20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 May 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher job summary

Porchester Junior School are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Class Teacher, who is passionate about high quality education and supporting every child to achieve their best. This is a fantastic opportunity for an inspiring teacher who is passionate about placing children at the heart of their teaching practice. We are excited to find a highly effective teacher who forms outstanding relationships with children, getting to the heart of each one in their care.

Porchester Junior school is a good school (OFSTED October 2021) that sits within the heart of Carlton, educating children from 7 – 11 years. The school’s vision and ethos are at the heart of everything we do. At Porchester, we continually aspire to develop knowledgeable, passionate and confident individuals, who are the best versions of themselves and proud of who they are. We are the PRIDE of Porchester and staff and children continually demonstrate our values of respect, aspiration, responsibility, confidence and resilience every single day.

We have a child-focussed learning environment which promotes a love of learning and our vision to promote our pupils as leaders runs throughout the school. We recognise the individuality of every child and aim to ensure that each one achieves their full potential. Our school is proud of the strong bonds created with our children, staff and families; we call ourselves a Porchester Family as described by our children “‘Our family away from home’ (OFSTED report 2021). Our staff, have a ‘can do’ approach, care for each other, learn together and work as a high performing team.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Delights in being with children and puts the children’s well-being before anything else.
  • Embraces creativity and has a positive outlook on life.
  • Is fascinated by the learning process and actively seeks new ideas & research.
  • Is willing to take risks, exploring innovative opportunities to enable every child to thrive.
  • Is on a mission to continually develop themselves as facilitators of learning.
  • Loves supporting and inspiring fellow staff and students.
  • Has great ideas and wants to share them!
  • Sincerely values every member of the school community.
  • Believes in each and every child and has high aspirations for their achievement.
  • Has the ability to make learning fun and engaging whilst ensuring all children are appropriately challenged.
  • Is prepared to go the extra mile with a smile on their face!

We can offer you:

  • A fantastic working environment, in a team that works together for the benefit of children in our school
  • Amazing, articulate and enthusiastic children;
  • Support to develop you within this role, to be the best you can be, and to help you develop for your next career step
  • An opportunity to be part of a supportive, developmental school and partnership
  • The opportunity for quality Continuous Professional Learning
  • A varied job where no day is the same!

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and actively encouraged (as you can probably tell we are extremely proud of our children and school). Please contact office@porchester.net or 0115 952 0920.

We are part of the Flying High Partnership, a primary only forward thinking and supportive trust who put the children at the heart of everything we do. Being part of the trust offers staff incredible opportunities with exceptional continuing professional development at every stage of your career, opportunities for career progression both within your own school and across the partnership, a partnership of schools that prioritise wellbeing and work load of staff, a strong package of incentives for all employees and a genuine sense of team work across all schools and across the partnership with a determination to have fun.

Porchester Junior School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children. All staff and volunteers are expected to share in that commitment. The post is subject to enhanced DBS disclosures. Governors welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Applying for the job

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About Porchester Junior School

School type
Academy, ages 7 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
174 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 11
Ofsted report
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Porchester Junior School is a good school (OFSTED October 2021) that sits within the heart of Carlton, educating children from 7 – 11 years. The school’s vision and ethos are at the heart of everything we do. We are the PRIDE of Porchester and demonstrate respect, responsibility, rights and aspirational reach every single day. We have a child-focused learning environment which promotes a love of learning and our vision to promote our pupils as leaders runs throughout the school. Our school is proud of the strong bonds created with our children, staff and families. Our staff, have a ‘can do’ approach, care for each other, learn together and work as a high-performing team. Importantly, we also know how to have fun!

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