Year 5 class teacher

Bidvane; Grantham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor and ECT induction

Wellbeing team support

Professional development

Supportive team

Job summary

Belmont Community Primary School in Grantham is seeking a dedicated Year 5 class teacher for a fixed-term nine‑month contract to join its Key Stage 2 team. The post offers strong mentor support, an ECT induction programme from day one and a welcoming, safeguarding‑driven environment.

QTS and a degree are required; visa sponsorship is not available. You will plan and deliver well‑structured lessons, assess progress, manage behaviour with warmth and high expectations, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) required.
• Degree-level qualification required.
• Recent KS2 teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for a Year 5 class.
• Plan and teach well-structured, well-adapted lessons.
• Deliver high-quality teaching with warmth and challenge.
• Create effective, engaging learning environments.
• Foster pupils' social and emotional growth.
• Assess pupils' learning using assessment for learning.
• Communicate with pupils, colleagues and parents.

Skills

Year 5 KS2

Assessment for learning

Behaviour management

Communication with children/parents

Emotional resilience

Team collaboration

Education

QTS

Degree-level qualification

Job description

A fixed-term Year 5 class teacher post at Belmont Community Primary School, filling a place in its Key Stage 2 team for nine months. The work centres on planning and teaching a class with warmth and challenge, while fostering pupils' social and emotional growth. Early career teachers are welcome, with a designated mentor and an ECT induction programme from the start. Qualified Teacher Status is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Take responsibility for a Year 5 class
• Plan and teach well-structured, well-adapted lessons that engage and challenge every pupil
• Deliver high-quality teaching with warmth and challenge in a safe, engaging classroom
• Create effective, enjoyable learning environments
• Foster pupils' social and emotional growth
• Assess pupils' learning using assessment for learning
• Manage behaviour in the classroom
• Safeguard and promote pupils' welfare
• Communicate with pupils, colleagues and parents

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Degree-level qualification

Experience

• Recent experience teaching in Key Stage 2
• Successful KS2 placement during initial teacher training (for ECTs)

Skills & knowledge

• Planning and teaching well-structured, well-adapted lessons
• Strong knowledge of assessment for learning
• Confident behaviour management
• Excellent communication with children, colleagues and parents
• Emotional resilience when working with challenging behaviour

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK
• Satisfactory references

Other

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting pupils' welfare
• Values-driven, committed, resilient and organised
• Collaborative, team-first approach
• Commitment to own professional development

What's offered

• Designated mentor and ECT induction programme from day one
• Support from the school wellbeing team
• Support for professional development
• Supportive team of knowledgeable professionals