Reception Teacher

E-Act Fairlawn Primary School, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5JL

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  19 January 2025

• Closing date

  1 December 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £37,101.00 Annually (Actual) Fixed Term Contract from 19/01/2026 to 31/08/2026 - Full Time - Up to M3 Salary

Reception Teacher job summary

Job Title: Primary school teacher

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School- Respect, Responsibility, Curiosity and Resilience.

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School is a welcoming and diverse school located in Bristol, committed to providing high-quality education for every child. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, valued, and inspired to achieve their best.

The ‘Fairlawn Child’ will develop their character and personality on a clear understanding of our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Curiosity and Resilience.

Our dedicated team works collaboratively to deliver a broad and engaging curriculum, enriched by strong community links and the support of the wider E-ACT network.

Join us in shaping confident, curious learners who are ready to thrive in a changing world.

Find out more here: https://fairlawnprimary.e-act.org.uk

Join us in Opening Minds, Opening Doors!

Are you ready to join a vibrant educational community where every child is empowered to flourish and every colleague is supported to thrive? At our academy, we are passionate about developing the whole child through a nurturing, inclusive, and ambitious culture. With a strong people-first ethos, we invest in our staff just as much as our pupils, recognising that great teaching starts with great support. If you're driven by purpose and want to make a lasting impact, we would love to welcome you.

We are looking for a EYFS Class Teacher responsible for delivering high-quality EYFS teaching and learning, fostering children’s development across all areas, maintaining a nurturing, engaging classroom environment, working closely with colleagues and parents, and ensuring each child makes strong progress from their individual starting points.

Key responsibilities:

• Have high expectations of learners to ensure they achieve their full educational potential.

• Set challenging teaching and learning objectives which are relevant to all students in your classes.

• Select and prepare a range of resources that take in to account all students’ learning needs, languages, and cultural backgrounds.

• Have knowledge of a range of approaches to assessment, including questioning, oral assessment and self-assessment and the importance of formative assessment.

• Make effective use of a range of assessment monitoring and recording strategies to assess the learning needs of your students in order to set challenging learning objectives and plan for future teaching.

Pay range: M1-M3 £32,916 - £37,101 per annum.

This role is fixed term until 31/08/2026.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Qualified teacher status or recognised equivalent.
• Degree in subject specialism.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Additional relevant training in Safeguarding.

What are we about?

Join a trust that is going places!

At E-ACT, we believe every child deserves opportunity. Our ‘Opening Minds, Opening Doors’ strategy breaks down barriers and builds pathways to success; driven by purposeful leadership, collaboration, and innovation. We champion diversity, encourage a people-first culture, and ensure every voice is heard.

We are proud to lead system-wide change both locally and national - providing sector-wide support while transforming futures. Our achievements are recognised through winning MAT of the Year 2023 at the MAT Excellence Awards and National School Awards, and also the TES Trust Leadership Award 2024. E-ACT is recognised for shaping bold educational outcomes. Most recently, two of our Birmingham academies were selected by the Department for Education as RISE Regional Hubs, in recognition of their outstanding work on inclusion and behaviour, a testament to the impact of our people-first culture and relentless drive for excellence.

With 38 academies and over 25,000 pupils, our dedicated staff make excellence possible. We prioritise wellbeing, tackle workload, and continuously raise the bar. We don’t just educate, we inspire ambition and empower every child to thrive.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more at www.e-act.org.uk  

Benefits: 

Financial and Lifestyle

We offer a strong financial package including access to defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS or TPS), life cover at three times pensionable pay, and 31 days of annual leave for year-round employees. Staff can also benefit from the Cycle to Work scheme, promoting healthy and sustainable commuting.

Professional Growth and Development

We invest heavily in staff development through tailored INSET days and high-quality CPD opportunities. Teaching staff benefit from automatic TLR progression, a structured 9-point pay scale (M1 to UPS3), and full TLR payments for part-time colleagues fulfilling full responsibilities.

Culture and Wellbeing

Our people-first culture values every colleague. We support wellbeing through the Wisdom app and a free Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling and financial advice. Collaboration is at the heart of our Trust, encouraging shared learning and collective success.

Please look at our 'Work for Us' page and Recruitment Pack for more information.

How to apply:

Please read the supporting documentation carefully before completing your application.

E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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

Venturers Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work. The aims of our Safer Recruitment procedures are to help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to working with them.

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 E-Act Fairlawn Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: E-Act Fairlawn Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairlawn-primary-school-montpelier

Opened in September 2015 as a new school, Fairlawn Primary School is very proud to continue the long history of educating children in the magnificent buildings that were once a Victorian grammar school.
The local community welcomed this extensive modernisation to ensure that families and children in the area had access to outstanding facilities that support a 21st Century education.
The children’s well-being is at the heart of everything we do and a strong sense of partnership between school and the family aims to bring out the very best in the children. Caring, experienced and professional staff provide an engaging environment and make learning enjoyable and purposeful which enables our children to be successful and feel happy to take risks, explore and experiment.
The school day is designed to build confidence and skills in all aspects of child development. We feel that the time spent in the playground or the dining hall is just as valuable as the lessons in the classrooms. Fairlawn is a very special place where children are encouraged to take part in a wide variety of enriching opportunities including clubs, trips and performance.
Fairlawn Primary School is a diverse and developing school with the strong support of dedicated governors and an active PTA (Parents and Teachers Association); the community is thriving and we invite you to visit and find out more for yourself.
Julie Molesworth
Principal

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