Class teacher

Quality First Education Trust, London, SW11 6PR

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Subjects: Early Years, Reception, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: M1 to M6. ECTs welcome

Class teacher job summary

The Quality First Education (Q1E) Trust seeks strong class teachers who share our vision of an excellent education for all.

We recruit every year for new teachers to join us in September. Recruitment is open and ongoing until positions are filled. We encourage an early response, as applications are shortlisted regularly. To be included in our next round of shortlisting, please apply by midnight on Monday 24th February.

We welcome Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and we think our trust is a really great place to start a teaching career.

“I haven’t come across any other Trusts offering this level of training and it’s made me feel like I’m in good hands at the start of my new career.” (Q1E Early Career Teacher)

We are a primary-only Trust of four schools in London, with a vision of an excellent education for all. We pride ourselves on our 'quality first' provision, for our children, staff, and schools.

At Q1E, we believe that ‘the quality of an education system (or school) cannot exceed the quality of its teachers” (McKinsey 2007). We provide excellent opportunities for class teachers, with outstanding professional development and support from the outset.

We ensure our teachers have the resources they need to do an excellent job, supported by a high quality, well sequenced curriculum. We provide you with plans for all lessons, in all core and foundation subjects.

If you are new to teaching, you will be supported every step of the way. We are very proud of the support we provide for Early Career Teachers, starting with a paid three-week induction programme in July.

Our staff and schools are supported by great leaders, as well as our central team who provide ongoing pedagogical support and training.

Our trust is big enough to have excellent support and resources, and a great network of colleagues to work with and learn from - but small enough for colleagues to know each other really well, and provide bespoke support.

“Staff across the Trust’s schools work together to plan their teaching. This sharing of expertise and resources is of much benefit to pupils and keeps staff workload manageable.” (Ofsted)

In your personal statement, it would really help us if you can indicate which of our four schools you are interested in working in (it may be all of them!). We'll review applications at trust level, and then share them with our school teams.

Visit www.q1e.co.uk/join-us/recruitment/ to read more and download our teacher information pack.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About Quality First Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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