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2-day job share EYFS/KS1 Teacher

Barns Green Primary School, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0PJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Fixed term - 2 terms
• Full time equivalent salary: Between £33,000 and £47,000

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an exemplary and experienced part-time teacher to join our talented and dedicated team. This job share role will be teaching our wonderful mixed Reception and Year 1 class for 2 days per week.

The ideal candidate will have a clear vision for and understanding of effective teaching and learning in EYFS and year1.

They will be:

•A reflective practitioner with a desire to develop and drive improvement

• An excellent communicator establishing positive relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents

• Enjoy working as part of a team and work collaboratively

• Prepared to take an active part in all aspects of school life

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A happy, caring and inclusive environment where staff and children learn alongside each other

• Enthusiastic and well-behaved children who are happy, responsive and keen to learn

• Experience of working in a supportive school with friendly, professional colleagues

• A school that invests in staff well-being

• A school with high aspirations, both academic and personal, for all children

• A modern and well-resourced learning environment including attractive grounds for outdoor learning

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Barns Green Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Barns Green Primary School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Class Teacher - Job description.pdf - 420 KB (opens in new tab)

class teacher person spec.pdf - 106 KB (opens in new tab)

About Barns Green Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 128 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Barns Green Primary School website
• Email address: rcoxon@barnsgreen.org.uk
• Phone number: 01403 730614
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barns-green-primary-school

Situated at the heart of the village, Barns Green Primary is a five-class, rural primary school with a strong community feel. As such, the school can offer the advantages that such an environment brings and each child is treated as an individual with personal needs and strengths. Our core values of respect, responsibility, perseverance, compassion, community and inclusion underpin all that we do. Our school building was purpose-built in 2015 and offers a modern, learning-focused environment, designed for children to thrive. Staff work very hard to ensure that our curriculum is interesting and relevant to all pupils, building memorable experiences into each child’s education. We are a happy and successful village primary school, passionate about the well-being of our children and their learning. It is impossible to capture the caring and happy atmosphere of the school in mere words and we strongly recommend that you visit the school.

Arranging a visit to Barns Green Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rcoxon@barnsgreen.org.uk.

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