Gateway Primary Free School: Classroom Teacher

Class Teacher

GLC: Gateway Primary Free School

Salary: Teachers Main Pay/Upper Pay Scale - dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time - Talk to us about flexible working

Closing Date: 27th April 2026 at Midday

The Gateway Primary Free School is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership between one secondary and four primary schools located within Tilbury and Chadwell in the borough of Thurrock to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity. We work tirelessly to ensure that individual different characteristics including age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, academic ability, disability, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation are not discriminated against in any way. We create environments characterised by mutual respect where difference is celebrated and where individual differences don't act as a barrier to success.

The successful candidate will be an experienced teacher with excellent subject knowledge and a thorough understanding of the current curriculum or an early careers teacher with enthusiasm and a passion to learn. Candidates will need to evidence a committed approach to ensuring that all pupils under their care, regardless of ability, have the opportunity to make excellent progress.

Candidates will need to evidence a committed approach to ensuring that all pupils under their care, regardless of ability, have the opportunity to make excellent progress.

Watch our video for an insight in to our academy:https://youtu.be/mKl4MgwJUmA

You can read our latest Ofsted Report here:http://www.theglc.org.uk/170/key-information/category/7/ofsted-inspections

Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:

£1000 Golden Hello for successful candidates [teachers paid on Main Scale to UPS 3 only applying directly to the GLC, only after a qualifying period of 12 months.]

3 hours of planning, preparation and assessment time [Primary]

No expectations for teachers to lead after school clubs [Primary]

Staff well-being programme: Including access to Westfield Health Insurance

Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Electric Car Scheme and Cycle to work Scheme

Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service

State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning

A paid 'My Day' each year

Excellent career development and training

2 week October half term break

A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching

Paid opportunities to teach during school holiday clubs

Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff

GLC Staff Nursery [Competitive rates and term time only]

The GLC embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application. Please contact Elisha.Ryan@theglc.org.uk to arrange a visit.

If you would like to apply for this position, please complete an online application form.

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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.