primary School in Stamford is the partner school. They are both one form entry Primary Schools and both judged to be 'Good' by Ofsted. Both schools have a full complement of staff. There is an Executive Headteacher across the two schools with one Governing Body.
Arranging a visit to William Hildyard Church of England Primary and Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiriesWH@aspire.school.
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