Teacher

Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2HT

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

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 - 45,352.00

Teacher job summary

Class teacher

Required from September 2026

Full time

Fixed term for the academic year 26-27

Main Scale Points 1-6

 

Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint an excellent teaching practitioner who has high expectations of pupil progress and a drive for self-development.

We are looking to appoint a confident, aspiring and imaginative classroom teacher to work in Year 5, who understands what progression in learning is and looks like. We are looking for a teacher who is energetic and has a proven ability to effectively manage behaviour - which might sometimes be challenging. The successful candidate will understand the need to make rapid and sustained improvements and be able to articulate this to both children and adults.

If you are a confident and skilled practitioner, who can quickly build effective relationships with children and believe that the children are at the heart of the job, then this could be the ideal post for you.

We are looking for inspirational teachers who are committed to creating a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice. Due to budget constraints this post is only for one year.

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 and have been arranged for 26th June @ 3:30pm, 29th June @ 9:30am and 2nd July @ 2:00pm. Please contact the school office to confirm your attendance.

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.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/vacancies.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Sarah Griffith at Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School, Email: bforestoffice@bforest.notts.sch.uk Telephone: 01623 553189

Closing date for applications: 3rd July 9:00 and interviews will be held on 8th July.

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9700 children in 28 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We promote the autonomy and local nature of each of our schools and we are an enabling organisation rather than a directive one.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our Vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for children.

We are strategic partners in Flying High Teaching School Hub, East Midlands Maths Hub and with Derby Research School.

We can offer you:

Unrivalled opportunities for professional development through our schools and Transform Applied, Transform’s unique and high regarded CPD service www.transformapplied.co.uk

Trust support networks

Staff benefits such as 24/7/365 employee welfare support; tax saving salary sacrifice schemes; a staff benefits scheme that offers a host of benefits and discounts

Annual staff survey to allow you to provide us with feedback on what it’s like to work for us

Annual children’s/staff awards which celebrates the successes and achievements of our children and staff

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

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 Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 279 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brierley-forest-primary-and-nursery-school

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