Early Career Teacher - Primary
Alton Park Junior School, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1DL5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 July 2025
Closing date
27 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 November 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 100% FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale (M1-U3)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We're looking for you if you have:
- A willingness to keep up to date with subject knowledge & pedagogy
- Excellent interpersonal skills with both adults and children
- The ability to organise and prioritise your own workload
- A positive, helpful and courteous manner when carrying out your professional duties
What the school offers its staff
Why work for The Sigma Trust?
We can offer you:
- Employment on Teachers Pay & Conditions
- Friendly and value driven workplaces
- A robust CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
Employee benefits include:
- Excellent pension scheme
- A Health Cash Plan
- Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care plan
- Annual free flu vaccination
- Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
- Discounted cinema tickets
- Eligible for Blue Light Card
Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.
Further details about the role
Alton Park Junior School
Early Career Teacher (Primary)
Pay Range: Teachers Main Pay Scale
Actual Salary from £31,650 - £43,607 (M1-M6)
Start Date: July 2025
The Role
Alton Park Junior School is seeking a dynamic, motivated Early Career Teacher to join the school from July 2025.
As a Teacher, your key responsibilities will include:
- Teach your subject with enthusiasm
- Plan and deliver engaging lessons
- Assess and provide feedback
- Provide care, guidance and support to our young people
- Work as a member of a team
(The full details can be found in the attached Candidate Pack, Job Outline and Person Specification).
Additional Information:
For additional information about the Trust and its schools, please visit our website https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/our-academies/
Early Career Payments:
Over the last few years eligible teachers of Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Languages have been able to apply for an Early Careers Payment. Eligibility is based on when you start your initial teacher training course and your qualifications. If you would like to find out more please follow this link:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-career-payments-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools
Alongside this the government also has the Targeted Retention Incentive scheme. Payments range from £3,000 to £6,000, applicable subjects are Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computing. Eligible Sigma schools this year are Thomas Lord Audley School, Clacton County High School, Harwich & Dovercourt High School and Paxman Academy. If you would like to find out more please follow this link: targeted retention incentive payments for school teachers
You may wish to consider this as part of your application process. Although, please note these payments have not been confirmed for next year, therefore we can’t guarantee these payments will be available 2025/26. Please note if you are eligible for both the targeted retention incentive andearly-career payments, you can only claim one of these additional payments in the same academic year.
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.
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About Alton Park Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 432 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Alton Park Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01255 750913
Arranging a visit to Alton Park Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk.
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