Year 1 Class Teacher

Lightwater Village School, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5RD

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  7 November 2025 at 9:30am

• Date listed

  23 October 2025

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: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR 1-5 (Fringe) - £34,398 - £43,545

Year 1 Class Teacher job summary

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Class Teacher to join the team at Lightwater Village Infant School. This is a fantastic chance to become part of a welcoming and supportive school community, committed to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where every child can thrive and develop a lifelong love of learning.

Your opportunity

We are seeking to appoint an excellent Class Teacher, who will play a key role in delivering high quality lessons that meet the educational needs of our Year 1 children, ensuring outstanding learning and teaching. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated and nurturing team.

What we are looking for

• Is passionate about developing our pupils
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Is able to motivate and encourage the children
• Enjoys working as part of a team
• Will positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children
• Is self-aware, reflective and keen to improve their practice with high aspirations both for themselves, their children and the school

Please read the job description and person specification before applying.

About Lightwater Village Infant and Junior school

Our school stands at the heart of the village community of Lightwater. We offer an outstanding start to education for children from 2 to 11 years old, consistently achieving excellence, yet also engaging children in imaginative and exciting themes whereby learning comes alive.

Our School sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Lightwater Village Infant and Junior School, our cluster includes the following other schools; Springfield, Cordwalles, Pine Ridge and Lorraine. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Teachers Pension Scheme 
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Career pathways and talent management
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

The Details

Start Date: January 2026

Pay Scale: GLF Main Pay Scale Range (Fringe) GM1 £34,398 - GM5 £43,545

Contract: FTC (with the option of becoming permanent)

Closing Date: Friday 7th November at 9.30am

Interview Date: W/C 10th November 2025

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

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 Lightwater Village School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 179 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lightwater Village School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lightwater-village-school-lightwater

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