Class Teacher

St John and St Francis Church School, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5BP

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  15 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (620)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time 32.5 hours per week Monday - Friday.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069 - £46,940

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Ability to prepare and plan effectively.
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and management time effectively.
• Ability to work as part of a team

What the school offers its staff

• enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking children with good attitudes to learning
• a caring and supportive Christian school
• a commitment to professional development
• the opportunity to work effectively with other schools within our Trust

Benefits of working for the Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust include; a generous pension scheme, enhanced sickness and parental benefits and a supportive working environment.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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-JD-St-Johns-St-Francis KS2 (1).pdf - 148 KB (opens in new tab)

St John and St Francis Church School Full Time Class Teacher advert - Oct 26 REQ 555.pdf - 305 KB (opens in new tab)

About St John and St Francis Church School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 421 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St John and St Francis Church School website
• Email address: naomi.chandler@sjsf.bwmat.org
• Phone number: 01278 456918
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-and-st-francis-church-school

St John and St Francis is a vibrant successful school that has made rapid progress in its improvement journey over the past few years.

As a school, we aim to create learners for life who care, understand, respect all and are guided by our core values of friendship, kindness, perseverance, forgiveness, peace and thankfulness. We are inspired by Corinthians 13:7: “Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes and always perseveres.” From this vision and these values, we enable all our children to become the best versions of themselves both academically and personally.

St John and St Francis Church School is part of the highly successful Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust, which provides plentiful opportunities for collaboration, sharing of good practice and lots of professional development for staff in all roles.

Arranging a visit to St John and St Francis Church School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email naomi.chandler@sjsf.bwmat.org.

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