Class Teacher - Kingsleigh Primary School

Classroom Teacher

Start Date – September 2026

Permanent

Salary - £32,916 - £45,352 per annum (M1 – M6)

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kingsleigh Primary School as a Classroom Teacher and join our fantastic team from September 2026.

Kingsleigh Primary School is a community where all are welcomed valued and heard. Feeling safe and happy are at the heart of what we do to ensure we succeed as lifelong learners. We embrace individual qualities to ensure Kingsleigh is a community ‘where everyone can be great’.

We have 3 core values that underpin the behaviour ethos of our school community and are promoted throughout all areas of life at Kingsleigh and beyond: Belong Aspire Respect.

We’re looking for someone who embraces these values and for this particular role someone who is a motivated teacher either with experience or someone who is just starting on their teaching journey.

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher to join our team, committed to delivering high-quality teaching and learning that enables every pupil to be Great. The successful candidate will plan and deliver engaging, well-structured lessons within a broad and balanced curriculum, while creating a positive, inclusive and stimulating classroom environment. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will respond to the individual needs of pupils, monitor progress closely, and adapt teaching to ensure all learners achieve their full potential. A strong commitment to upholding high standards of behaviour, supporting pupil wellbeing, and safeguarding all children is essential to this role.

Kingsleigh Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Kingsleigh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Kingsleigh Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

What we can offer:

• A large, friendly and enthusiastic staff team where everyone works together and is genuinely proud of what we’ve created
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning where risk taking is celebrated and where continuous learning is encouraged through professional development opportunities
• A modern, spacious, purpose-built and well-resourced learning environment
• Energetic and enthusiastic children who respond well to the creative curriculum we provide

If this sounds like the kind of school you would like to work in, we look forward to showing you what we are all about.  Please visit our school website (www.kingsleighprimary.co.uk) and our Instagram page which will give you a good flavour of life at Kingsleigh Primary School. Tours of the school are encouraged and can be arranged by emailing [email protected] .

Please complete the attached application form and email it directly to [email protected] .

Closing date/time for applications:  Monday 18^th May

Shortlisting:  Tuesday 19^th May

Interviews will be held during:  TBC

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