Class Teacher in KS1 or KS2 – ECT applications welcomed

Branfil Primary School, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2LW

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  13 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 February 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: Full time: Full time 32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS or UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required from 1st September 2025

We are looking for an inspirational and enthusiastic teacher to join our supportive, aspirational teaching team. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to visit the school.

You will need to:

• love learning and be committed to developing your own practice through a range of CPD opportunities;
• be a team player who is committed to achieving high standards;
• be well organised with good interpersonal skills;
• have a proven record of being an excellent primary classroom practitioner;
• be able to demonstrate a passion for children's learning through consistently high quality interactions;
• work in partnership with children, staff, parents/carers and other professionals;
• love reading for pleasure and have a desire to share this passion with the children;
• have a clear understanding of children's development.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A welcoming, supportive and friendly staff;
• An exciting and well-resourced working environment;
• Enthusiastic and polite learners who value each other and the school;
• Parents and carers who recognise the commitment of staff;
• CPD tailored to your individual needs;
• Opportunities for personal growth and advancement.
• Ofsted – February 2024:
• • This school is a kind and friendly place.
  • Staff at Branfil take every opportunity to model the school’s values of love, explore, aspire, respect and nurture.
  • Staff feel well supported and know that their well-being is considered in leaders’ decision-making.
  • Leaders prioritise professional development to support staff in carrying out their roles.
  • Leaders have developed clear and well-understood systems for reporting and managing behaviour, from early years all the way through to Year 6.
  • Leaders’ aspirational aims for pupils’ learning are typically well embedded in what pupils learn in their classrooms, including in early years.

  We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in our care and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be offered a position subject to enhanced DBS check and references.

  
  

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to cancora@branfil.havering.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About Branfil Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 562 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Branfil Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@branfil.havering.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/branfil-primary-school (opens in new tab)

About Our School

Branfil Primary School is a place where learning is meaningful, engaging, and broad. We take a holistic approach to education, helping children become resilient, confident, and kind. As an OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) Platinum Award school, we emphasise purposeful play as a core part of children’s development. Our facilities, including dedicated spaces for art, music, computing, and Forest School, provide opportunities for every child to discover and thrive.

We are guided by our LEARN values—Love, Explore, Aspire, Respect, Nurture—and we believe in strong, collaborative relationships with families and the wider community, which play a vital role in our students’ success.

Arranging a visit to Branfil Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@branfil.havering.sch.uk.

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