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Classteacher

Gorton Primary School, Manchester, M18 7GR

This job expired on 27 June 2026 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  27 June 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  11 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00-£45,352.00

Classteacher job summary

Gorton Primary School is part of Vantage CE Academies Trust and is one of 10 schools across Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton and Knowsley.

The Governors and Principal of Gorton Primary School are seeking a motivated and passionate Teacher to join their team in providing exceptional opportunities for learning and promoting positive outcomes for children.

 

Gorton Primary School is situated at the heart of the local community; we are a values-led two form entry school currently providing an outstanding education for our children from Nursery to Year 6. We are led by our values and actively promote our learning goals of collaboration, adaptability, empathy, resilience, communication, thinking, respect and ethical behaviour. We are proud to serve a diverse community and we believe that our differences make us stronger. Learning from each other, our traditions and our shared history.

Are you looking for a career where you can motivate and inspire?

 … a role where you can use your skills to make a positive impact in children’s lives?

 … a role where no day is the same and you can indulge your subject interests as part of your work?

 The value of teachers in our society has never been higher. We are very proud to be part of this vital profession and are offering the chance for adaptable and driven professionals to join us in our mission.

 

What Can Vantage Offer You?

A secure and reliable public sector career, in diverse and inclusive schools with opportunities for progression across our three regional hubs. 

A strong focus on staff well-being, through our employee package, with a full complement of health-related services to support you in your role.

Access to comprehensive Vantage Plus employee benefits, designed by staff, for staff, including an annual flexi wellbeing day and medical cash plans.

A robust, tailored CPD programme, further enhanced by our trust training bursary which all staff can apply to.

Opportunities for career progression and secondment across Vantage Academy Trust’s nine primary schools, one secondary school and local partners.

Friendly, committed and highly skilled colleagues and leadership, dedicated to our mission, vision and values.

The opportunity to share views and feedback with leadership through our extensive governance framework and staff voice surveys.

 

At Vantage CE Academies Trust, we are very proud of our values-led ethos:

·        Fostering a culture of professional development

·        Developing centres of excellence

·        Encouraging our individual spiritual journeys

·        Developing future and aspirational thinking

·        Celebrating individual distinctiveness and our particular vocation to the least advantaged

·        Encouraging curiosity

·        Refusing to set a limit on what is possible for ourselves, for one another, and for our community of schools.

 

If you think this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Join us now on our journey to make a difference.

 

What do I need to bring to the role?

·    Will hold Qualified Teacher Status

·        Will be an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations of children's achievements, attainment and

behaviour.

·        Will be able to motivate, inspire and co-operate with their colleagues and children.

·        Will support the Leadership Team in implementing the vision of the school

·        Is reflective, willing to embrace new ideas and take risks in the pursuit of excellence.

·        Is an adaptable and resilient professional

·         Have bags of personality and enthusiasm

·         Be highly motivated, with a can-do-attitude

·         Love working with and helping children to achieve their goals

 

If you think this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

We warmly encourage visits to our school. Please contact us on 0161 505 0910 visit our website Gorton Primary School - (gorton-manchester.org.uk) or email Gortonoffice@vantageacademies.co.uk

Applications welcome from ECT's and experienced teachers.

 

Appointments made are subject to an enhanced DBS check, suitable references being received and social media checks being carried out. References will be requested prior to interview.

 

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.

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About Gorton Primary School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Gorton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gorton-primary-school

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