EYFS Class Teacher

Gayhurst Community School, London, E8 3EN

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated and ambitious Early Years Class Teacher who are inspirational and will work to develop outstanding teaching and learning, driving up standards so as to enable all pupils to make excellent progress and maximise their potential. The role would suit an ECT or more experienced Teacher. This is a great and unique opportunity to join a supportive and collegial team to drive our vision for our schools where children are at the centre of all we do, and to join a dynamic forward thinking setting.

Main activities & responsibilities:

The current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document describes duties which are required to be undertaken by teachers in the course of their employment. In addition, certain particular duties are reasonably required to be exercised, and completed in a satisfactory manner. It is the contractual duty of the post holder to ensure that his/her professional duties are discharged effectively.

Essential Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Qualified teacher status

Experience

Will have had some experience of teaching in a multicultural inner-city environment, ideally in more than one-year group.

Particular Specific Responsibilities

• The postholder is responsible to their line manager for his/her duties, responsibilities and teaching tasks.
• The postholder will interact on a professional level with all colleagues and establish and maintain good working relationships which will promote the development and effective delivery of the school curriculum and maximise children’s achievement.
• The postholder will be responsible for the supervision of the work of support staff and any students who may be on teaching practice or work placement.
• The postholder undertakes the teaching of the pupils in his/her class and the associated pastoral and administrative duties in respect of those pupils as well as the general responsibilities in the school as agreed with the Headteacher.

Other Responsibilities

In addition to undertake such duties of a similar nature as may be reasonably directed by the Headteacher from time to time. The duties and responsibilities of the post may vary from time to time according to the changing needs of the school.

What the school offers its staff

Why work with us?

High quality Specialist Leaders of Education as mentors.

The HTSA career pathway supports all staff to develop to their full potential with the highest quality staff training available.

Staff benefits such as cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers, massage sessions.

Our amazing support staff including Learning Mentors, Teaching and Learning Associates, Teaching Assistants ensure that you are able to concentrate on teaching and not all the other things that can add to your work load.

Inner London weighting making a difference to your pay and you will be on the highest pay scales available to teachers across the country. The role would suit an ECT or more experienced teacher on a salary on the Main Pay Scale for inner London of £40,317 - £52,300.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jobs@leapfederation.org

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

EYFS Class Teacher Application Pack.pdf - 1.52 MB (opens in new tab)

About Gayhurst Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 534 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gayhurst Community School website
• Email address: jobs@leapfederation.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gayhurst-community-school

Gayhurst is a very popular and over subscribed community school on London fields in Hackney. It is a member of the LEAP Federation and has been graded Outstanding in all areas. With fantastic local amenities in the vibrant and creative area of Hackney, Gayhurst prides itself on its fantastic bespoke curriculum and great staff satisfaction. Opposite the heated open air swimming pool and close to great transport links Gayhurst is a great place to work.

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