Class Teacher

St John's Primary and Nursery School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 2AU

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS

Class Teacher job summary

KS2 Class Teacher - January 2026

Are you looking to join a fully inclusive school, where every child is nurtured, supported and encouraged to be the very best they can be?

St. John’s Primary and Nursery School is a multi-faith, multi-language school with a real community feel. We are an inclusive school that challenges, inspires and motivates all pupils to become successful, confident and caring citizens of our diverse world. We work together to create a happy environment where all members of the school community feel safe, can enjoy, achieve and make a positive contribution to the school and the wider community. We are a forward-thinking staff, where children are at the heart of the school.

We are looking to appoint aspirational, experienced teachers that have a passion for learning.

St. John’s has a strong coaching culture across the school to continuously improve teaching and learning for our children. We invite applications from experienced or newly qualified teachers. ECTs would benefit from excellent induction and mentoring support.

We can offer you:

• Children that are kind, polite and have a genuine curiosity to learn
• A fantastic diverse community, in the heart of historic Southampton
• A friendly, supportive and highly committed team
• A school that works in partnership and collaboration with others to develop the best approaches to teaching and learning
• A senior leadership team that will nurture and support your development into middle leadership
• Career and professional development opportunities within and beyond, the Southampton Cooperative Learning Trust

We need you to be:

• Qualified to teach within the primary age range
• An inclusive practitioner, who has high aspirations for every one of our children
• A champion for every child
• Able to motivate, inspire and lead a team
• Committed to your own learning, and to supporting the learning of others
• Highly motivated, reflective and resourceful
• Committed to equal opportunities and ensure all children achieve their very best
• Able to work under pressure and prioritise effectively

Start Date: 1 January 2026 - pending receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks

Contract type: Full-time / Fixed term

Salary: MPS / UPR

We welcome visits to the school. Please email Lucy Hibbs, Deputy Headteacher on l.hibbs@st-johnsschool.net to book an appointment or with any other enquiries.

Closing date: Friday 17 October, noon

Interviews: WB 20 October 2026

St John’s Primary & Nursery School is committed to safeguarding its pupils and staff. Any employment offer will be subject to rigorous pre-employment checks including a disclosure and barring service 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 St John's Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 442 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-primary-and-nursery-school

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