Class Teacher - Year 4

We are looking for an outstanding teacher!

A unique opportunity has arisen in our excellent mainstream primary school. We are seeking a passionate, creative and inspirational Year 4 teacher for our experienced and welcoming team at Lime Academy Abbotsmede.   

The post would initially be a Year 4 teacher with a class of truly amazing children. A passion for technology would be an advantage as our students have 1:1 ipads and we are keen to make the best use of technology to drive the learning forward.

The post is for MPS or UPS and will commence from Monday 20th February (with a possibility of a later start for the right candidate).

‘Lime Academy Abbotsmede is a place where everyone is welcome and every step to success is celebrated.’ 

Ofsted 2022 

Lime Academy Abbotsmede has been recognised as being 'Good' by Ofsted and is now looking towards raising standards even further. We believe in our school! To enable excellence, we need excellent, creative and caring teachers.

The successful applicant would be a key part of this exciting journey and be provided with a programme of high-quality professional development to strengthen their skillset along the way, as well as access to a supportive Trust Hub of information, research, resources and professional discussion with other professionals across our range of Primary and Special schools. 

We are constantly on the lookout for outstanding practitioners, and we may have TLR’s for candidates dependent upon your area of expertise and specialism.

What unique skills and expertise could you offer our amazing students? 

Lime Academy Abbotsmede is part of the Lime Trust, which is a multi-academy trust of 4 primary and 4 special schools in the East of England and London working across 3 Local Authorities. 

The Lime Trust vision is ‘To provide high quality education for pupils through school to school collaboration and Trust direction, high challenge and high support. All schools in the Lime Trust strive to improve life chances for all and respected in their local communities.’ 

At Lime, which stands for Leadership, Innovation, Motivation and Excellence, we work together and create ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives. RESPECT for all underlines our seven core values.  

We put our learners at the centre of everything we do. The Trust is creating a sustainable group of high-performing schools that improve life chances and are trusted and respected in their communities. We share common approaches across the Trust and prioritise great leadership to create positive work environments with strong levels of experienced professional support. That means that when you work at a Lime Academy you will be part of a confident team that works collaboratively to build a capacity-rich school. We believe in nurturing talent and developing leaders, so opportunities to progress are always encouraged. 

The Lime Way: 

• Always working to be brilliant 
• Putting learners first 
• Setting the standard 
• Building capacity rich schools 

The Values we embed in our schools are: 

• Respect 
• Equity 
• Self-worth 
• Partnership 
• Enjoyment 
• Communication (a voice for all) 

Trust Benefits: 

We offer an excellent benefits package for our team. 

• Extensive CPD opportunities, including support with external courses for further career development (Currently all teaching staff have access to an NPQ programme) 
• IT equipment (relevant to the post) 
• Well-being support including online resources/app/initiatives 
• Enhanced maternity leave benefits 
• Membership of a generous pension scheme (LGPS or TPS) 
• National pay rates 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Octopus Electric Car Scheme 
• Flexible working opportunities 
• Job-sharing/Part-time working 
• Term-time working 
• Career break 
• Supportive Special Leave requests 
• Subsidised school meals 
• Opportunities for PPA to take place working from home 

Additional recruitment payment of £1,000 for exceptional candidate and a further payment after 3 years in post.

Closing date: Monday 20 February 2023

Shortlisting:  Monday 20 February 2023

Interviews:  Week beginning 20 February 2023

To apply please click on the following link: 

Lime Trust (jgp.co.uk)

If you would like to express an interest, arrange a tour of the schools, ask questions about the post or find out any more information, please contact Michele McCartney (Deputy Headteacher) in the first instance at michele.mccartney@limetrust.org or please feel free to call the school office on 01733 566847

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure. The Lime Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.