Year 2 Class Teacher

Chestnut Park Primary School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2UR

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  16 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: GLF Main Pay Range

Year 2 Class Teacher job summary

Are you a passionate and dedicated educator looking to make a real difference in the lives of young learners? Chestnut Park Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic Year 2 Class Teacher to join our vibrant and supportive team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to inspire curiosity, nurture growth, and contribute to a school community that values creativity, collaboration, and excellence in education.

Your opportunity

We are seeking a talented and professional teacher who shares our commitment to high aspirations, achievement, and a love of learning. You will thrive in the dynamic environment of our school, embracing the joys and challenges of teaching. Creativity, collaboration, and a passion for delivering engaging lessons will be at the heart of your practice.

What We Are Looking For

• Build positive, supportive relationships with young children.
• Be enthusiastic and committed to working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Communicate confidently and effectively with pupils, parents, and colleagues.
• Show dedication to raising the achievement of all students, regardless of ability.
• Bring energy, innovation, and a desire to make a meaningful difference in the classroom.    

Please read the full job description and person specification for more information. 

About Chestnut Park Primary School, part of the Chalklands Cluster

Our School sits within an established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Chestnut Park, our cluster includes the following other schools; Whyteleafe Primary School, Warlingham Village Primary School, Marden Lodge Primary School, and Hillcroft Primary School .

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 Multi Academy Trust with over 2,500 colleagues and over 19,000 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: 5th January 2026 

Pay Scale: GLF Main Pay Range 

Contract type: Permanent 

Closing Date: 16 November 2025 

Interview date: 19th November 2025 

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

GLF Schools recognises its moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Each GLF School has a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), contact details are published on each school website. The school DSL is the person responsible for all safeguarding within that school.

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 Chestnut Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 599 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chestnut Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chestnut-park-primary-school

Welcome to Chestnut Park Primary School

Thank you for expressing an interest in Chestnut Park Primary School, the first of GLF Schools within Croydon.

Thank you for visiting our website. I would like to wish you a warm welcome to Chestnut Park Primary School where the children's well-being is at the core of all we do and we strive to provide the best education.

We are a three-form entry primary school in the heart of Croydon, catering for children aged between 4 and 11. This year we will be at full capacity and will be welcoming our first year 6.

At Chestnut Park we have a passionate and dedicated team of staff who make great efforts to support the children to achieve their full potential by ensuring they are inspired by what they are learning. This is underpinned by an innovative tailored-made curriculum that has been created to engage, excite, and inspire the children. It gives them the opportunities and experiences, and teaches them a range of skills and knowledge to reinforce their love and passion for learning.

We are incredibly proud of our children at Chestnut Park and delighted to say that our children see our school as a safe place to be. Somewhere where they feel happy and valued. We continue to believe in setting the highest possible standards in everything we do, ensuring our children can be the best they can be through the embedded school values of: self-control, tolerance, respect, awareness of others, no one left out and growing friendships.

In June 2018 we were proud to be judged as OUTSTANDING in our Ofsted inspection - a true reflection of our tireless commitment to the children and their education journey.

At Chestnut Park Primary School, we believe in working with the local community to ensure school is a place 'where children grow, learn and flourish together'. This ethos is embedded within our vision, values and aims. A whole school focus on language development ensures our children make good progress throughout their time at Chestnut Park. If you are looking for a reception school place for 2021, please do contact our school where you will receive a warm welcome from our staff and children.

I hope our website gives you an insight into Chestnut Park that shows you just some of the exciting things we offer our children.

Hayley Lewis

Head of School

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