Reception Class Teacher

Willow Primary Academy, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0JY

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  22 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual) Teacher Mainscale (TMS)

Reception Class Teacher job summary

About you

The successful applicant should demonstrate a commitment to providing high-quality early education and care in line with the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework, ensuring every child makes strong progress from their starting points. You will champion inclusive, child-centred practice, advocate for children with SEND, and ensure that provision is accessible, equitable, nurturing and ambitious for all.

The Role

We are seeking a talented and passionate Reception teacher to join our dedicated and supportive EYFS team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in children’s lives. As Reception teacher, you will ensure the highest quality of education, provision and outcomes for our youngest learners and take the lead in planning and delivering high-quality, engaging lessons that promote strong early learning and inspire every child to thrive. You will create a nurturing, inclusive classroom environment where children feel safe, confident and excited to explore, ensuring learning is well-differentiated and supports all abilities, including those with SEND.

The Trust

We are passionate that every child deserves the very best education. As a partnership we will: improve outcomes, opportunities and life chances for children and young people, offer more / wider support for their families and share and develop staff expertise.

Our Benefits

By joining our team, we can offer you, generous annual leave allowance, generous pension scheme (TPS), Employee Assistance Program & Counselling, Occupational Health Service, Continuing Professional Development and Staff Get Staff Referral Scheme. Applications for flexible working or job share will be considered on an individual basis.

Additional Information

SAND Academies Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. As part of our Safe Recruitment Practice, we will need a completed application form before any offers, and all staff will require safeguarding/pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS, satisfactory health clearance and evidence of Right to Work in the UK. Please ensure that you have read and understood the information within the Candidate Information pack and understood our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders which can be found on our careers page.

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 Willow Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 213 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Willow Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-willow-primary-academy

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