Class Teacher - Two Roles Available (Reception/Y1 & Y5)

Lifton Community Academy, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0EH

6 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 March 2025

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 (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31st August 2025
• Pay scale: Main Teachers' Pay Scale - M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Class Teacher to join us in Reception/Year 1, and Year 5 who can provide a range of enriching experiences and opportunities for all, removing barriers to learning so every child can flourish. This is an incredibly rewarding role where no day is ever the same. You will work alongside a highly passionate team to ensure children are cared for, inspired, and challenged.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a wider team of teachers, not just within our Hub, but across the entire Trust. We are proud that we are a single organisation with a shared responsibility for all children, and one where you will feel professionally nourished through our extensive development practice and strong wellbeing offer.

What the school offers its staff

Our academy is a unique village school close to the Cornish border, set within extensive grounds, including a forest school and outdoor classroom. All our colleagues are dedicated to the development of our children in the fullest sense possible and we pride ourselves on putting children first in every aspect of school life.

We are proud that our People strategy enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children. We are dedicated to building an authentic workforce and we encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider communities that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to make a profound different to children’s lives
• A culture that takes work-life balance extremely seriously for all its colleagues
• The chance to work as part of a collective in a values-led school Trust, a single organisation
• High quality professional development and regular training
• Access to nationally recognised Level 2 and 3 course and apprenticeships
• A strong, proactive wellbeing network across the School Trust
• The potential for future career development
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Trust benefit schemes including tech and cycle schemes
• Generous Teachers Pension Scheme

• An impactful People Strategy that enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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 Lifton Community Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 179 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lifton Community Academy website
• Email address: people@lapsw.org
• Phone number: 01626248800
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lifton-community-academy

Arranging a visit to Lifton Community Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email people@lapsw.org.

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