Class Teacher
Eastbury Farm Primary School, Northwood, Hertfordshire, HA6 3DG13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
1 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075 - £50,471
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience of teaching in key stage 2 whether in a previous role or on a training placement
- In addition, the Class Teacher might have experience of teaching in year groups across the primary spectrum
- A knowledge of strategies that enable the teacher to teach groups of pupils with mixed levels of attainment within the same class
- Understands how learning can be adapted to ensure all pupils can access the core skills
- Knowledge and understanding of assessment and its contribution to the planning cycle
- An understanding of teamwork
- To be able to plan activities and opportunities to meet the interests and next steps of the children
- An enjoyment of taking learning outside and being creative in delivering the curriculum as appropriate
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to develop strong relationships with parents, including a desire to include parents regularly in learning
- Ability to deal sensitively with people
- Displays warmth, care and forms strong relationships with children and staff
- A belief that all children can learn and progress from their starting points
- High expectations of themselves and others
- Open minded, self-evaluative and adaptable to changing circumstances and new ideas
- Able to enthuse and reflect upon experience
- Willingness to be involved in the wider life of the school
- A great sense of humour
- Ability to prioritise
What the school offers its staff
As a Key Stage 2 teacher, you will have the opportunity to work with enthusiastic and well-behaved children in our nurturing community. We have a holistic approach that values the individual child. Our older children are fantastic role models to our younger children. Our OFSTED report (Feb 2024) describes our children “Pupils are proud to attend. They demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning. Pupils actively engage in lessons and present their work to a high quality. They embody the school’s values, displaying kindness and care towards their peers.”
Our teachers benefit from PPA time taken in phase teams, ensuring a manageable workload and a collaborative approach to planning and assessment. We run our own 30 hour nursery and prioritise the admission of nursery places for children of staff. We have a great mix of highly experienced teachers and those in their early stages of teaching. We offer a supportive environment with a focus on meaningful professional development supporting all staff to develop and grow in their careers.
Our grounds are extensive and a fantastic resource to enhance learning. Our youngest children access Forest School. We have a bespoke STEM classroom,a beautiful library and a music room. The school community is very caring and our mission statement of ‘nurturing and developing our children for the future’ underpins all our work.
Further details about the role
We have some flexibility on year groups for this role depending upon the successful candidate's preference and experience.
Commitment to safeguarding
Eastbury Farm Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks, including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Eastbury Farm Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 336 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Eastbury Farm Primary School website
- Email address
- head@eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01923 824543
Eastbury Farm Primary School is a 1.5 form entry school in Northwood. We fall under the local authority of Hertfordshire (London Fringe area) but border the borough of Hillingdon (Outer London area). The school is made up of a 30 hours nursery class, two reception classes and then three mixed classes per key stage: 3x Y1/2 classes in KS1, 3x Y3/4 classes in lower KS2 and 3x Y5/6 classes in upper KS2.
We are a happy, caring school which is, at the same time, dynamic and forward thinking. We teach children ‘how to learn' and our curriculum is designed to place learning firmly at the centre of all we do. We are very proud of our achievements. Eastbury Farm Primary School provides an interesting and stimulating environment where children are encouraged to become independent and confident. Our aim is to enable every child to achieve as highly as possible. We believe that only by working together can parents and the school ensure the best for our children. Our policies are based on equal opportunities for all.
Arranging a visit to Eastbury Farm Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk.
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