Class Teachers

We are currently seeking to appoint inspirational class teachers at Willow Bank Primary School who are passionate about ensuring our children receive the very best education.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the standards and progress of pupils and will be enthusiastic and motivated to help our children to ignite their spark and reveal the champion they hold within themselves.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of teaching and learning, pedagogy and experience of using educational research such as Rosenshine’s Principles. We are seeking to appoint staff who can work collaboratively with colleagues and who are passionate about providing all children with the very best learning experiences possible.

As a teacher, you will:

• Be passionate about providing opportunities for children from a wide range of backgrounds
• Be keen to develop and make use of the school’s links with the local community
• Have high aspirations and expectations for every pupil to succeed
• Understand the value of developing the ‘whole’ child.
• Be committed to forging strong relationships with parents
• Be an excellent teacher, committed to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils.
• Have the vision, passion and drive to improve standards in all areas of school life.

The post is full time on a permanent contract. Applications would also be welcomed from part-time candidates.

Our Offer

Woodland Academy Trust seek to appoint colleagues who share in our values and mission to ignite the spark and reveal the champion. We recognise that in order to offer the best outcomes for our children, our staff teams need the opportunity to be the very best they can be too. We do this by ensuring we have in place for all staff: 

• Continuous professional learning focusing on core areas; 
• Working collaboratively with agencies around us and offering formal training opportunities, bespoke and targeted professional development as well as in-house, bespoke training from our many experts and coaching and mentoring; 
• Embedding initiatives to support with reducing teacher workload; 
• A strong supportive ethos with dedicated line management structures and clear communication channels;  
• Well-being assistance and support including a dedicated employee assistance helpline and occupational health; 
• Opportunities to take part in exciting initiatives and projects that help shape the way our children will learn in the future; 
• Wide range of family friendly policies in place for staff; 
• Recognising national terms and conditions for staff;  
• Teachers and Local Government pension schemes; 
• Cycle to work schemes.