Primary Class Teacher - Full-time

Orchard Primary School (Sidcup), Sidcup

• Ref:KCC303-2019-44T
• Posted:23/04/2025
• Pay:MPS including OLW
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:09/05/2025 at 15:00
• Interviews:19th May 2025

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We are seeking a full time class teacher to join our one form entry school as soon as possible. Orchard is a small community school with big aspirational goals. We strive to bring out the very best in every child, who are supported by our enthusiastic and hardworking staff.

If you are passionate about teaching, want every child to be the best they can be and have a relentless drive to achieve high standards, then Orchard Primary is the place for you. 

We are seeking to appoint either an experienced or ECT teacher for KS1/KS2 who is resilient, passionate and ambitious and ready to inspire a generation of children.

We will offer you:

• Strong leadership and a clear strategic direction
• Outstanding teacher development and support through high quality CPD
• An enabling 'can do' culture in which to learn and grow.
• Future leadership opportunities.

Information about the school

Orchard Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.

Please find attached further details about this vacancy, including the Job Description and Person Specification. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss the post further. Please contact the school office on 0208 300 4878 or email admin@orchard.bexley.sch.uk.

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification.

References will be requested for applicants shortlisted for interview only and prior to interview.

Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on a provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List.

Further vetting checks, in line with the requirement of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment.  

Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview

 We offer:

Teachers’ Pension Scheme Automatic Incremental Progression 28 days Statutory Annual Leave Christmas Concessionary Day (pro-rata for part-time). Employee Assistance Programme Kaarp Benefits Scheme Effective CPD opportunities Collaborative working with other schools Excellent ICT facilities Visits to the school are encouraged, please contact Becky Armstrong in the school office on 0208 300 4878 to arrange a visit.

References and online searches will be collated for those shortlisted and only prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Applications must be submitted via a Bexley application form, (please see attached) and then emailed to admin@orchard,bexley.sch.uk. 

Job Contact Information

• Name:Suzanne Spencer
• Address:Oxford Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LW
• Telephone: 0208 300 4878
• Email: admin@orchard.bexley.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Person Specification
• Job Description