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Year 1 class teacher

Willow Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5FF

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Ideally January 2027 or April 2027

• Closing date

  20 October 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  11 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (809)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: mon-Fri full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1-UPS3 (fringe)

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a unique opportunity for a newly qualified, or more experienced teacher to work with a flourishing multi Academy Trust, renowned for its leadership development opportunities. Based at Willow Primary School.

We will appoint when we find the suitable candidate.

Main or Upper Pay Range, depending on experience and skills. The phase/year group’s additional responsibilities will depend on the interests and experience of the successful candidate.

Teaching and Learning Responsibility, and Recruitment and Retention allowance will be considered for the right candidate.

Requirements:

• Early Career Teacher status (if applying as an ECT)

• Full time availability

• A creative practitioner

• A candidate that has high expectations of themselves and others, and is committed to maintaining our high standards

• The ability to respond imaginatively to the challenges of curriculum delivery and development

• Flexibility and willingness to change schedules at short notice

What the school offers its staff

• The opportunity to work with amazing children with fantastic behaviour and attitudes to learning

• A supportive, friendly, and collaborative working environment

• Outstanding career progression opportunities

• Access to Employee Assistance programme

• Competitive salary

• Pension scheme

• Free parking

• Good local amenities

• Easy accessibility, local buses and proximity to Slough and Langley train stations (Elizabeth Line)

• Reward for 100% attendance

• Free tea/coffee/hot chocolate

• Reduced childcare rates for staff children who attend our schools. Flexibility about holiday club and after school club provision for children who do not attend.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Willow Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 454 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Willow Primary School website
• Email address: alka.rajput@marishandwillow.co.uk
• Phone number: 01753819900
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/willow-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Willow Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email alka.rajput@marishandwillow.co.uk.

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