Class Teacher

Class Teacher

Main Pay Scale (1-6) £31,650 - £43,607

Fixed Term, Full Time

Do you want to be part of something that makes a real difference?

Are you a team player with a passion for teaching, learning and improving the life chances for children?

Do you want to join a dynamic and driven team of teachers and support staff?

Do you have what it takes to make a difference to our most vulnerable learners?

We are looking for someone to join our teaching team who:

• Is able to deliver learning experiences to engage and instil a curiosity to find out more, enabling pupils to achieve high standards in everything they do, therefore becoming life-long learners;
• Establishes a stimulating and vibrant learning environment for the children;
• Is a positive, forward-thinking and collaborative teacher, research-informed and always open to new ideas;
• Is flexible and willing to use their initiative;
• Is dedicated to inclusive practise
• Is motivated to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence;
• Has excellent communication skills;
• Is willing to go the extra mile 

In return, we can offer you:

• Children who are kind, warm and enthusiastic about their learning
• A wider family of support within a successful Multi Academy Trust
• Opportunities to develop professionally through an exciting CPD offer
• Career development opportunities
• A collaborative ethos, working with other schools and colleagues to develop day to day practice. 

This role will be challenging but rewarding, you will have the opportunity to shape the learning of our children and ensure they have a strong start to their educational journey.

Brackensdale Spencer Academy is seeking a committed and enthusiastic teacher to join our dedicated team and lead high-quality provision for pupils within our mainstream setting. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking academy that prioritises inclusive education for all learners.

Brackensdale Spencer Academy is a warm and welcoming, two-form entry primary school located in Mackworth, Derby. We are also proud to be part of the Spencer Academies Trust, a highly successful MAT based in the East Midlands.

This post is suitable for an experienced teacher looking for a fresh, exciting opportunity, or a newly qualified teacher looking for their first teaching role. The successful candidate must be a person with energy, passion and commitment who can instil a love of learning by delivering inspirational and fun lessons to enthused, confident children with a range of needs and starting points.

We ask a great deal of our staff and in return we offer an outstanding opportunity for the right person to make a real impact on children’s lives and the vibrant community we serve, as well as developing their own career in our successful and innovative Trust. You will have access to first class training and mentoring which will enable you to enhance your practice quickly and develop as a leader should you wish to do so.

If you share our vision of delivering a high quality and distinctive education, where no child is left behind, it would be great to arrange a visit prior to application. We welcome applications from all and are dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for all. 

If you wish to discuss this role, please do not hesitate to contact Joanna McGregor, Principal at info@brackensdalespencer.org.uk

Spencer Academies Trust is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence. 

We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe

• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted. 

Closing date for applications: 6th June 2025 

Interview date to be confirmed

Our adverts do sometimes close early, even where there’s a published deadline – and so if you’re keen, please apply as soon as practically possible.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘Sign In’.  Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application. 

We have added a video to help guide you through our portal, please visit:  https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer