Class Teacher

Job Title: Class Teacher - Year 3

Full Time Salary: £32,916 - £37,101 (M1 to M3)

Contract Type: Fixed term (maternity cover)

Contract Length: Fixed until 21 May 2027 or the return of the current post holder

Hours: Full-Time

Additional role info: This Year 3 role requires experience with this age group.

Provisional Start Date: 1 September 2026

Your opportunity to work within an Outstanding one form entry Primary Academy:

We are looking for an inspirational teacher with a passion for delivering excellent educational experiences for our students. You will have the opportunity to use your talents to play a key role in championing the success and life chances of all children in our trust. Our commitment to high expectations and standards, a joy-filled contemporary curriculum and excellent teaching means that we can create more opportunities for the lifelong success of our pupils as they become young adults. You must be:

• 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. You will be:

a qualified teacher or hold an equivalent teaching qualification.

able to deliver the curriculum in your chosen area and consistently teach high quality lessons across relevant key stages.

able to meet the needs of learners from key identified groups, including pupil premium, looked after children, SEND and High Attaining students.

a strong communicator with the ability to embrace change, motivate colleagues and build positive relationships with students, staff and parents.

able to recognise, value and support the delivery of opportunities which extend beyond the confines of classroom delivery and seek to enrich and add value to the students experience & learning.

empowered to develop your own expert practice and support the development of others.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application. About Frome Vale Academy: Frome Vale Academy is a dynamic, vibrant school in the heart of its local community within Downend, Bristol. We are a single form entry school, with a maximum of 30 children per year group, and we are proud of our ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating.

The school is set within beautiful grounds of approximately nine acres, which are used extensively for outside learning and play. At Frome Vale, our children are encouraged and guided to achieve their full potential within a safe and engaging environment.