Class teacher
Churchfields Primary School, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4QY24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 11am
Date listed
12 December 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
- Mainscale M1 to M6. ECTs welcome
Additional allowances
Mainscale M1 to M6. ECTs welcome
Class teacher job summary
The Quality First Education (Q1E) Trust seeks strong primary class teachers who share our vision of an excellent education for all. We recruit as a Trust, so there are multiple positions available across our five schools.
We welcome Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and we think our trust is a really great place to start a teaching career.
“I haven’t come across any other Trusts offering this level of training and it’s made me feel like I’m in good hands at the start of my new career.” (Q1E Early Career Teacher)Churchfields Primary School is a popular two to three form entry primary school in Beckenham with extensive outside space. We are passionate about children achieving their best, developing independent skills and enjoying their learning, offering a well-rounded, broad and balanced education. Churchfields has a strong commitment to inclusion and its provision includes a two class SEND provision for children with severe and complex needs. The school is well served by train lines into central London and out into Kent, and there is a staff car park.
Ofsted (2023) say:
- Churchfields Primary School is a warm and welcoming place. Pupils, staff, parents and carers are all proud to be part of this community.
- The curriculum that has been created by trust leaders is ambitious. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum.
- Pupils rise to the high expectations for their learning and behaviour. In lessons, they are focused and have positive attitudes to their learning.
- The provision for pupils’ personal development is impressive and consistently of high quality.
- Staff value the collaborative working across the trust. They enjoy working here. They appreciate the efforts made to manage their workload and well-being.
Churchfields is part of our primary-only Trust of five schools in London, with a vision of an excellent education for all. We pride ourselves on our 'quality first' provision, for our children, staff, and schools.
At Q1E, we believe that ‘the quality of an education system (or school) cannot exceed the quality of its teachers” (McKinsey 2007). We provide excellent opportunities for class teachers, with outstanding professional development and support from the outset.
We ensure our teachers have the resources they need to do an excellent job, supported by a high quality, well sequenced curriculum. We provide you with plans for all lessons, in all core and foundation subjects.
If you are new to teaching, you will be supported every step of the way. We are very proud of the support we provide for Early Career Teachers, starting with a paid three-week induction programme in July.
Our staff and schools are supported by great leaders, as well as our central team who provide ongoing pedagogical support and training.
“Staff across the Trust’s schools work together to plan their teaching. This sharing of expertise and resources is of much benefit to pupils and keeps staff workload manageable.” (Ofsted).Our trust is big enough to have excellent support and resources, and a great network of colleagues to work with and learn from - but small enough for colleagues to know each other really well, and provide bespoke support.
Your application
We recruit every year for new teachers to join us in September. Recruitment is open and ongoing until positions are filled., but to be included in our first round of shortlisting, please apply by midday on Monday 5th January 2026. We encourage an early response, as applications are shortlisted regularly.
We recruit as a Trust, so there are multiple positions available, but your placement at a school will be agreed in discussion with you. In your personal statement, it would really help us if you can indicate which of our five schools you are interested in (it may be all of them!). We review applications at Trust level and then share them with our school teams.
Download our teacher recruitment brochure to find out more about teaching with us.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Churchfields Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 489 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Churchfields Primary School website
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