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Early Career Teachers

Early Career Teachers

Woodland Academy Trust

Bexley

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Salary:
A higher starting salary for our Early Career Teachers, £33,500 per year
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September 2023
Apply by:
6 March 2023

Job overview

Job title: Early Career Teachers

Status: Permanent with roles up to full time

Grade: A higher starting salary for our Early Career Teachers, £33,500 per year

Post Start Date: 1st September 2023 or earlier depending on the successful candidate

Closing Date for Applications: 6th March 2023


We are currently seeking to appoint Early Career Teachers across our schools within Woodland Academy Trust who are passionate about ensuring our children receive the very best education.

We have vacancies at Northumberland Heath Primary School, Peareswood Primary School and Willow Bank Primary School. 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.

We recognise that for our Early Career Teachers, the first two years of teaching are important years to consolidate the practice and knowledge learnt during your studies. We are passionate about ensuring our Early Career Teachers receive an excellent induction, providing the tools and resources to become a successful, confident and skilled teacher. We have dedicated ECT mentors, training, development and cross-Trust events to support you as you start your exciting journey.

The successful candidate will be excited to specialise in our delivery of teaching and learning, pedagogy and experience and building their knowledge of the use 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.

What you need to succeed:

  • 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.


We want to ensure that our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you would prefer the application form and material in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact us.

Application Deadline: 6th March 2023

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close this position early should a suitable candidate be found. Therefore, early application is advised.

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About Woodland Academy Trust

Woodland Academy Trust is a small but ambitious family of schools based in Bexley and Kent.

Our schools work collaboratively across the board and ensure excellence for our children and communities. Working together means that we can share best practice, share the workload and find support with each other.

We value the expertise of our staff and celebrate such a diverse range of experience by ensuring staff receive excellent professional development and investment in different opportunities.  We value our staff well being and supporting our staff through our well being initiatives, communication and employee assistance programme are just some of the ways we do this.

We are looking for individuals who are as passionate about improving every child's life chances as much as we are, and welcome your interest.

If you have any enquiries, please contact recruitment@watschools.org.uk.

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Applications closed