Full Time Class Teacher

Dereham Church of England Junior Academy, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1BJ

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  22 October 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: MPS

Full Time Class Teacher job summary

Telephone No: 01362 693876

Email Address: businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org

• Salary: MPS
• Fixed Term until 4 December 2026
• Full Time
• Starting: ideally 8th Dec 2025, if not possible, 5th January 2025

We are seeking to appoint a hard working and enthusiastic class teacher to cover a maternity leave within our Year 3 Teaching Team. Within Year 3, there are 30 classes and 90 pupils, so the successful candidate will become part of an existing, hard working and friendly team, as part of our larger team of wonderful staff.

We are looking for someone who cares passionately about the whole child and who will work well as part of a team, to ensure the children in their class make strong progress from their starting points, feel valued and cared for and have pride in their achievements. We have high expectations for our pupils and our staff work hard to develop strong relationships with children, demonstrating our school values through all they do.   

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school business manager, Dawn Reardon, to book an appointment (businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org) or if you would like to speak to someone about the role, you can email Dawn and she will arrange for the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher to call you. 

Please note, this is a rolling advert and as such, we may call people to interview ahead of the deadline.

How to Apply:

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

Closing Date: Friday 7th November 2025, 5pm

Interview Dates: Week beginning 10th November

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references. The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

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 Dereham Church of England Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 387 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dereham Church of England Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dereham-church-of-england-junior-academy

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