KS2 Teacher and Phase Lead

Wixams Tree Primary Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 6BA

58 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

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: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual) MPS

KS2 Teacher and Phase Lead job summary

Job Title: Phase Lead and Class teacher (full-time - 1 year fixed term)

School: Wixams Tree Primary Academy

Location: Green Lane, Wixams. 10 minutes from Bedford town, 20 minutes outside Milton Keynes, 20 minutes from Luton, 20 minutes from Hitchin

Salary: MPS + TLR

Contract: Full-time (1 year fixed term contract)

Wixams Tree Academy is a friendly, caring and lively community where children are enthusiastic learners, well-motivated and encouraged to think for themselves. We have an amazing and dedicated school team, with highly engaged parents and a fully supportive Governing Body. We are looking for an individual who shares our passion and love of learning to join our team.

The successful applicant must be:

passionate about providing a high quality and inclusive education for all children

able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents

positive, enthusiastic, committed and self-motivated

able to work effectively as part of a team, accept challenges and motivate others

able to deliver consistently good and outstanding teaching and learning in order to help all pupils achieve their best

flexible, resilience, adaptability and commitment to working as part of a team

able to enthuse and inspiring a love of learning for all

open to embedding a carefully sequenced, knowledge and vocabulary rich curriculum

What we can offer you:

a high level of support and commitment from our friendly and hardworking leadership team

a staff that is committed to the children and their development

children who are eager to learn in our creative and challenging atmosphere

a vibrant and supportive parent body and community

a forward-thinking MAT who support schools both within the trust as well as schools externally through our curriculum work and as a DfE appointed English Hub

a commitment to personalised professional development

a highly supportive Board of Governors

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer. Any offer of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, satisfactory references and medical check.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and advised. Please telephone the school office on 01234 608960 to make an appointment to view our school.

Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding

The Knowledge Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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 Wixams Tree Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 529 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wixams Tree Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wixams-tree-primary-school

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