21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    16 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 April 2025

Job details

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Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - one year

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Class Teacher - September 2025 start(applications from ECTs welcome)

Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated primary teacher?

Would you like to join a supportive team in a caring and friendly school community?

Hours: Full-time

Contract: One-year fixed term

Salary: MPS/UPS

Closing date: 9.00am Friday 16 May 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 21 May 2025

Weare looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Class Teacher to join our team at Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School. Our school has a high-quality curriculum with amazing enrichment activities in PE, music and more. We have fantastic grounds and a supportive local community on our doorstep! We are very proud of the consistently good outcomes for our pupils and their excellent behaviour and attitude to learning. Our links with parents & carers, as well as the local community, are a real strength.

We know that happy and motivated staff are essential to a successful school. That’s why we are always looking at ways of ensuring teacher workload is manageable and provide a range of professional development opportunities. We’d like to think we all have a pretty good sense of humour too!

We need teachers who:

- Share our CARE ethos (Confidence – Achievement – Respect - Enthusiasm)

- Have high expectations for themselves, colleagues and all children

- Are committed to providing high quality teaching and learning experiences for all

- Have excellent communication skills and enjoy being part of a thriving school community

- Care passionately about developing the whole child, whilst striving for the very best outcomes for our pupils

- Are dedicated to continued professional development

Please complete the application form available on our website here, and return to us along with a covering letter outlining your experience and suitability for the position. Please submit your application via e-mail to office@lanternlane.notts.sch.uk by 9.00am Friday 16 May 2025. Completed application forms will be passed to the recruitment panel for shortlisting and will be reviewed against the person specification detailed in the advert. Applications will be assessed upon receipt and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. An early application is therefore strongly advised.

We warmly welcome visits to the school from prospective applicants, with appointments available at 4.00pm Thursday 1 May, 10.00am Wednesday 7 May or 2.00pm Thursday 8 May 2025.

Please e-mail or telephone the school office to book your place.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer you:

- a professional and supportive team where everyone is valued

- excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents/carers, governors and the school community

- a calm and orderly learning environment, with a positive and effective behaviour policy

- high quality professional development within school and through local networks

- a range of employee benefits

- dedicated PPA & ECT time and a full programme of support if you are an ECT

- a commitment to work-life balance and managing workload

Vacancy:Class Teacher (applications from ECTs welcome)

Commitment to safeguarding

Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS and other pre-employment safeguarding checks.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@lanternlane.notts.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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About Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
424 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01509 820112

Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School is a popular, inclusive and thriving school, which is well-regarded by the local community. We are located in the south Nottinghamshire village of East Leake, between Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, with easy access to the M1 motorway.

Arranging a visit to Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School

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

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