Teacher

Teacher

Required from September 2025

Full time

Permanent

Main Scale Points 1-6 or Upper Scale Point 1-3

Burford Primary & Nursery School is seeking to appoint an excellent teaching practitioner who have high expectations of pupil progress and a drive for self-development.

Sitting on the border of the City of Nottingham in Arnold, we are a single-form entry school with around 50% of catchment eligible for Pupil Premium. Our teaching team go above and beyond to ensure learning is exciting and engaging and our wider school community ensure children at Burford know they belong and feel safe.

We warmly welcome interest from individuals who are child-centred, passionate about making a real difference, have high expectations and thrive on challenging both themselves and others to keep on improving. 

We are looking for inspirational teachers who are committed to creating a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice.

You will:

●      Be a consistently good / outstanding primary teacher

●      Be passionate about teaching and learning and making a difference to every child.

●      Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement.

●      value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues

●      Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.

In return we offer:

•            A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

              towards continuously raising standards.

•            Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

•            Calm and purposeful learning environments

•            Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

•            A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

•            Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits are encouraged and welcomed. Please contact Suzy Stephens-Jephcote on 0115 9151560 to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/vacancies.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Lisa Lister at Burford Primary and Nursery School on headteacher@burford.nottingham.sch.uk or Telephone: 0115 9151560

Closing date for applications: 22^nd May 2025

Interview date: Thursday 5^th June 2025

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 8800 children in 25 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.