Teacher

Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3PL

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 12:30pm

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 37,101.00 - 45,352.00

Teacher job summary

Class teacher

Required from 01 September 2026

Full time

Permanent

Main Scale 3 – Upper Scale 2

Robert shaw Primary & Nursery School is seeking to appoint an excellent teaching practitioner who has high expectations of pupil progress and a drive for self-development. This role is initially in year 6 therefore experience of teaching in this year group is essential.

We are looking for inspirational teachers who are committed to creating a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice.

You will:

• Be a consistently good / outstanding primary teacher

• Be passionate about teaching and learning and making a difference to every child

• Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement

• Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community

In return we offer:

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

• Calm and purposeful learning environments

• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Karen Coker at Robert Shaw Primary & Nursery School

Email: headteacher@robertshaw.nottingham.sch.uk Telephone: 0115 9155765

Closing date for applications: Friday 03 July 2026 @ 12.30pm

Interviews will be held on: Monday 13 July 2026

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9510 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

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

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education
All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children

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 Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-shaw-primary-and-nursery-school-nottingham

Robert Shaw Primary is a 420 place school and a 52 place Nursery in Nottingham City, it was opened in 1950 and serves the local communities of Ainsley, Aspley and Beechdale.
At our most recent OFSTED Inspection in January 2014 we were judged to be in the “Requires Improvement” category. Since this inspection we have been working extremely hard to address the priorities raised in the Inspector’s report and make progress towards being the Good school we aspire to be. We are a vibrant, multi-cultural school in Nottingham City, and we are dedicated to providing the best education for all of our children.
The Governors and staff work hard with the community of Robert Shaw School, in order to foster our ethos of mutual respect and to make British Values integral to all that we do.
The children in our school describe Robert Shaw, as like a big family where everyone looks after each other.
Our motto is ‘We strive to improve in all that we do’ and this is the belief that we instil in all of our children, and staff. By providing a stimulating and challenging environment, we provide all children with the equal opportunity to reach their personal and educational goals.

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