Class teacher

Thomas's Academy, London, SW6 4LY

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  12 December 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
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Mainscale M1 to M6. ECTs welcome
• Additional allowances:

  Mainscale M1 to M6. ECTs welcome

Class teacher job summary

The Quality First Education (Q1E) Trust seeks strong primary class teachers who share our vision of an excellent education for all. We recruit as a Trust, so there are multiple positions available across our five schools.

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)

Thomas's Academy is a one-form entry community school in Fulham, between Parson’s Green and Putney Bridge. It has a beautiful, well-maintained building with two large playgrounds and a school garden. There is specialist teaching for PE, art, and Spanish; dedicated rooms for science, art, music, Spanish and computing, and a well-stocked library. Thomas’s Academy provides a broad and balanced education for all the children we serve. We are incredibly well located for public transport and lovely local facilities, and there is a staff carpark.

Ofsted (2023) say:

• A warm, welcoming and inclusive place. Pupils and staff are proud to be part of the school.
• Leaders have high expectations of all pupils, and pupils respond to these expectations positively. Pupils are polite and courteous and behave well in lessons.
• Pupils are inspired by the broad and interesting curriculum. Leaders are ambitious for all. Pupils participate actively in a variety of opportunities available in the classroom and beyond.
• Leaders consider staff’s workload and well-being. Staff feel supported.

Thomas's Academy is part of our primary-only Trust of five 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.

“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).

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.

Your application

We recruit every year for new teachers to join us in September. Recruitment is open and ongoing until positions are filled., but to be included in our first round of shortlisting, please apply by midday on Monday 5th January 2026. We encourage an early response, as applications are shortlisted regularly.

We recruit as a Trust, so there are multiple positions available, but your placement at a school will be agreed in discussion with you. In your personal statement, it would really help us if you can indicate which of our five schools you are interested in (it may be all of them!). We review applications at Trust level and then share them with our school teams.

Download our teacher recruitment brochure to find out more about teaching with us.

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

Thomas’s Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Thomas’s Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment and work in accordance with our child protection policies and procedures. All posts are subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Thomas's Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 165 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thomas's Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-s-academy

Our school is an innovative collaboration between an excellent community primary and a family of four outstanding independent preparatory schools, based in Parson’s Green, London. We are a vibrant and inclusive school with a clear focus on enabling children to become confident, independent and thoughtful learners.

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