Class Teacher

Limpsfield Junior School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 1AN

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (378)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time Monday to Friday 32.5 Hours 2 Terms - January to August
• Contract type: Fixed term - 2 Terms
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• Be able to work effectively within the team to ensure there are high quality and effective learning opportunities for all children.
• To plan programmes of work for pupils in co-operation with teaching colleagues within the team in order to ensure that all children are taught by members of that team experience similar learning opportunities
• To plan work matched to the individual needs of children and within the school’s agreed policy and schemes of work
• To produce written records of such planning in accordance with Trust policy
• To assess and record pupil’s achievements and progress within the statutory requirements and Trust’s assessment policy and report to parents
• To contribute to meetings, discussions and management systems necessary to ensure the co-ordination of the work of the school as a whole
• To ensure that the classroom is kept tidy and attractive, with children’s resources readily available for them to find independently
• To contribute to the ideas within and the implementation of the School Improvement Plan
• To supervise the use of support staff relevant to the class.
• To contribute to the provision of a safe and secure learning environment.
• Work closely within the school team and contribute to the school community
• Be a motivational communicator for children of all abilities ensuring learning is engaging and inclusive
• Be very flexible and adapt quickly to change

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• To pursue the aims of the school in a positive manner and promote the agreed ethos
• To work co-operatively within a whole staff team, and within the year/teaching and learning group to achieve continuous improvement with constant regard to quality in both learning and teaching
• To teach pupils according to their individual needs, including the planning and assessment of work in line with agreed policies of the Trust/school
• To monitor and assess children’s progress and report to parents
• To implement and maintain the school’s policy on discipline and behaviour
• To support the school’s endeavours to meet the needs of its community
• Participate in the school’s performance management process
• To promote and monitor the organisation of the learning and teaching through a particular subject throughout the school

What the school offers its staff

For all your hard work, we provide:

• A successful and visionary team to support you
• A supportive and committed staff team
• We cover cost of your enhanced disclosure check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Pension Scheme
• Employee benefits including Westfield Health

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.

Our vision at Limpsfield Junior School is to transform the life chances of our children; ensure safe and secure learning environments; create inspirational places for our staff to work and to be an influential part of the local community.

Across the school, we inspire our children to aim high and succeed, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for the future. We promote understanding, respect and tolerance for each other. This is an exciting time to join Limpsfield Junior School we have been judged as good by Ofsted.

At Limpsfield Junior School, we strongly believe in the importance of positive and respectful relationships amongst all members of the school community. We have an inspirational and forward-thinking senior leadership team who truly care about, and promote the well-being and happiness of the staff, children and families - ensuring kindness and compassion is at the heart of everything we do. Our families play a crucial role in ensuring children are happy and safe at school, so we create strong links between home and school learning. Our curriculum is purposeful and fun; we provide unique learning opportunities, fostering the children’s interests and challenging them to become the best that they can be.

We are committed to ensuring that all of our children are kept safe in school and have embedded strong safeguarding practises in everything that we do.

Cascade MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.Our Safeguarding policy and Safer Recruitment policy can be found on Cascade’s website.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Limpsfield Recruitment Pack - Class Teacher (Full time, temporary).pdf - 334 KB (opens in new tab)

About Limpsfield Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: Up to 240 pupils
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Limpsfield Junior School website
• Email address: mburton@limpsfieldjunior.co.uk
• Phone number: 01142430925
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/limpsfield-junior-school-sheffield

Arranging a visit to Limpsfield Junior School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mburton@limpsfieldjunior.co.uk.

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