Classroom Teacher

Elmridge Primary School, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA15 0JF

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (FTE) School Teacher Pay Terms and Conditions, dependent on experience.

Classroom Teacher job summary

• Elmridge Primary School is proud to be one of eleven schools within Bright Futures Educational Trust, a partnership committed to collaboration, innovation and excellence in education.

  Elmridge Primary School is a warm and welcoming community where our vision of unlocking potential, inspiring success and celebrating diversity underpins all that we do. Rooted in our core values of challenge, compassion and collaboration, we strive to provide an engaging and inclusive environment in which both pupils and staff can flourish.

  We welcome applications from highly motivated individuals who share our commitment to excellence and are eager to contribute to our supportive and enthusiastic team.

  The Successful Candidate Will:

  • Demonstrate consistently high-quality classroom practice

  • Have high expectations for all pupils and a strong commitment to securing excellent progress

  • Possess strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire children to achieve their best

  • Be committed to delivering rich, engaging and challenging learning experiences across the curriculum

  • Be reflective, collaborative and dedicated to continuous professional development

  • Play an active role in all aspects of school life and contribute positively to the wider school community

  We Offer:

  • A supportive and welcoming team who value collaboration and shared expertise

  • High-quality professional development opportunities to support career progression

  • A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and maintaining a manageable workload

  • Enthusiastic, respectful pupils who demonstrate positive attitudes to learning

  Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Tours will take place on:

  Tuesday 28 April at 4:00pm

  Wednesday 29 April at 4:00pm

  Friday 1 May at 1:30pm

  To book a place, please contact the school office on 0161 980 4941 or email admin@eps.bright-futures.co.uk.

  Keeping Children Safe in Education

  Bright Futures Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Pre-employment checks will be carried out, including references for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and other relevant statutory checks.

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.

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

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 Elmridge Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 224 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Elmridge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elmridge-primary-school-altrincham

Elmridge is a happy, welcoming school where children, teachers and parents enjoy strong relationships focused upon high expectations and high standards of achievement and behaviour. 

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