Classroom Teacher

Ditton Church of England Junior School, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6AE

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  15 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Classroom Teacher job summary

Classroom Teacher

Full-time, permanent

Salary: MPS/UPS

Required to start: January 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to make a meaningful impact during a critical stage of a child’s education. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a broad and balanced curriculum to pupils in Years 3 to 6, fostering academic progress, independence, and a love of learning as pupils prepare for the transition to secondary education.

The role requires a strong understanding of how to engage, support, and challenge pupils through high-quality teaching, effective assessment, and inclusive classroom practices. You will play a key role in helping pupils build essential knowledge, skills, and character—equipping them not only for academic success, but also for life beyond the classroom.

Central to this role is the creation of a positive, inclusive, and respectful learning culture in which all pupils feel safe, valued, and empowered to thrive. You will actively contribute to a school community that champions diversity, celebrates individual strengths, and supports every child to fulfil their potential.

We are looking for an inspiring practitioner who:

• Is aspirational and inspirational
• Is a keen learner, who is reflective and is committed to improving their practice
• Has high expectations of themselves and the children
• Is passionate, shows initiative but remains grounded
• Is resilient, adaptable and able to work under pressure
• Passionate about inclusive education ensuring all pupils achieve their potential
• Models’ exceptional professionalism, commitment and integrity and uses their excellent interpersonal skills to establish positive working relationships with their team, parents and children
• Contributes to wider school life and understands the importance of being part of a wider school and Trust community.

Why work at Ditton Junior School? Some of our Trust benefits include:

Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities

Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.

Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.

Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions

Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year

For more information, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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 Ditton Church of England Junior School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 217 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ditton Church of England Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ditton-church-of-england-junior-school-aylesford

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