ECT Class Teacher

Cherry Fields Primary School, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2DF

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 9:30am

• Date listed

  15 January 2026

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: GLF MPR (M1)

ECT Class Teacher job summary

Are you an inspirational and passionate Class Teacher looking to start their career and in turn, play a key role in ensuring our children are supported, engaged and inspired in their learning?  We are seeking an Early Career Teacher who shares our vision of high aspirations and academic excellence to join our friendly and welcoming team from September.

Your opportunity

We have a brilliant opportunity for a motivated and passionate Class Teacher to join our growing school community and share our vision of high aspirations, achievement, and a genuine passion for learning.

As a teacher, you will benefit from collaboration across the cluster of local schools. This involves working closely with other colleagues to support professional development and workload. This is an exciting time to join our growing school, as there are also lots of opportunities for staff training and development within the school and trust.

What we are looking for

• Someone who can work well as part of a collaborative team, as well as being self-motivated and able to work independently.
• An excellent teacher and role model to children, colleagues and parents, exemplifying our core principle of kindness
• A highly motivated and creative teacher
  
• A teacher who can create a culture of high expectations for behaviour and achievement of all children
  
• A positive, open-minded professional
  
• Committed to working with parents, carers and the wider community

About the Banbury Cluster

Cherry Fields, William Morris, Hardwick and Longford Park make up a newly established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. The Banbury cluster have a collaborative approach towards working, which means the schools work closely together to provide an outstanding educational experience to the local communities. The schools’ benefit from being able to share resources, knowledge and best practice to support each other and maintain high quality teaching. Joining us will allow for opportunities for career progression across the cluster and give you the chance to enhance your professional skills.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
  
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
  
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
  
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
  

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Teachers Pension Scheme
  
• Flexible working options
  
• Generous holiday allowance Work life and family friendly policies
  
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
  
• Access to a staff benefits portal
  
• Community and collaboration working model
  

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

The Details

Start Date: September 2026

Pay Scale: Teacher MPR (England) M1

Contract Type: Full-Time, permanent

Closing Date: 2nd February 2026

Interview Date: 9th February 2026

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 Cherry Fields Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 173 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cherry-fields-primary-school

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