Class Teacher
Town Lane Infant School, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 8LD18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
10 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - September 2025 - July 2026
Pay scale
- M1-M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We require an outstanding teacher with high expectations for all pupils to work in our successful school. We ensure children are provided with an engaging curriculum that inspires them to be successful learners. We need a warm, talented and enthusiastic practitioner to provide the very best opportunities for our young children. We offer excellent career development opportunities in a well-supported environment.
Qualifications
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Commitment to further professional development.
Experience
- Excellent and outstanding classroom practioner who demonstrates enthusiasm, innovation and creativity in their teaching.
- Recent, relevant, successful experience of teaching in KS1/EYFS
A clear understanding of the teaching of phonics and recent, relevant training.
Knowledge and skills
- Clear philosophy of education
- Good knowledge of the curriculum
- Excellent subject knowledge - particularly of the core subjects
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent classroom management and the ability to secure high levels of pupil behaviour
- Understanding of how to monitor pupil progress and tailor learning accordingly using assessment information.
- The ability to implement innovative strategies for learning to ensure that the needs of all learners are met
- To be able to recognise and demonstrate the necessary skills and strategies for the teaching of early mathematics
To be able to demonstrate outstanding practice in the teaching of early reading and writing.
Special Requirements
- Can communicate clearly
- The candidate must share the vision and aims of the school
- An ability to promote school values through professional behaviour and commitment
- An ability to maintain mutual respect within groups and teams
- An ability to be flexible and adaptable and maintain a sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
Town Lane Infant School is a large infant school in Higher Bebington. We are a three-form intake infant school and currently have 326 pupils on roll, including very popular nursery provision.
We are part of Concordia Multi Academy Trust who are a registered Charitable Company consisting of nine Schools in the local area.
Working with us includes access to:
- Health care benefits including Virtual GP, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and physiotherapy
- Career development opportunities
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to schooloffice@townlane-infant.wirral.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Town Lane Infant School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 338 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Town Lane Infant School website
- Email address
- schooloffice@townlane-infant.wirral.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0151 6081918
Town Lane Infant School is a large Infant School situated in Bebington, Wirral. We have excellent provision for nursery aged children starting from 2 years old and we offer 15 and 30 hour places for 3 year olds. We are a 3-form entry school and have strong transition links with our feeder Junior School.
At Town Lane Infant School, we aim to create a happy, caring and respectful ethos in which every child is valued and given the opportunity to reach excellence in every aspect of school life. We have high academic, behavioural, social and cultural expectations and standards. Consequently, we are extremely proud of the achievements and behaviour of our hard-working children. We strive to offer the best education possible for all our children and our purpose is to promote a desire for lifelong learning. This is achieved in partnership with parents and carers, our staff and Governors, and the wider community.
Our parents play a vital role in their child’s educational journey and we encourage and value close links between home and school. We view this partnership as crucial in order for each child to make the most of the opportunities provided for them during their time at Town Lane Infant School. In our school, children develop their self confidence and independence as learners. We teach them to respect and value each other and support them to learn how to act positively in school and beyond. We offer children exciting and interesting learning opportunities and experiences and our stimulating curriculum promotes creativity, collaboration and fun.
Arranging a visit to Town Lane Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email schooloffice@townlane-infant.wirral.sch.uk.
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