Class Teacher (Fixed Term)

Woodland Primary Academy, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 2NJ

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  3 December 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £46,940.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher (Fixed Term) job summary

JOB TITLE: Teacher

SALARY/GRADE: Based on experience.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Assistant Head of Unit

CONTRACT: Fixed term till 31 August 2027

This job description may be amended by the Headteacher, at any time, to reflect or anticipate changes in the post, legislation or needs of the school. Any changes will be discussed between the Headteacher and the teacher.

The post holder will be required to undertake the following areas of responsibility and key tasks (this list is not exhaustive):

DUTIES:

A Leadership of the School

• Motivate and work with others to create a shared culture and a positive climate consistent with the school’s vision, mission statement and Christian values.
• Support the Headteacher in leading sustained school improvement.

B Leading, Learning and Teaching

• Keep abreast of teaching and learning initiatives and develop relevant strategies for improvement.
• Across the school, encourage effective teaching and learning by supporting staff development.
• Ensure a consistent and continuous focus on pupils’ achievement across the whole school.
• Ensure that planning is effective to promote progress across the whole school.
• Ensure that quality first teaching promotes progress across the whole school.
• Ensure that assessment is robust across the whole school.

C Developing Self and Working with Others

• Regularly attend school events and offer support to staff in running events that support the school’s links to the community.

• Be a positive role model for staff, parents and pupils.
• Treat all people fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive culture in line with the School’s agreed vision and values.
• Engage with other schools to build effective learning communities.
• Regularly review his/her own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for his/her own personal development.
• Give and accept support from colleagues, governors and the MAT.
• Have regard for the well-being of him/herself and others, managing his/her workload to promote a healthy work-life balance and encouraging and enabling others to do likewise.

D Accountability

Support the Headteacher in developing systematic and rigorous procedures for school self-evaluation which are appropriate and enable everyone to work collaboratively.

E Strengthening Community

• Act as a public face of the school, representing effectively its interests and those of the pupils.
• Ensure the provision of learning experiences for pupils which are linked into and integrated with the wider community, including community based learning.
• Create and maintain an effective partnership with parents and carers to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development.
• Regularly attend school events or events that impact on the school and offer support to staff/community in running events that support the school’s links to the community.

Benefits

• Access to the Teacher's Pension Scheme
• Nurturing Work Environment: Benefit from on-site nurseries available during school terms and 52-week private nurseries at preferential rates.
• Extended Care Options: Enjoy access to our out-of-school and holiday clubs, also offered at discounted rates.
• Professional Growth: Embark on a journey of personal development with bespoke opportunities and comprehensive access to the Schoot CPD package.
• Technological Advancement: Experience our dynamic digital strategy, including 1-1 iPads for both pupils and staff.
• Dedicated Support: Rely on our on-site Trust HR and full-time IT support teams, dedicated to your needs.
• Strong Leadership: Be part of a team backed by committed Directors and Governors, and a leadership that values your workload and well-being.
• Inspiring Students: Teach pupils who are well-behaved, eager to learn, and who find joy and calm in their school life.
• A Family Ethos: Join a community that cherishes individual talent, empowering everyone to achieve their best.

Our Academy Trust is committed to improving the life chances of all children through education and personal development. Each child is unique. We encourage and support every child through their exciting journey within our trust equipping them with the skills they need for the future.

Our approach is based on sharing excellence within our trust, recruiting, training and retaining the highest calibre of staff who share our vision of enlightening, enriching, empowering and evolving a generation through education.

‘Enlightening, Enriching, Empowering and Evolving generations through education’

We offer a fantastic supportive place to work along with flexible work opportunities, including hybrid working, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services. 

The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practices, and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and it expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

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.

About Woodland Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 170 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Woodland Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/washacre-primary-academy

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