Teacher - Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2 Class Teacher

Fixed Term Contract -

FTE: 100%

Teachers Main Scale/ Upper Pay Scale: £34,398 to £52,490 per annum (2026 pay award pending)

We are looking for an inspiring and enthusiastic Class Teacher to join our junior school. This is a great opportunity for a passionate Teacher to join our successful teaching team and increase learning outcomes in the classroom.

The school has excellent behaviour management, with well-behaved children, who love being at school. If you are looking for a fulfilling teaching position where teaching is the main aspect, then you are welcome to visit the school and observe the children learning, having fun and enjoying their work.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate, creative, motivated and has a positive outlook, with a passion for innovation and improvement.
• Engaging and motivating in the classroom, committed to raising outcomes of all.
• Dedicated to the welfare and achievement of every child.
• A great communicator with excellent organisational skills.
• Enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team and collaborating with others.
• Dedicated to good classroom management and promoting the learning priorities of the School Development Plan.
• Able to use curriculum knowledge to teach and assess effectively.

Doddinghurst Junior School is a small Church of England Junior School set in a rural location. At Doddinghurst, we provide a friendly, safe, and calm learning environment. This enables children to succeed academically, creatively, musically, and personally. Doddinghurst is an inclusive school where children are encouraged to celebrate and enjoy the success of each other.

Doddinghurst Junior School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

What the school can offer:

• Recognition of continuous service
• Automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• The support of an experienced family of schools
• National Conditions of Service
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
• Wider support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance

As a Trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds.

Doddinghurst Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing Date: 2nd November 2026 at 9am

Interview Date: Week commencing 9th November 2026

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