Laxton Junior School
Northamptonshire
Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
03 November 2025
Apply by:
22 September 2025
Job overview
To start from November 2025, Laxton Junior School are looking for an aspiring or experienced Year 3 Class Teacher to support and embrace the School ethos and approach to learning.
This role will a fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover until November 2026.
Laxton Junior School
At Laxton Junior School, our children and their learning are the centre of all that we do. In a caring and supportive environment, they become exceptional, lifelong learners, who confidently embrace the wide-ranging opportunities that we offer and are able to face challenges with determination and resilience. We believe that all learning opportunities should be challenging, inspiring and engaging and, through our talented and passionate staff, we ensure this contributes to fantastic progress across and beyond the curriculum. As a non-selective school, the personalised learning programmes that we have in place ensure that all our children, from those with additional learning needs to those working beyond age-related expectations, receive the perfect balance of support and challenge, alongside a sense of fun and enjoyment that must accompany the school experience.
The Role
The role requires a teacher with a strong curriculum knowledge, able to deliver consistently high quality lessons. In addition, the ideal candidate will play an active role in our Games programme, supporting pupils to develop their physical skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship. A positive and proactive approach to behaviour management, alongside the ability to foster excellent relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, is essential.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented, committed, and inspiring educator who brings both passion and a forward-thinking approach to their practice. The successful candidate will join a welcoming, collaborative, and highly motivated team of teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff, all united in our mission to help children grow into confident, capable, and compassionate young people, fully prepared for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
Applicant Information
If you are excited by this opportunity, you will find additional information on the School on our website
For full details of the responsibilities and requirements for the role including the benefits we offer, please see the
Information Pack
.
Please complete and return an application form and the supplement to the application form before the closing date.
Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.
Application closing date: 9.00am on Monday 22 September 2025.
Interviews will be held at Laxton Junior School week beginning 29 September 2025.
Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department.
Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Laxton Junior School
Laxton Junior School
East Road, Oundle, Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE8 4BX
United Kingdom
Laxton Junior School is an independent, co-educational day school, with 260 children aged 4 to 11, in the beautiful market town of Oundle. We are part of The Corporation of Oundle School and, therefore, as stated by The Corporation's Royal Charter, our object is to provide to our children an education of the very highest class.
Our children and their learning are at the centre of all that we do at Laxton Junior School. In a caring and supportive environment, they become exceptional, lifelong learners, who confidently embrace the wide-ranging opportunities that we offer and are able to face challenges with determination and resilience.
We believe that all learning opportunities should be challenging, inspiring and engaging and, through our talented and passionate staff, we ensure this contributes to fantastic progress and results; which, in turn, leads to a smooth transition into their chosen senior school. As a non-selective school, the personalised learning programmes that we have in place ensure that all our children, from those with specific learning needs to those working beyond age-related expectations, receive the perfect balance of support and challenge, alongside that all-important sense of fun and enjoyment that must accompany learning.
Whilst the academic standards of our children are very high indeed, we believe that the development of each child is about more than their achievements in the classroom. Through a commitment to digital literacy, excursions, educational visitors, outdoor learning, extra-curricular activities, sporting fixtures, music tuition and dramatic performances, an education at Laxton Junior School offers an inspiring array of opportunity.
Our children develop into confident individuals who are kind and respectful; they have the necessary independence to thrive in senior school whilst being sociable with excellent communication and teamwork skills. From Reception to Year Six, our children are impressive, ever excited about engaging with the education we offer and determined to make the most of every opportunity.
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