Class teacher

Borrow Wood Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 7QW

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  2 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday 32.5hrs per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 31st August 2027
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Be a professional role model, clearly and consistently demonstrating quality first teaching, classroom organisation and display, and high standards of achievement and behaviour.

Undertake monitoring activities and evaluations to provide feedback in line with school policy.

Model highly effective teaching, learning and building of effective relationships.

Liaise with the SENCO and other colleagues in order to raise learning potential for children with SEND and those identified through the pupil premium funding.

Support the implementation of national and local initiatives, ensuring relevant support staff are fully informed and up to date on changes.

Ensure resources are focused on achieving maximum levels of progress for all.

What the school offers its staff

We provide the opportunity to work in a GOOD school with polite and well-mannered children, who have positive attitudes to their learning and want to do well; and to be part of a staffing team that plans together and supports one another.

We also encourage our staff to be open minded to all learning opportunities for themselves and therefore place high value on CPD to keep our teachers up to date with skills and knowledge. A key priority is to focus on developing teachers to be ‘experts’ in the subjects they lead with the support of our Curriculum Leader.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Borrow Wood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this post is regulated activity, successful appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and relevant recruitment checks that comply with guidance in the most recent version of Keeping Children Safe in Education. We are committed to equality of opportunity in employment and services. Borrow Wood Primary School is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Recruitment Pack Teacher.pdf - 199 KB (opens in new tab)

About Borrow Wood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 292 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Borrow Wood Primary School website
• Email address: n.bartlett@borrowwood.odysseyct.org.uk
• Phone number: 01332 662826
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/borrow-wood-primary-school-derby

Borrow Wood Primary School is part of the Odyssey Collaborative Trust (OCT). OCT is a local Derby City trust currently consisting of 7 schools. The trust was formed in March 2019 by the head teachers of the 6 founding schools, who share a strong ethical vision based on retaining the identity and ethos of each individual school, whilst working together to promote and maximize opportunities to provide the best possible education for all children across the Trust.

Arranging a visit to Borrow Wood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email n.bartlett@borrowwood.odysseyct.org.uk.

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