Experienced KS2 Teacher

Forres Primary Academy, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0RW

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  6 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,729.00 - £47,289.00 Annually (Actual)

Experienced KS2 Teacher job summary

Forres Primary Academy is part of the Spiral Partnership Trust which is a community of schools formed in 2016 with Excellent Teaching and Learning, Always and Everywhere at its heart. We are currently looking to appoint an experienced KS2 Class Teacher on a fixed term basis.

We pride ourselves on being a caring and nurturing school that has high expectations and aspirations for ourselves and all our children. We aim to provide a rich and stimulating learning environment and strongly believe that a positive start to a child’s education impacts significantly on their engagement and attitudes to learning.

We can offer you:

• Teacher pay 5% above national rates
• Up to 3 days ‘personal time’ leave per year (FTE)
• Paid sick leave for short term self-certified sickness for up to four days
• Access to health support
• Excellent induction and mentor support
• Ongoing training and other CPD opportunities to develop your career with us
• High levels of trust and earned autonomy
• The opportunity to work in other schools across the Trust
• Salary sacrifice childcare voucher scheme
• We are looking for a teacher who:
• Has a good sense of humour and has a fun, positive approach to life
• Is passionate about inspiring children in their learning
• Has high expectations of all children
• Is enthusiastic, energetic and hardworking
• Is well-organised
• Is keen to learn and develop
• Is a good team player

Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged; we would be delighted to show candidates around the school so please telephone the school office to make an appointment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and staff and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

It is our policy to consider applications as they arrive; we therefore recommend that applicants submit applications as soon as possible as posts may be filled before the closing dates.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Forres Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 420 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/forres-primary-school-hoddesdon

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