Class Teacher

King Edward Primary School & Nursery, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 2RG

6 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
2 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 October 2025

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: 32916.00 - 45352.00

Class Teacher job summary

Year 5 Class Teacher – Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)

Required from January 2026 – August 2026

Full time 32.5 hours per week

Fixed Term

Main Scale (1-6)

King Edward Primary School & Nursery is seeking to appoint an excellent teaching practitioner who has high expectations of pupil progress and a drive for self-development.

We are looking for an inspirational teacher who is committed to creating a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice. This post is fixed term in Year 5 covering the permanent class teachers maternity leave.

You will:

Be a consistently good / outstanding primary teacher
Be passionate about teaching and learning and making a difference to every child.
Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement.
value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.

In return we offer:

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

towards continuously raising standards.

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

• Calm and purposeful learning environments

• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://transformtrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Mrs Joanne Evans at King Edward Primary School via email to office7@kingedward.notts.sch.uk

Closing date for applications : 12 Noon Sunday 2^nd November 2025

Interviews will be held on: Monday 10^th November 2025

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 26 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

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.