Class Teacher

Wilbury Junior School, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4DU

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (209)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE) Main Pay Scale

Class Teacher job summary

Interview date: Date and time to be confirmed.

We welcome applications from ECTs and experienced teachers.

The post is due to start as soon as possible.

This a fixed-term post until 31/12/2026, with potential to be extended.

Wilbury Junior is looking to appoint a Teacher to join our hardworking and enthusiastic team. We are looking for a candidate who supports pupils positively, creating an engaging inclusive learning environment that inspires curiosity, confidence and a love of learning. The right candidate will promote high standards of behaviour and achievement, whilst ensuring that all pupils feel valued, supported and motivated to reach their full potential.

At Wilbury Junior we provide a stimulating and caring environment, where everyone associated with the school is devoted to providing the very best opportunities for the children. The school has recently been graded as 'Good', with 'Outstanding personal development' by Ofsted. We have 360 places for pupils aged between seven and eleven years. Our school motto, underpins all aspects of school life:

Together Believe Achieve Shine

We work together in an inclusive and organised environment.

We believe in working in a respectful, tolerant and sustainable way.

We achieve by showing resilience in our approach to work and wellbeing.

We have the courage and confidence to shine as an individual and as a school community.

For more information about the school, please visit our website.

Wilbury Junior is part of the Agora Learning Partnership Trust (formerly the Herts for Learning Multi Academy Trust), which is an inclusive, collaborative and forward looking Trust where we all work together, learn together and succeed together in order to give all of the children in our academies the best possible education and learning opportunities. The Agora Learning Partnership consists of 9 schools. The schools within the Trust each maintain their own clear identity, however, working collaboratively within the Trust means there is a huge amount of opportunity and support for staff in each school. For more information about the Trust, please visit their website.

At Wilbury Junior, we can offer you:

• a friendly, welcoming and hardworking team.
• happy, enthusiastic children who want to learn.
• a positive learning environment.
• opportunities for career development within the school and the Trust
• a well resourced school.

If you are interested in this post, please feel free to contact us to arrange a visit and meet the team; please call the office on 01462 620410, or e-mail admin@wilbury.herts.sch.uk.

To access the online application, please select the “Apply for job” button and enter your details.

You must “Submit” your fully completed application by the closing date/time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

CVs will not be accepted. This Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether disqualified under these regulations. Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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.

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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

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 Wilbury Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 228 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wilbury Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wilbury-junior-school-letchworth-garden-city

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