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Start date: January 2026
Salary: Teachers Main Scale Point 1 - 6, depending on experience + TLR - Please be aware that Catalyst Academy Trust awarded our Teachers a 5% payrise from September 2025 this was an additional 1% pay increase ontop of the National 4% pay increase.
Within Pay range: M1 £34,729 - M6 £47,289 (with 5% increase)
Location: Somers Heath Primary School, South Ockendon Essex
We are currently looking for exceptional Lead Class Teacher to join our middle leadership team at Catalyst Academy Trust.
The position is based at Somers Heath Primary School part of Catalyst Academies Trust, a small, local trust and one of the highest performing in the country.
We are seeking a dedicated and ambitious individual to develop as a middle leader and take the next step by leading a year group. Along with other members of the middle leadership team, the Lead Teacher will be responsible for raising standards, mentoring students, planning with the Trust and supporting early career teachers and helping establish a culture that is nurturing and rigorous.
Our ideal candidate will be an outstanding teacher and a strategic leader with a resilient character anda strong personal drive with sound knowledge of the primary curriculum.
The ideal candidate will also:
• Have experience in leading
• Have proven experience of positively impacting on student progress and raising attainment and developing excellence
• Be fully committed to the Catalyst Academy ethos of high expectations
• Have the drive to make a real difference to the lives of pupils.
In return we can offer you:
• Well behaved children who are keen to learn and achieve their full potential
• Excellent professional development and opportunities for career development within the trust(many senior leaders in the trust have gained
promotion within the trust)
• A hardworking team who are committed to providing outstanding education to all children, nomatter what their background or needs
• Retention bonuses are paid every year.
• You will also be added to our "Catalyst Employee Perks" platform where you willbe able to access a range of discounts from regular supermarkets, numerous retailers, family days out, restaurants and more.
A £1,000 Catalyst welcome payment for successful candidates (teachers paid on Main Scale only) if you are appointed through a direct application to a Catalyst school (i.e. avoiding agency costs). This payment is allocated 6 months after you have been in post.
Closing Date: 06/10/2025 - Midnight
Interviews: w/c 13th October 2025
Please note that should we receive sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Informal visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Martin Curtis on 01708 853397 or email admin.shps@catrust.org.uk to arrange a visit.
Information about the School
Visits to the school are both positively encouraged and warmly welcomed. Also, you are very welcome to have an informal, confidential discussion with Martin Curtis, our Headteacher about this vacancy.
Please contact our school office on 01708 853397 or admin.shps@catrust.org.uk to arrange these.
We are proud of our children and our facilities and confident that you will want to work here.
This is an exciting time to join our school. We have amazing children, a great team, excellent facilities and spacious classrooms.
Our collaboration with the other schools within Catalyst Academies Trust supports teachers and we hope you would like to be part of our aim to provide outstanding education for all children.
Somers Heath is situated close to the M25 and A13 road links, near The Dartford Crossing and Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Catalyst Academies Trust are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children and young people.
We expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be made a conditional offer subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical check, and references. Applicants will also be required to complete a 'Disqualification by Association' declaration.