Class Teacher
Widden Primary School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4AWDeadline is today
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
3 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 Hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Class teacher. This is an exciting opportunity to join Widden Primary School and become an integral member of the teaching team.
At Widden we believe that children and staff should feel successful every day and always learning and making progress.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.
Main responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in the class ensuring equality of opportunity for all
- Be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct
- Treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position
- Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils
- Act within, the statutory frameworks, which set out their professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and Teacher Standards
- Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school
- All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a schoolteacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document. Teachers should also have due regard to the Teacher Standards. Teachers’ performance will be assessed against the teacher standards as part of the appraisal process as relevant to their role in the school.
You will need:
- Level 6 Relevant qualification or equivalent.
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Be willing to undergo training, as required in order to develop further in the role.
- Previous experience of working with children in an educational setting.
- Experience of supporting SEN students in a mainstream classroom environment
What the school offers its staff
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym Discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Widden Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 449 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Widden Primary School website
- Email address
- jdouglas@widdenprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01452 520571
At Widden, we believe that children learn best when they are happy and secure with as much first hand learning in as broad a curriculum as possible. Our curriculum is designed to make best use of visitors coming to our school, trips and other exciting learning opportunities to widen our pupil’s experiences and build cultural capital. learning to thrive. We have an excellent team of teaching and non-teaching staff who nurture strong relationships with our children and are committed to always learning. Every teacher is expected to lead on a particular aspect of school life with the support of the other staff.
Arranging a visit to Widden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jdouglas@widdenprimary.co.uk.
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