Year 6 Class Teacher
Ark Byron Primary Academy, London, W3 7JTThis job expired on 8 December 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
8 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Ark Inner London M1 - UPR5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our ideal candidate will be able to:
Deliver outstanding teaching and learning and therefore help students achieve excellent academic results and be a role-model/impact the academy more widely.
Design an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires children to appreciate the range of subjects and their application.
Key Responsibilities
- To plan, resource and deliver lessons and sequences of lessons to the highest standard that ensure real learning takes place and students make superior progress
- To provide a nurturing classroom and academy environment that helps students to develop as learners
- To help to maintain/establish discipline across the whole academy
- To contribute to the effective working of the academy.
- Potential to lead a subject
Teaching and Learning
- Enrich the curriculum with trips and visits to enhance the learning experience of all students
- With direction from the Head and within the context of the academy’s curriculum and schemes of work, plan and prepare effective teaching modules and lessons
- Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve pupil attainment
- Use regular assessments to set targets for students, monitor student progress and respond accordingly to the results of such monitoring
- To produce/contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual and groups of pupils
- Develop plans and processes for the classroom with measurable results and evaluate those results to make improvements in student achievement
- Ensure that all students achieve at least at chronological age level or, if well below level, make significant and continuing progress towards achieving at chronological age level
- Maintain regular and productive communication with pupils, parents and carers, to report on progress, sanctions and rewards and all other communications
- Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils
- Direct and supervise support staff assigned to lessons and when required participate in related recruitment and selection activities
- Implement and adhere to the academy behaviour management policy, ensuring the health and well-being of pupils is maintained at all times
- Participate in preparing pupils for external examinations.
What the school offers its staff
- Benefits
- Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
- Twice as many training days as standard.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
- Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark atarkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ark Byron Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 414 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ark Byron Primary Academy website
- Email address
- s.birch@arkbyron.org
- Phone number
- 020 3110 0787
Ark Byron Primary Academy opened its doors in September 2015. We now have a full seven year groups, ranging from Reception to Year 6 and a total of 420 pupils. At Ark Byron, we are committed to providing the best possible education and experience, whilst also expecting the highest standards, from staff, pupils and parents.
Our mission is to set the foundations and preparation for university or a career of choice, to provide pupils with real life choices and enhance their opportunities. We believe in high academic standards but learning at Ark Byron is not simply about academic achievement. We want to develop the whole child to have caring, considerate pupils with a love of learning.
Arranging a visit to Ark Byron Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.birch@arkbyron.org.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Quick Apply
Oldfield Primary School
Oldfield Lane North, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 8PR
EYFS, KS1 & KS2 Teaching Roles At LifeFull Federation
St Thomas' CofE Primary School
Appleford Road, London, W10 5EF
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in London