Herringham Primary Academy: Classroom Teacher

Herringham Primary Academy, Grays, Essex, RM16 4JX

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026 - earlier start would be considered

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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: £35,081- £46,852

Herringham Primary Academy: Classroom Teacher job summary

Class Teacher - 

Salary - Teachers Main Pay Scale/UPS

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Closing Date: 15th May 2026

Herringham Primary Academy is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.

The successful candidate will be an experienced teacher with excellent subject knowledge and a thorough understanding of the current curriculum or an early careers teacher with enthusiasm and a passion to learn. Candidates will need to evidence a committed approach to ensuring that all pupils under their care, regardless of ability, have the opportunity to make excellent progress.

Watch our video for an insight into our academy:https://youtu.be/rnymR1LxuZ4

You can read our latest Ofsted Report here:https://www.theglc.org.uk/page/?title=Ofsted+Reports&pid=21

Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:

£1000 Golden Hello for successful candidates [teachers paid on Main Scale to UPS 3 only applying directly to the GLC, only after a qualifying period of six months.]

Staff Well-being programme including access Westfield Health Insurance

Salary Sacrfice Schemes including Cycle to Work Scheme

3 hours of planning, preparation and assessment time [Primary]

No expectations for teachers to lead after school clubs [Primary]

Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service

State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning

A paid 'My Day' each year

Excellent career development and training

2-week October half term break

A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching

Paid opportunities to teach during school holiday clubs

Free Access to the fitness suite at the Gateway Academy 

Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff

GLC Staff Nursery [Competitive rates and term time only]

We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application. Please contact Donna.Dennett@theglc.org.ukto arrange a visit.

If you would like to apply for this position and join our school, please do so by visiting our website and applying through our online application form

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 Herringham Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 423 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Herringham Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/herringham-primary-academy

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