Class Teacher

University of Brighton Academies Trust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Silverdale Primary Academy seeks a dedicated Year 3 Teacher to join their supportive team. In this vital role, you'll inspire and motivate students while ensuring their academic progress. With an emphasis on collaboration and a drive for excellence, you will contribute to a thriving educational environment at a popular academy.

Benefits

Automatic annual pay increments

Generous Pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Personal Development Day

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to Work scheme

Retail Discount program

Qualifications

• Drive for excellence and a commitment to student progress.
• Ability to inspire and motivate pupils effectively.
• Experience collaborating with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Nurture and inspire children in Year 3.
• Ensure effective teaching and contribute to the academy's vision.
• Collaborate with colleagues for student progress.

Skills

Motivation

Organisational Skills

Team Collaboration

Enthusiasm

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Do you thrive on seeing your pupils excel?

The Silverdale Primary Academy are seeking a Year 3 Teacher to join our dedicated and supportive team.

This is an important role for our Academy as we constantly strive to improve and excel in all that we do. We are looking for a Teacher who can nurture, inspire, and motivate our children and who will contribute effectively to the vision and ambition of our popular academy.

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Has a drive for excellence and a desire to be outstanding!
• Is highly organised, motivated and driven to succeed
• Is committed to the progress of ALL students
• Is a team member who will collaborate with colleagues to ensure the progress of students
• Has enthusiasm, presence and authority and who can deliver consistently
  
  

Applications from ECT's welcome.

Please refer to the JD for further details.

Silverdale Primary Academy

Silverdale Primary Academy is a thriving academy catering to children aged 4 to 11 years. Located in the northern part of St Leonards-on-Sea, our academy boasts extensive and picturesque grounds, including large playing fields.

At Silverdale, we take pride in our outstanding facilities, which include a rainforest-themed library, a forest school outdoor learning area, and a substantial bank of ICT resources. We strive to create an environment where every individual can reach their potential, excel, pursue their ambitions, and enjoy the journey together.

It has a published admissions number of 90 and total capacity of 630 pupils.

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We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

• Automatic annual pay increments: Pay progression is not linked to performance and all our staff benefit from automatic pay progression (subject to the maximum salary for the role). Cost of living awards are also reviewed annually.
• Generous Pension: Safeguard your future with financial security throughout your retirement. Employer contribution rate of 28.68%.
• Health and Wellbeing: A strong commitment to your health and wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors and an annual day devoted to your health and wellbeing. This day provides the opportunity to spend valuable time catching up with colleagues, as well as some ‘Time for You’ to do whatever most enhances your wellbeing.
• Personal Development Day: One day annually dedicated to your personal development which could include volunteering, training or a seminar (self-funded).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to free and confidential counselling services, providing support for both work and personal issues.
• Cycle to Work: Build exercise into your commute, with our cycle-to-work programme, offering a £2K loan to purchase a bicycle.
• Retail Discount: Savings with hundreds of retailers including gym, private medical, dental and online GP service, as well as eligibility for the Blue Light Discount Scheme.
  
  

Our commitment

Role

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Further information is available here:

We welcome applications from all members of the community.

The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff and volunteer recruitment practices. If you would like any support or assistant at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know, by contacting us by email to [e-mail] or by telephone to Emma Richings 01424 905 306.

Find out more

Job Description

For further information about this opportunity please download the attached job description and personal specification, and view our candidate pack here:

To arrange a visit or to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Emmett Dunford, Academy Business Manager at [e-mail]

Please apply today.

Key dates

Closing date: 1 July 2025

Interview date: W/C 7 July 2025

Proposed start date: 1 September 2025

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