Class Teacher
St John's Primary School, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9AG23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
17 October 2025 at 8am
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS and UPS depending on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main purpose
The teacher will:
•have (shared) responsibility for a class;
•fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document;
•meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards.
What the school offers its staff
We are looking for an aspirational, enthusiastic, talented and creative teacher to join our friendly and committed team at St John’s Primary School in Wallingford for January 2026.
We are a one-form entry primary school based in the heart of the beautiful market town of Wallingford. Our children are hard-working, well behaved, kind and polite and we are committed to providing them with an outstanding education; one which enables them to be happy, healthy, informed individuals, who are proud to be part of our local community and to achieve academic success. We are lucky to have a supportive parent body and efficient and committed Governors.
You would be joining us at an exciting time of change and development and we are able to offer the successful candidate opportunities to grow and develop within their career, whether they are at the start or have been teaching for some time. We work collaboratively with other local schools, both primary and secondary, so that despite being a small school, our outlook is wide and our ambition for our children and staff is unbridled.
We can also offer a staff team, who are a joy to work with, research- based CPD and a healthy respect for work-life balance.
We would welcome applications for this post from both experienced teachers and ECTs and would consider part- and full-time applications.
We would be happy to show you around our school; please make an appointment by phoning on: 01491 837305.
Further information about the job
Duties and responsibilities
Teaching
- Captivate, enthrall and inspire hearts and minds;
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work;
- Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment;
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils;
- Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils;
- Promote rapid progress and aspirational outcomes by pupils;
- Demonstrate excellent subject and curriculum knowledge;
- Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests;
- Other duties may become relevant on offer of appointment.
Whole-school organisation, strategy and development
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s vision and values
- Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
- Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes
- Be flexible, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach
- Other duties may become relevant on offer of appointment
Health, safety and discipline
- Consistently promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils;
- Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment;
- Other duties may become relevant on offer of appointment.
Professional development
- Be open to new ideas and initiatives;
- Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures;
- Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching;
- Take part in the appraisal and professional development of others, where appropriate;
- Other duties may become relevant on offer of appointment.
Communication
- Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers, colleagues and the wider community;
- Model a high standard of spoken English.
Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
- Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school;
- Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues.
Personal and professional conduct
- Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school;
- Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality;
- Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities.
Management of staff and resources
- Direct and supervise support staff assigned to them, and where appropriate, other teachers;
- Contribute to the recruitment and/or professional development of other teachers and support staff;
- Deploy resources delegated to them.
Safeguarding
- Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies;
- Work with the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) to promote the best interests of pupils, including sharing concerns where necessary;
- Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school.
Other areas of responsibility
Other duties may become relevant on offer of appointment
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the teacher will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the headteacher or line manager.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement
St John’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from under-represented individuals, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. If shortlisted, we will request references before interview.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St John's Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 207 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St John's Primary School website
- Email address
- mclements@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01491 837305
A friendly primary school based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire
We pride ourselves on providing a broad and creative curriculum for our children by providing a wide range of learning experiences, based around the six themes of our vision: critical thinking and problem solving, physical and mental well-being, local and global citizenship, communication and social skills, creativity and innovation and key academic skills. Our curriculum is enriched through a range of outdoor learning, sport, art and drama activities, after school clubs, themed weeks, trips and visits.
Through a focus on positive values, we nurture each individual to become the best they can be and help them to become successful life-long learners.
Arranging a visit to St John's Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mclements@st-johns.oxon.sch.uk.
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