Class Teacher

Watchfield Primary School, Watchfield, Wiltshire, SN6 8SD

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Teacher MPS - UPS. Actual is the range of £16,458.00 - £25,524.00.

Class Teacher job summary

About this Role

Cambrian Learning Trust are looking to appoint a part-time class teacher to start in January 2027 at Watchfield Primary School.

Situated in the village of Watchfield, near Faringdon, we have a wide and diverse school community and are looking for an enthusiastic teacher to join our friendly school. We are proud to be part of the Cambrian Learning Trust, an eighteen school multi-academy trust. Our whole school vision is ‘At Watchfield We SOAR’. This means that at Watchfield we want everyone - children and adults - to be: Successful, Original, Aspirational and Resilient.

We are seeking a teacher who:

Is an exemplary teacher who is highly inspirational, reflective and determined

Creates a caring, positive and inclusive learning environment

Has an excellent understanding of teaching and learning with a focus on AfL, planning and teaching for differing needs

Holds high expectations for all, being passionate about the progress and well-being of all children,

Is an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills

Builds positive, effective relationships with children, parents, and other staff

Is committed to their own professional development

In return we can offer you:

A welcoming environment where children want to learn.

Polite, well-behaved and engaged pupils who are motivated to learn

A supportive staff team with a caring and inclusive culture where everyone can SOAR

A supportive leadership team who is committed to ensuring staff wellbeing is a high priority

Close links with supportive Governors and the local community

Opportunities for continuing professional development including working with staff in other schools and a Trust wide Centre of Professional Excellence package

The opportunity of working within a successful Multi Academy Trust; and

Nearly 400 smiles in return for yours!

A visit to the school or telephone conversations to discuss the post would be warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to make an appointment on:

01793 782623 or email office@wat.faringdonlearningtrust.org

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified. Interviews may also be arranged before the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Watchfield Primary School and Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Watchfield Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 315 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Watchfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watchfield-primary-school-watchfield

Primary School in growing village, close to Defence Academy
10 minutes from Swindon and 20 minutes from Oxford

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