Class Teacher

Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard, Ebbsfleet, Kent, DA10 1AD

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS commensurate with experience + London Fringe Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard has a truly fantastic opportunity to appoint a Class Teacher who will work within Key Stage 2 from January 2026.

Our successful candidate will be a part of our academy which opened in September 2017. Our teaching staff at Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard provide outstanding educational opportunities for all of our pupils, and our appointed candidate will contribute to this and support our journey. We are looking for a fantastic practitioner who is a creative and imaginative teacher with the ability to plan highly effective learning opportunities that meet the needs of all children in our care.

Excellent classroom management skills and high expectations of all pupils are essential as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the curriculum and new assessment framework.

Apply now for your chance to join our 'Outstanding' academy!

What the school offers its staff

This is a great chance an IB World School and work with a collaborative and innovative team!

The academy's core mission is to inspire children, deliver an inclusive education, create a safe and happy environment, and ensure all students feel valued. It focuses on challenging learning experiences to build resilient students and maintains a consistent approach to behavior, safeguarding, and pastoral support.

Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard received an'Outstanding' rating from Ofstedin its November 2021 inspection, achieving the highest mark in all five areas: Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management, and Early Years Provision.

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.

Thank you for your interest in joining us. If you’d like to find out more about this role or arrange a visit to the academy, please don’t hesitate to contact Charlotte Herberts (Recruitment Advisor): charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk/01634 412 245.

Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. All applications must be submitted through our online application form prior to the deadline.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard website
• Email address: joinus@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cherry-orchard-primary-academy

Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.

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