16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    28 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    4 April 2025

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

Main/Upper National Teacher Pay Scale

Class Teacher job summary

CLASS TEACHER VACANCIES FROM SEPTEMBER 2025

Required from September 2025 – Early Years Foundation Stage/Key Stage One/Key Stage Two

Meridian Trust Primary Schools in the South Cambridgeshire area including Bar Hill Primary School, Histon & Impington Brook Primary School; Histon & Impington Park Primary School and Northstowe Primary School

Salary: Main/Upper Scale

We are looking for energetic, dedicated and forward-thinking Class Teachers across EYFS, Key Stages One and Two for our Meridian Trust primary schools within the South Cambridgeshire area including Bar Hill Primary School, Histon & Impington Brook, Histon & Impington Park Primary School and Northstowe Primary School. We require class teachers across the whole primary age range for permanent roles and maternity cover positions. The positions will be available for the new academic year. You will be part of a fantastic team of teachers and support staff working closely together to create exciting and creative learning opportunities for our children. Our family of schools provide exceptional support and professional development opportunities for all of our staff. We welcome applications from Early Career and experienced teachers.

The opportunity:

  • Outstanding professional development opportunities for all staff
  • Working in high-attaining schools with high aspirations for our children
  • Innovative and creative teaching methods
  • Collaborative approach to teaching where planning is jointly shared across year groups to enable the sharing of excellent practice
  • Benefit from the specialist support and expertise from within our large and highly successful multi-academy trust

The ideal candidate:

  • Will have a QTS teaching qualification with interest in career development
  • Will possess outstanding communication skills and can work successfully in teams
  • Has high expectations for themselves and cares about delivering high quality lessons
  • Has a thorough understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues

Benefits of working for us:

As a multi-academy trust of 30 schools, Meridian Trust can provide a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. With an initial teaching training facility and a teaching hub network within our Trust, there are ample opportunities to both, get into teaching, and develop within the profession.

As well as the above, we also offer:

  • Unlimited access to CPD via Meridian Learning
  • Free annual eye tests
  • Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering online GP consultations, mental health and wellbeing support
  • Unlimited value cycle to work scheme
  • Teacher's Pension scheme

To see the full range of benefits available, please visit Employee Benefits - Meridian Trust

Bar Hill Primary School is a family of learners situated in the heart of the Bar Hill community in Cambridge - the school provides an inclusive learning experience where everyone’s voice is welcomed and valued. Our children move along their learning journey both academically and socially with confidence, courage and humility. As part of the Meridian Trust, Bar Hill Primary School promotes collaborative working across the whole Trust in addition to providing outstanding professional development opportunities for all staff.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 31 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk


For more information about the role, please download our Applicant Information Pack below.

Visits to our schools are warmly welcomed – please contact HR Primary Recruitment Officer (Caroline Day) on 01223 491656 or email cday@meridiantrust.co.uk to arrange an appointment or have any queries about your application.

Closing date for applications: Monday 28th April 2025 (by 9am)

Interviews: Interviews may be offered on a rolling basis, as applications are received. Early applications are recommended.

Please note that Meridian Trust may reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date of the advertisement and interviews may be offered on a rolling basis.


Meridian Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Meridian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well online searches.

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.

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About Bar Hill Community Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
285 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
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