Primary Classroom Teacher

The Howard School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediately

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (FTE) STPC Main/Upper Pay Scale

Primary Classroom Teacher job summary

The Howard School are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Primary Classroom Teacher, with a proven track record of accelerating pupil progress and raising standards in reading and comprehension.

In this pivotal role, you will apply your specialist primary expertise to help bridge learning gaps for students arriving to secondary school working below age-related expectations. Working closely with our curriculum and support teams, you will design and deliver targeted interventions that strengthen core literacy and plug critical numeracy gaps, empowering students to build confidence, catch up with their peers, and thrive across the wider curriculum. If you are passionate about transformative teaching and making an immediate, lasting impact on student outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

This is a full time, fixed term role, paid on the STPC Main/Upper Pay Scale, dependant on experience.

This role is fixed term until July 2027, due to the mainstream inclusive funding.

What can we offer you?

The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is passionate about education. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.

We value our staff and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on employee development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust

We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer:

• o Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme

  o Access to Benenden Healthcare

  o Free Flu Jabs

  o Free Health Checks

  o Access PayWise+

  o Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 - 12 week courses

  o Discounted gym membership

  o CPD afternoons

  o Access to Mental Health First Aiders

  o Free parking on all our sites

  If you require any further information or you wish to organise a tour of the school, please contact the school office by calling 01634 388765 or via email to office@thehowardschool.co.uk

  We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

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 The Howard School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1471 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Howard School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-howard-school

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