Class Teacher
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Position Overview & Specifications
Highfields Spencer Academy
Class Teacher
Permanent, Full Time
Main Payscale
Starting from 1st September 2023
Would you like to join Highfields Spencer Academy as we continue to grow our school?
Here at Highfields Spencer Academy, we have an exciting opportunity for a Class Teacher to join our growing team.
Highfields Spencer Academy is a vibrant learning community that recognises every child’s uniqueness. We teach our pupils to embrace learning with excitement and enthusiasm so they are ready to take on challenges without fear of failure. Our school culture is about celebrating diversity, dreaming big and working together to achieve.
Spencer Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust with schools across the East Midlands. A high performing regional MAT with a national reputation for excellence, SAT schools include primary, secondary and sixth form provision. Our academies work across highly diverse city and rural communities, including a strong presence in Derby and Nottingham. Standards and expectations in trust schools are high – and the trust focus on rapid improvement on the journey to outstanding education delivery.
We have over 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2600 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals.
We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission - Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision - Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, info@highfieldsspencer.com
In line with safer recruitment policies, references will be called for prior to interview.
Please submit your application by no later than Wednesday 21st June 2023
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 26th June 2023
Our application deadline can end earlier where we have received a positive response, so if you are keen to apply, please add your profile to this vacancy as soon as possible.
Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £28,000.00-£38,810.00 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 01/09/2023
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Class Teacher roles across Highfields Spencer Academy's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £28,000 - £38,810 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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