Class Teacher

Longwood Primary Academy are recruiting

Salary: MPS-UPSDependant on experience

Start Date: January 2026

Hours: Full-Time

Fixed Term Contract to cover maternity leave

Longwood Primary Academy are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated class teacher to join our friendly and supportive team.

Additional benefits working at Longwood Primary Academy:

• Additional 13 days school holidays
• Competitive salary
• IT equipment relevant to the post
• Subsidised accommodation for teaching staff
• An outstanding childcare facility (under 3 years) for NET staff at discounted rates
• A supportive team of leaders and staff
• Opportunities for growth and development
• A collaborative environment to work with colleagues across the trust
• Extensive CPD opportunities, with external courses for career development
• SENDCO network within the Trust
• Working with a pastoral team, including a family liaison officer
• Membership of a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• National pay rates
• Flexible working opportunities
• Supportive special leave requests

Longwood Primary Academy offer a unique chance to be part of a friendly and supportive team. Being part of a primary cluster of nine schools, staff work in teams to share the responsibility for planning, with support from Trust subject leads and the Curriculum Director. High quality CPD is offered across the Trust.

The school has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything they do and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other local schools within NET. At Longwood we believe in the future development of our teachers to enable them to develop and progress their career.

What Ofsted says about Longwood Primary Academy:

• Staff are proud to work at the school and feel that leaders are considerate of their workload and well-being.
• Children get a great start to their educational journey at Longwood Primary.
• Pupils “behave well around the school” and “treat each other with respect.”
• Our leaders and staff are vigilant in keeping pupils safe” and receive regular, helpful training to identify risks or concerns.”
• “Pupils’ emotional well-being is a priority” and they learn how to stay safe, particularly online, through our curriculum and assemblies.
• “Early reading is a strength in the school” with pupils equipped to start phonics in nursery.
• “Leaders ensure pupils develop a rich vocabulary” and older pupils value and enjoy reading.
• Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are “well supported by staff and specialist teams across the Trust” with staff receiving regular training and planning to ensure that these pupils can access the curriculum.
• “The curriculum for pupils’ personal development is strong", with our life skills programme helping pupils learn how to be independent, look after themselves, and be a good citizen. Our excellent extracurricular offerings were praised in supporting our pupils to have a “wide experience of life.”

Potential applicants are both welcome and encouraged to visit the school. Please contact the school office by telephone on / .

In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.

NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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