Class teacher

Churchfields Primary School, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4QY

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: M1 to M6. ECTs welcome

Class teacher job summary

The Quality First Education (Q1E) Trust seeks a strong class teachers who shares our vision of an excellent education for all.

Churchfields is a warm, welcoming two-form entry school in Beckenham with fantastic staff and children. We are also home to two Additionally Resourced Classes for children with complex needs.

Our trust's curriculum has been judged 'outstanding' by Ofsted, as has the support for childen's personal development at the school. We have fantastic grounds and an active Forest School provision.

Ofsted say:

• Churchfields Primary School is a warm and welcoming place. Pupils, staff, parents and carers are all proud to be part of this community. Pupils enjoy school and are happy here.
• The provision for pupils’ personal development is impressive and consistently of high quality. It is underpinned by the school’s core values of aspiration, citizenship and excellence. Ensuring that pupils have a voice in their school is extremely important to leaders and staff.
• Pupils rise to the high expectations for their learning and behaviour. In lessons, they are focused and have positive attitudes to their learning. They achieve well across the curriculum.
• Pupils are polite, well-mannered and courteous. Relationships between staff and pupils are nurturing. Pupils feel safe.

Churchfields is part of the Quality First Education trust, a primary-only Trust of four 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 welcome Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and we think our trust is a really great place to start a teaching career. We also welcome applications from more experienced colleagues. Part time working options are available.

“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)

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.

Visit www.q1e.co.uk/join-us/recruitment/ to read more.

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.

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About Churchfields Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 487 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Churchfields Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/churchfields-primary-school

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