What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an aspirational and ambitious Class Teacher to join our incredible team to cover maternity leave from September 2025.
Your opportunity
Floreat Wandsworth Primary school are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated Class Teacher to join our school on a full time basis, to provide the best education for our children by ensuring they are supported, engaged and inspired in their learning. As part of our energetic and welcoming team, you will enthuse and motivate students to strive for success while maintaining a healthy learning environment for all children within the school.
What we are looking for
• An excellent classroom practitioner with a clear understanding of effective teaching and learning to inspire, nurture and guide pupils of all abilities
• Proven ability to manage pupils in positive ways, maintaining a 'Calm School' and modelling dignity in every situation.
• Ability and experience to teach at a ‘good plus’ level within a classroom, including assessment and feedback
• Have very high expectations of achievement and behaviour and have energy, enthusiasm, drive and determination to raise standards
• Commitment to modelling Floreat's character virtues in order to grow these across the school community.
• Exceptional organisational skills including time management.
To review the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role, please download the Job Pack below.
About Floreat Wandsworth
Our School sits within a newly established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Floreat Wandsworth, our cluster includes the following other schools; The Vale Primary School, Banstead Infant School, Warren Mead Infant and Junior Schools, Cuddington Croft Primary School and Danetree Primary School.
This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.
What the school offers its staff
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies, or in our central team.
• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish.
• Access to our highly competitive Teachers Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
The Details
Start Date: September 2025
Pay Scale: GLF Main Pay Range 1-3 (Inner London)
Contract Type: Temporary-Full Time
Closing Date: Wednesday 30th April at 9.30am
Interview Date: TBC
School Tours: We are happy to offer interested candidates a school tour on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th April. Please contact the school office to arrange.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.