Class Teacher

Gotherington Primary School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 9QT

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 April 2026

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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 initially
• Pay scale: Main Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

As a Class Teacher at Gotherington Primary School you will:

• Deliver a high-quality, engaging curriculum that excites and inspires students.
• Foster a positive, inclusive classroom environment where all students feel valued and supported.
• Take an active role in contributing to the development of the school and its community.
• Make the most of our outdoor spaces to enhance learning and provide diverse educational experiences.
• Be supported in your professional development and have opportunities for career progression, including subject leadership.

Who We're Looking For:

• A qualified and passionate teacher with a desire to work within a dynamic, creative school environment.
• Someone who is creative and can adapt the curriculum to stretch and support pupils.
• A team player with strong communication skills who thrives in a collaborative, community-focused environment.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer:

• An Exciting Journey: Join us at a pivotal moment in our school's development, as we continue to grow and evolve. You'll be part of a dynamic team working towards an inspiring vision for the future The governing body is currently consulting on a proposal to join Primary QuEST Multi-Academy Trust.
• Outdoor Learning Spaces: Our school boasts wonderful outdoor learning spaces that support our Forest School curriculum, providing students with hands-on, nature-based learning experiences that enhance their education.
• A Wonderful School Community: Our school is a welcoming and supportive place to work, where collaboration and respect are at the heart of everything we do. You'll work alongside a dedicated, friendly, and passionate team of staff and be part of a warm school community that values every individual.

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

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

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Gotherington Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 201 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gotherington Primary School website
• Email address: schooloffice@gotherington.gloucs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01242 675454
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gotherington-primary-school-cheltenham

Gotherington Primary School Mission
Mission statement – We believe that a happy child is a successful child. Gotherington Primary school will provide all our children with a forward-thinking, inspirational, well-rounded education so that they can be the best they can be, in a community where everyone matters and we work together with kindness to achieve our Gotherington GOALS.
GOTHERINGTON GOALS
Give your best
Open your mind
Aim High
Love Learning
Succeed

Our school family provide a purposeful, inclusive curriculum which is experiential, creative and memorable. We inspire a life-long love of learning by encouraging our children to be independent, resilient and curious. Success for our children means that they are happy, confident and responsible individuals who aspire to be the best that they can be wherever their journey through life may take them.

Protective Behaviours
At Gotherington Primary School we work together to use a Protective Behaviours ‘language of safety’ and that we follow these two universal themes :-

We all have the right to feel safe all of the time
and
We can talk with someone about anything, even if it feels awful or small.

Arranging a visit to Gotherington Primary School

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

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