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Class Teacher - ECT

Springmead Primary School, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HB

This job expired on 5 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  5 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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: £34,729.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher - ECT job summary

Springmead School is part of the Spiral Partnership Trust which is a community of schools formed in 2016 with Excellent Teaching and Learning, Always and Everywhere at its heart. We are currently looking to appoint an ECT to join our team for a September 2025 start.

We pride ourselves on being a caring and nurturing school that has high expectations and aspirations for ourselves and all our children. We aim to provide a rich and stimulating learning environment and strongly believe that a positive start to a child’s education impacts significantly on their engagement and attitudes to learning.

We can offer you:

• Teacher pay 5% above national rates
• Up to 3 days ‘personal time’ leave per year (FTE) - pro rata
• Paid sick leave for short term self-certified sickness for up to four days
• Access to health support
• Excellent induction and mentor support
• Ongoing training and other CPD opportunities to develop your career with us
• High levels of trust and earned autonomy
• The opportunity to work in other schools across the Trust
• Salary sacrifice childcare voucher scheme

We are looking for an ECT who:

• Has a good sense of humour and has a fun, positive approach to life
• Is passionate about inspiring children in their learning
• Has high expectations of all children
• Is enthusiastic, energetic and hardworking
• Is well-organised
• Is keen to learn and develop
• Is a good team player

Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged; we would be delighted to show candidates around the school so please telephone the school office to make an appointment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and staff and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

It is our policy to consider applications as they arrive; we therefore recommend that applicants submit applications as soon as possible as posts may be filled before the closing dates.

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

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.

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About Springmead Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 263 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Springmead Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springmead-primary-school

Springmead Primary School is a vibrant and caring two-form entry primary school set on the outskirts of leafy Welwyn Garden City. The school has its own nursery provision as part of its Early Years Setting. It is a member of the Spiral Partnership Trust group of schools. We are committed to high academic standards, high expectations and high aspirations which drives our belief in “Believe, Achieve, Succeed”. We pay above the national rate of pay, invest heavily in training and development and offer addition benefits, such as personal days to take during term time, private health care options and nursery vouchers. We would welcome an application from interested candidates who wish to become part of Springmead and the 'Spiral’ family.

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