Job Title: Class Teacher
Contract: Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract
Frome Vale Academy are looking for an effective and inspiring qualified class teacher to join our outstanding small school in Bristol.
This role will teach a class (not EYFS or year 6) and is to cover a period of maternity leave. The current postholder is due back to work in September 2025 but this contract can end earlier if she returns sooner.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for a committed individual who wants to make an active contribution to the development of Frome Vale Academy. You will be used to planning and consistently delivering high quality lessons, will have experience in delivering all areas of the curriculum with the ability to embrace change and motivate colleagues and students. We look for professionals who have excellent class management skills and have high expectations of work and behaviour.
You must:
- Committed to being part of a high performing school that has high expectations.
- Committed to improving the life chances of pupils.
- Committed to own self development and resilient to the challenges of working in a single form entry school.
- Committed to seeing feedback as a gift and strive to be better every day.
- Committed to the wider success of the school and community.
- Committed to lead a subject.
- Experience of, or willingness to embrace working in a single form entry school is essential.
Your opportunity:
We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career and develop your skills within a supportive academy environment. We provide excellent training and development opportunities within the Federation, including a full induction programme for early career and experienced teachers. Training is both local and/or delivered through our excellent stand-alone training facility at the CLF Institute. For teachers, the CLF Institute aims to provide a continuum of development through each career stage from initial teacher training (ITT), for Early Career Teachers (ECT), recently qualified teachers in their early career development, to successive stages of leadership through to Headship and beyond.
About the Cabot Learning Federation and Academy:
The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 15,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, thirteen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
How to Apply:
To Apply, you will need to click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, which will redirect you to the CLF advert page. Within the CLF advert page, you can download and review the candidate information pack and register/login to apply for the role.
CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Safeguarding and pre-employment checks:
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list
Frome Vale Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.