7 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    30 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    8 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

TMS/UPS

Additional allowances

TLR available for suitable candidate

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

  • Is a highly motivated, innovative and highly effective teacher of Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 with a willingness to teach across both phases
  • Has an inclusive ethos with children at the heart of teaching and learning
  • Has the ability to inspire, and enthuse
  • Sets high expectations for all
  • Is a reflective practitioner who is keen to learn and develop as a leader.
  • Has a strong commitment to working in partnership with parents, Governors and the community
  • Is a team player with a good sense of humor and a positive attitude
  • Has a good understanding of the national curriculum.

We will play to your strengths and can offer you:

  • A range of benefits which include cycle to work, free parking, an employee discount scheme and a laptop/iPad and funded healthcare plan.
  • A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition.
  • Annual Conference for all Staff.

We are proud to be part of Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best. Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.

Application deadline: 9.00am Wednesday 30 April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.

These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.

What the school offers its staff

Richard Lee Primary School is a school with a great future!

This is a fantastic opportunity for a good teacher who is looking for the next step in their development. We are offering a scholarship package, alongside the teaching post, for a suitable candidate. This is an exciting opportunity for a primary school teacher in KS1 or KS2. You would be joining an enthusiastic team focused on providing great opportunities for learning for our pupils and strengthening the quality of provision.

Within our wonderful school building, we have a large sports hall, well-equipped classrooms, break out zones and intervention spaces, and access to an art room, a music studio and our ‘Acorn’ interactive room with write-on tables. We are lucky that we are set in large spacious school grounds with lush green playing fields and we have multiple playground spaces and outdoor areas, including our woodland spinney.

As a Trust and as a school, we pride ourselves on being the kind of place that people want to work in where everyone recognises the buzz of excitement and togetherness, whatever stage they are at in their career. We are focused upon impacting positively upon our children and we want them to be proud of themselves and proud of their achievements by the time they leave Richard Lee and move onto the next stage in their learning journey. So why not come and join our team!

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.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Richard Lee Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
430 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
02476658800

Arranging a visit to Richard Lee Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joyti.khara@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk.

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