Class Teacher

Leafield Church of England Primary School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 9NP

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher job summary

We are looking for a teacher who will inspire, motivate and challenge to enable our children to reach their full potential. What matters most is that you are passionate about teaching and learning, your own professional development and high expectations for all children.

Key responsibilities of the post

To have responsibility and to be accountable for the delivery of high-quality teaching within the school.

To plan and provide for a broad and balanced curriculum that is purposeful, challenging and enjoyable.

Select, prepare and use a range of resources suitable for children’s ages, interests and abilities, taking account of diversity and promoting equality and inclusion.

Mark, evaluate and monitor children’s learning, development and progress systematically and carefully, using this information to inform planning and improve practice and provision.

Engage in the process of effective assessment, recording and reporting on progress, using this as a basis for differentiating provision.

Promote positive behaviour, self-control and independence through effective behaviour management strategies and developing children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills.

Promote children’s rights, equality, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice in all aspects of the setting.

Organise and direct the work of teaching assistants within the classroom.

Support the vision and values of a Church of England Primary School.

Establish and maintain positive relations with pupils, parents, governors, Burford Partnership of Schools, our Academy Trust, the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, (ODST) and the wider school community.

We can offer:

- The opportunity to work with experienced, kind and considerate colleagues.

- Enjoyment in teaching well-behaved and courteous children.

- High-quality, ongoing continued professional development.

- Welcoming and supportive parents.

- A school that is part of a successful multi-academy trust (ODST).

- Staff well-being package.

Leafield C.E. Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects 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.

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

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 Leafield Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 83 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leafield Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leafield-church-of-england-primary-school

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