0.6FTE Class Teacher
Willingham Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 5LE23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
12 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £35,602.00 - £48,479.00 Annually (FTE) Main Scale
0.6FTE Class Teacher job summary
This post is a 0.6 FTE position for a Class Teacher.
Want to challenge and extend your understanding of what good teaching is? Want to use what we know from Cognitive Psychology about how the brain works to drive your practice? Want to be part of improving the outcomes for children from different backgrounds?
We are looking for someone to join our teaching team and be part of what we are trying to build. You will be looking to take on a new challenge and will strive to develop a deeper understanding of cognitive psychology and how we can develop classroom practice to reflect this. You will not be afraid to do things that may challenge what you thought was good teaching and will be fully supported in implementing what is required.
Why choose Willingham Primary School?
We focus on what works, not simply on what has always been done
Our warm/strict behaviour curriculum enables teachers to teach and pupils to learn
Inclusion is central to our vision and values, ensuring every child is supported to succeed
We are committed to evidence-informed practice and ongoing school improvement
We value feedback and professional dialogue to improve practice across the school
We have a knowledge-rich curriculum that is carefully sequenced to support long-term learning
You will work alongside a talented, committed and supportive staff team
We invest heavily in high-quality professional development and leadership development
Staff wellbeing is important to us and all staff receive a Wellbeing Day each academic year
The right candidate will align completely with our values of hard work, integrity and kindness and will support us in achieving our mission statement:
To provide pupils with the knowledge, experiences and confidence they need to excel at secondary school and so that they can make the choices, now and in the future, to have a happy, fulfilling life.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Willingham Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 364 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
At Willingham Primary School, we have created a welcoming atmosphere where all are respected, valued and we work hard to get better every day, from whatever our starting point.
Whether it’s in the way that the staff deliver their lessons; the content that is being taught; the attitudes of children with each other and towards their learning; or the effort that they put into their work, the expectation is that we improve together. We work so that each day builds upon the last and leads towards the next.
We offer teaching, founded in sound principles of cognitive psychology, to support each child to achieve their potential within a happy, friendly, caring community. We are committed to working towards providing children with an aspirational, knowledge-rich curriculum and to provide equality of opportunity, which will allow equitable success.
The discipline that we engender, in and out of the classroom, is evident in all areas of school-life and we support the children to become the best versions of themselves. We aim to foster strong relationships with parents and the wider village. We see ourselves as a cohesive part of the community and endeavour to make the community proud of us.
Willingham Primary School (WPS) is at the heart of the community. We are a medium sized school with currently 351 children on roll. Our purpose-built school includes classrooms, two halls, a library area, ICT suite, sensory room, on-site catering, and staffroom. Our spacious grounds include playgrounds, a playing field, wild-life area with pond, quiet outdoor learning spaces, and an outdoor swimming pool. We also have our own pre-school on site – Honeypot Pre-School.
Willingham Primary School is a Local Authority controlled, community school.
Our Mission Statement:
The WPS mission is "to provide pupils with the knowledge, experiences and confidence they need to excel at secondary school and so that they can make the choices, now and in the future, to have a happy, fulfilling life."
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