Class Teacher

Richard de Clare Community Academy, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JT

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  7 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time, Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range

What skills and experience we're looking for

Richard de Clare Community Academy is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH, ACHIEVE & ASPIRE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy. Bridge Academy Trust is committed to its people strategy and prioritises staff’s development to ensure they too can enjoy, enrich, achieve and aspire.

About the role:

Due to our school’s growth in popularity and an increased intake, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, passionate and committed class teacher to join our teaching team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly effective practitioner to join us at Richard de Clare Community Academy. We are looking to appoint a creative and motivated individual who holds the belief that every child has the potential to succeed and has the potential to motivate, inspire and challenge pupils to ensure that every one achieves their full potential. As part of a Multi Academy Trust that holds CPD at the highest possible regard we can offer a supportive programme for Early Career Teachers and a coaching programme to support ‘fast track into leadership’ for teachers with the desire for professional growth.

We are looking for someone who:

Holds the highest expectations for all children regardless of their backgrounds 

Is a highly-skilled individual who is passionate and knowledgeable about teaching and learning

Has a good understanding of the effective teaching of core and wider curriculum subjects.

Has a commitment to collaborative professional development

Is a reflective practitioner and actively seeks to improve their own practice

Will work effectively as part of a class, year group and phase group team

We can offer: 

A supportive environment with a welcoming team who are hardworking and committed to achieving the best outcomes

A commitment to wellbeing and work life balance

High quality continual professional development

Shared working of a community-focused, multi-academy trust

Willing and enthusiastic children

Career development and opportunity to progress within the school/multi-academy trust

Bridge Academy Trust may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

What the school offers its staff

This trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful, an enhanced DBS check would be sought. The Bridge Academy trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references. Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.

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.

Class Teacher - Job Description.pdf - 605 KB (opens in new tab)

About Richard de Clare Community Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 364 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Richard de Clare Community Academy website
• Email address: admin@richarddeclare.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/richard-de-clare-community-academy

At Richard de Clare Community Academy we aim to ensure that all children have a happy and successful experience at our school. All that we do is underpinned by our core school rules of being kind, being safe and being respectful. We believe that all children have the right to be respected and have the responsibility to learn how to respect others.

Richard de Clare Community Academy is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH & ACHIEVE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy

Arranging a visit to Richard de Clare Community Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@richarddeclare.com.

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