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Classroom Teacher
Full-time, permanent
Salary: MPS/UPS
Required to start: January 2026
Have you reached the next stage of your career? Are you ready to join our mission to ensure all our children achieve the very best? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Key Stage 2 Teacher to join our committed and forward-thinking teaching team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to make a meaningful impact during a critical stage of a child’s education. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a broad and balanced curriculum to pupils in Years 3 to 6, fostering academic progress, independence, and a love of learning as pupils prepare for the transition to secondary education.
The role requires a strong understanding of how to engage, support, and challenge pupils through high-quality teaching, effective assessment, and inclusive classroom practices. You will play a key role in helping pupils build essential knowledge, skills, and character—equipping them not only for academic success, but also for life beyond the classroom.
We are looking for an inspiring practitioner who:
1. Is aspirational and inspirational
2. Is a keen learner, who is reflective and is committed to improving their practice
3. Has high expectations of themselves and the children
4. Is passionate, shows initiative but remains grounded
5. Is resilient, adaptable and able to work under pressure
6. Passionate about inclusive education ensuring all pupils achieve their potential
7. Models’ exceptional professionalism, commitment and integrity and uses their excellent interpersonal skills to establish positive working relationships with their team, parents and children
8. Contributes to wider school life and understands the importance of being part of a wider school and Trust community.
Why work at Ditton Junior School? Some of our Trust benefits include:
9. Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
10. Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations.
11. Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
12. Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
13. Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations each year
For more information, please download the Vacancy Pack and.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: