Class Teacher

Job Title:  Class Teacher

Location:  Arboretum Primary School

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Main pay scale

Hours per week: 32.5 hours

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Age Range: 2-11 years

NOR: 625

We are looking to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic Teacher with drive and energy to join our popular, diverse and welcoming Primary School in the heart of Derby.

Arboretum Primary School is a proud member of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (www.ddat.org.uk) and enjoys a positive relationship with a team of professionals providing effective support in school improvement and operations.

Arboretum is a happy place to be.  Our school is full of laughter, care and love; where each child is respected as the unique individual that they are. At Arboretum we underpin all of our work with the school’s values of ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’.  At Arboretum, children are at the heart of our work. Our priority is to deliver high quality teaching and learning whilst at the same time providing rich and enjoyable learning experiences.

We aim to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment in which all children are encouraged to be creative, confident and enquiring individuals. We want our children to be successful, to love learning and to move onto the next stage of their education with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable them to thrive. We have high expectations of our children; we will expect and support them to ‘Reach for the Stars’.

The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner, with a good understanding of the primary curriculum, and high expectations of achievement, attainment and behaviour.

In return we can offer you:

• Children who are rewarding to teach, eager to learn and who thrive on success, nurture and positive relationships
• A friendly, welcoming and supportive community who are immensely proud of their school;
• A commitment to continued professional development;
• A friendly working environment which supports and enhances our vision and ethos;
• Employee Assistance Programme

We are a large 625 place primary (which includes 32 children in our 2 year old unit and 60 in our 3 year old nursery), with a rich, ethnic mix of delightful and well-behaved children.  We have a modern school that sits in large attractive grounds.  We pride ourselves on our caring ethos and the value we place in our dedicated and friendly staff teams.  We are a popular school, and have a waiting list for most year groups.

We warmly invite prospective candidates to visit the school to find out more about us and the role.  To register your interest, call the school office on (01332) 291140 or email jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk .

For application details, please see attached, or go to Join Our Team on the About Us menu of our website at: www.arboretum.derby.sch.uk where you will find job details and application forms.  Please complete both the DDAT Teacher application form and the Monitoring form.  Note that the correct forms must be completed, and that CVs or other methods of application will not be accepted.

Applications should be emailed to jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk

Closing Date: 12:00 noon Monday 24th February 2025

Provisional Interviews: Monday 3rd March 2025