Teacher

Fairfield Spencer Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 7HB

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter or September 2026

• Closing date

  2 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: £32,916.00 - £45,350.00 Annually (Actual) Full Time - Teachers Main Pay Scale

Teacher job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, reflective and committed teacher who is passionate about teaching and learning? Do you want to be part of an incredible school where everyone belongs and kindness sits at the heart of everything we do?

Fairfield Spencer Academy is a larger-than-average primary school at the heart of its community. While we are a busy and vibrant school, Fairfield is very much a Fairfield family. We place great importance on creating a strong sense of belonging so that every child feels safe, valued and understood. When children feel happy and secure, they are able to thrive.

At Fairfield, we are proud to be the heart of our local community. We work in close partnership with our families and believe that strong relationships between home and school are key to children’s success. Together, we aim to develop children who are not only rich in knowledge, but also in humanity and heart - children who show compassion, respect and a genuine care for others.

We have high expectations for all our children and are committed to providing an education that inspires a love of learning and challenges every child to reach their full potential. We are looking for a class teacher who shares these values and is excited to contribute to our inclusive, supportive and ambitious school.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an enthusiastic and passionate teacher with a commitment to high-quality teaching and learning
• Has high expectations for all pupils and a belief that every child can succeed
• Creates a positive, nurturing classroom environment where children feel safe and valued
• Is reflective, motivated and keen to develop their practice
• Works well as part of a team and values strong relationships with pupils, families and colleagues

We can offer you:

• A welcoming, supportive and caring school community
• Children who are happy, enthusiastic and eager to learn
• A strong sense of belonging and teamwork
• High-quality professional development and opportunities to grow your career
• The support and opportunities that come from being part of Spencer Academies Trust, whose shared values and commitment to excellence underpin everything we do

If you are a teacher who wants to make a real difference and be part of a school where kindness, community and high expectations go hand in hand, we would love to hear from you.

You are very welcome to visit us to experience our school in action - please contact us to arrange an appointment at info@fairfieldspencer.org.uk or phone 0115 9179266

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer

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 Fairfield Spencer Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 620 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fairfield Spencer Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairfield-spencer-academy

Fairfield Spencer Academy is part of the Spencer Academies Trust

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision
Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
• We Believe:
All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer

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