Class Teacher
| Posting date: | 20 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 October 2025 |
| Location: | Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 4SQ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 00e4b222-7eb3-4046-b44d-cf1336d2529a |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL:
• Be an inspirational teacher, providing a stimulating environment for learning, motivating and enthusing children;
• Have a good knowledge of how children learn;
• Have high expectations of pupil achievement and effectively plan, and assess to meet needs;
• Have a clear understanding of what effective teaching and learning looks like and can deliver it consistently;
• Have an experienced and in-depth understanding of the mastery curriculum;
• Be able to work well in a team; be enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable;
• Be able to liaise effectively with parents and build excellent relationships with children and their families.
What the school offers its staff
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
• A close network of collaborative schools;
• CPD opportunities to grow and develop;
• On-site parking.
Further details about the role
Thorpe Acre Junior School is looking for a passionate, highly skilled, full-time class teacher to deliver high-quality lessons to a mixed Year 5/6 class for the duration of a maternity leave, whilst successfully nurturing and inspiring our children. We welcome applications from experienced teachers and ECTs.
We are a popular, vibrant and friendly school, graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted (May 2023), where children are at the heart of everything we do.
Commitment to safeguarding
Thorpe Acre Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Pre-employment checks will be carried out: identification and Right to Work in the UK will be required; an online search undertaken; references will be sought, and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for a regulated activity (including a barred list check) and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. We actively support the government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL:
• Be an inspirational teacher, providing a stimulating environment for learning, motivating and enthusing children;
• Have a good knowledge of how children learn;
• Have high expectations of pupil achievement and effectively plan, and assess to meet needs;
• Have a clear understanding of what effective teaching and learning looks like and can deliver it consistently;
• Have an experienced and in-depth understanding of the mastery curriculum;
• Be able to work well in a team; be enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable;
• Be able to liaise effectively with parents and build excellent relationships with children and their families.
What the school offers its staff
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
• A close network of collaborative schools;
• CPD opportunities to grow and develop;
• On-site parking.
Further details about the role
Thorpe Acre Junior School is looking for a passionate, highly skilled, full-time class teacher to deliver high-quality lessons to a mixed Year 5/6 class for the duration of a maternity leave, whilst successfully nurturing and inspiring our children. We welcome applications from experienced teachers and ECTs.
We are a popular, vibrant and friendly school, graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted (May 2023), where children are at the heart of everything we do.
Commitment to safeguarding
Thorpe Acre Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Pre-employment checks will be carried out: identification and Right to Work in the UK will be required; an online search undertaken; references will be sought, and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for a regulated activity (including a barred list check) and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. We actively support the government's Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.