Class Teacher

Overdale Infant School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3YA

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  21st August 2025

• Closing date

  15 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (Actual) Main Pay Scale

Class Teacher job summary

Class Teacher required from 21st August 2025

Fixed term, Full time, 12-month contract to cover maternity leave

Main Pay Scale £31,650 - £43,607 per annum

We are looking for an enthusiastic Class Teacher to join our supportive and talented team. You will have the opportunity to teach amazing children who are eager to learn. Our school is committed to providing staff with the best training and support available, offering opportunities to think creatively and share ideas with colleagues.

The Trust is a local partnership of academies in south Leicestershire. The Trust was formally established in April 2018 and currently consists of one secondary school, two primary schools, one junior school, one infant and two pre-schools, with over 2,500 pupils and approximately 400 staff.

Our vision and values are at the heart of everything we as the OAK Trust do, this drives our commitment to the concept of a MAT as a family of schools working collaboratively with and supporting each other to ensure all our children realise their full potential as learners and as citizens, and that no child is left behind.

Overdale Infant School is a vibrant, friendly, multicultural school with a commitment to ensuring all children reach their full potential both academically and socially.

We are looking for individuals who:

• Are enthusiastic and set high standards
• Possess energy and initiative
• Are team players
• Have strengths and ideas they want to share

Why Overdale Infant school?

• A vibrant, friendly, and multicultural environment
• Supportive, talented colleagues who work collaboratively
• Commitment to staff training and professional development
• Opportunities to think creatively

For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact the Office Manager, Danielle Walters on 0116 2882724.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Overdale Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 330 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Overdale Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/overdale-infant-school

At Overdale Infant School, we pride ourselves on nurturing each child’s unique potential. Our mission statement, ‘Lighting the hearts and minds of our community,’ highlights our commitment to providing a secure, friendly, and innovative learning environment where every child can flourish. We recognise and value the individuality of each child, and our dedicated staff are committed to supporting their academic, personal, social, and emotional development.

We have very high academic standards and ensure that skills are taught within a creative and challenging, curriculum that is tailored to meet the needs of every learner. Our goal is to inspire creativity and imagination while ensuring that each child receives the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the future.

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