Primary School Teacher

William Barcroft Junior School, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 7SU

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  4 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  26 November 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: £32,916.00 - £45,350.00 Annually (Actual) Salary will be confirmed at interview dependent on experience

Primary School Teacher job summary

Our Vision to empower and inspire children, adults and communities to be ambitious, healthy and kind, dedicated to making our world a better place.

Our Fantastic Five Values

D - Harbour children deserve joyful (delight)schools that ignite creativity and learning through play. We invest in colleagues to ensure success and promote lifelong well-being for everyone.

A - We recruit the best colleagues and nurture talent in safe environments, inspiring our children to strive for excellence (ambition). By learning from the best, we improve and give back to our communities.

N - Harbour schools are rooted in care, valuing respect and empathy (nurture). We create supportive environments where children and colleagues thrive, preparing them for the future.

C - We promote pride, inclusion, and civic responsibility, celebrating diversity and community. Colleagues will experience belonging through collaboration, well-being, and continuous development.

E - Success comes when colleagues are empowered to innovate, take risks, and learn from failure. At Harbour, we encourage creativity and collaboration, helping both children and colleagues achieve their goals.

Our Magnificent Seven Behaviors
We will act with integrity, honesty and transparency in all that we do
We will trust our fellow professionals and value their skills and knowledge
We will work collaboratively and encourage others to do the same
We will work inclusively, building and celebrating inclusive and diverse communities
We will be kind to ourselves and in all our dealings with others, acting with
compassion and empathy
We will communicate regularly and with clarity with our stakeholders and with each
other, welcoming and reflecting on constructive feedback from others
We will be aspirational for all, wanting the best for ourselves and for everyone

We are ambitious, caring, kind, inclusive and excited about our future as part of the Harbour Learning Trust family of Schools.

Job title: Class Teacher Primary (Maternity Cover)

Location: William Barcroft Junior School

Contract: Fixed Term - Maternity Cover only, Term Time plus 5

Salary Scale: Main Scale - 1-6 - £32,916 - 45,350

Interview date: Tuesday 9th December 2025

Start date: January 2026

Harbour Learning Trust is on a rapid journey of improvement. Of the six Ofsted inspections that have taken place in Harbour schools over the last 18 months, five of those six schools have improved their Ofsted 'score' by at least one grade. As a values-led organisation, we are proud to have been shortlisted for the TES National Awards 2025 in the category of 'Inclusive Trust of the Year.

We are searching for an excellent teacher who will work within our school to deliver high quality teaching and learning to the wonderful children within Harbour Learning Trust. This post is to cover Maternity Leave for a full year, it is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door and join one of our fantastic schools within Harbour Learning Trust.

Our children are amazing and we intend to help them to continue to be amazing, regardless of background, staring point or what life throws at them. The role of classroom teacher is key in enabling this to happen.

If you are thinking of applying, we are looking for people who:

• are committed, adaptable and hard-working, with a professional manner
• who are passionate about delivering high quality teaching, providing an inspirational approach to learning
• are patient and deeply caring, and believe in unconditional positive regard.
• are able to demonstrate the creativity, resilience and interpersonal skills to complement our highly effective team.
• would be an effective team player, willing to be fully involved in the life of the school.

This post is an excellent opportunity for skilled professionals with QTS, with a passion for nurture and learning.

What can we offer you in addition to the salary and holidays above?

• Be part of a dedicated team committed to achieving high standards, academically and pastorally
• A supportive, warm and welcoming ethos.
• A vibrant learning environment - for our children, community and staff.
• An experienced and supportive leadership team, who are committed to the wellbeing of all staff
• A wealth of professional support and development

At Harbour Learning Trust we invest extensively in outstanding training and development opportunities. We value our staff and the benefits we offer include:

• Local Government Pension Scheme;
• Employee Benefits Scheme;
• Employee Assistance Programme;
• Cycle to Work Scheme;
• A dedicated team committed to achieving high standards;
• A supportive, warm and welcoming ethos;
• A vibrant learning environment - for you and our children;
• An experienced and supportive leadership team, who are committed to the well-being of all staff;

For further information, please contact grimsby.hr@harbourlearningtrust.com

We strongly recommend visits to the school for a tour and informal chat. Please contact the Principal Sarah Sargent on 01472 501777

Harbour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Trust carries out an online search as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. References taken up upon interview.

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 William Barcroft Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 300 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: William Barcroft Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/william-barcroft-junior-school

William Barcroft Junior School is a successful school with an ambitious team. Within a lively community in Cleethorpes our recent Ofsted report clearly indicates the passion and drive harnessed within the setting. The post has arisen as the long serving Principal has been promoted within the Trust to Executive Principal.

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