Class Teacher

Ellwood Primary School, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 7LY

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience and knowledge of the primary curriculum with a specialism in certain year groups, e.g. upper KS 2.
• Enthuse our learners.
• Have high expectations for all learners.
• Be proactive and a reflective practitioner.
• Have energy and enthusiasm.
• Have a good sense of humour.
• Be able to deploy other adults and plan interventions.
• Have a creative and innovative approach to teaching and learning.
• Be resilient, hard working and have good interpersonal skills.
• Possess a real passion, and commitment to ‘getting the best’ out of our children.
• Be willing to immerse themselves fully into all aspects of school life.
• Be proactive and lead aspects of the school, e.g. subject leadership
• Have a good understanding and awareness of SEND and be able to use a range of strategies to support all children’s needs.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer you:

• A warm, friendly, supportive and welcoming school community.
• A good school with wonderful children and a fantastic and well-resourced environment
• Dedicated staff with the drive to achieve success.
• A happy place to work.
• Well-resourced learning environment and school.
• A lovely location.
• Small class sizes.
• A commitment to your continued professional development.

Commitment to safeguarding

This post involves direct work with children and is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders act (1974). This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@ellwood.gloucs.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Ellwood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 138 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ellwood Primary School website
• Email address: admin@ellwood.gloucs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01594 833232
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ellwood-primary-school

Ellwood Community Primary School is a good school and a wonderful place to work. We pride ourselves on the well-rounded education we offer our pupils. We have strong positive relationships with our children, parents, staff and governors. We have high expectations for all.

Arranging a visit to Ellwood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@ellwood.gloucs.sch.uk.

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