Class Teacher

Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres, Epsom Downs, Surrey, KT18 5RJ

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2025

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  29 September 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
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,398.00 - £46,839.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher job summary

We are seeking an exceptional classroom practitioner with a creative approach to teaching to join our team on a temporary maternity leave contract that will commence December 2025, ideally with induction days to get to the know the class in November.

Located on the edge of the renowned Epsom Downs racecourse, our diverse and vibrant Primary School offers a unique learning environment. We are a large, well-resourced school with state-of-the-art outdoor play areas, a small farm where children participate from Year 1 onwards, two Nature World/Forest School areas, a Music room, Library, and an outdoor beach. For more details about our site and our values, including our Nurture approach, please visit our website at Epsom Downs.

This role is for a class teacher, preferably with Key Stage 2 experience, who will collaborate closely with their Phase Team, our Headteacher, and Deputy.

Role Overview

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated teacher to:

• Deliver high-quality teaching and learning across the primary curriculum
• Inspire and motivate pupils to achieve their best
• Create an inclusive and supportive classroom environment where every child can thrive
• Demonstrate strong subject knowledge and effective classroom practice

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons across the primary curriculum
• Assess, track and support pupils’ progress, ensuring all children achieve their potential
• Create a positive, inclusive and nurturing classroom environment
• Work in partnership with colleagues, parents and carers to support children’s learning and wellbeing

Candidate Profile

• All teachers have subject responsibility (except Early Career Teachers).
• If you are an Early Career Teacher, we offer comprehensive support for professional development.

School Culture and Achievements

We are seeking a passionate educator who shares our commitment to providing an exciting and supportive learning environment. Our goal is for pupils to feel safe, supported, and inspired to achieve their full potential.

Our school offers a dynamic curriculum that fosters enthusiasm for learning, with enrichment activities such as gardening, practical skills training, and educational visits that make education both engaging and meaningful. Join our dedicated team and be part of a school community that values emotional support, high-quality teaching, and holistic student development.

Do you have...

• creative teaching skills with solid experience?
• high expectations of pupils’ attainment and behaviour?
• the ability to motivate and inspire others?

We can offer you...

• a friendly and supportive team.
• professional Development opportunities.
• a vibrant environment with quality resources.

If you enjoy challenge, innovation and change, have confidence in your own ability and a good sense of humour, then Epsom Downs is the school for you.

This is a fixed-term post to cover maternity leave. The contract is expected to last for up to 12 months, but the exact end date may vary depending on when the substantive post-holder returns.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive applications from suitable candidates, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Epsom Downs Community School is an equal opportunities employer, and selects staff on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability or age. We are proud to embrace diversity and foster an inclusive environment where every individual - child and staff - feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We are committed to promoting equality in all aspects of school life, ensuring that staff, regardless of background, ethnicity, gender, or ability, has equal access to opportunities and support.

Safeguarding

Epsom Downs Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is a requirement for the successful applicant to undertake a school issued Enhanced DBS check, subscribe to the update service and accept the responsibility for providing and safeguarding the welfare of all pupils and children. ID documents and evidence of address will need to be produced at interview, and for the successful candidate will form the basis of proceeding with a DBS 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.

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

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 Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 472 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/epsom-downs-community-school-early-years-centres

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