Class Teacher
Horndean Church of England Junior School, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 9NW8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic teacher to join our successful junior school in September in the role of class teacher.
We are a large school with four classes per year group, providing an ideal context to support professional development at any stage of a teacher’s career and this vacancy is suitable for an Early Career Teacher.
We are looking for a primary specialist who:
- Is an excellent practitioner who secures good pupil progress
- Provides effective and innovative learning opportunities
- Deploys a range of positive behaviour management strategies
- Demonstrates high expectations of children, self and other adults seeking to enhance their potential
- Has an approachable and caring manner
- Would be supportive of our Christian ethos
Application Procedure
If the opportunity to join us on our journey towards outstanding recognition appeals to you, please come and see us in action.
Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Our Headteacher hopes that one of the following times will be convenient, but would be happy to arrange an alternative if necessary:
- Tuesday 11th March, 4:30pm
- Wednesday 12th March, 11am
- Thursday 13th March, 2pm
- Friday 14th March, 9am
Please also email our Business Manager, Emma Patter, for an application pack as we will use our Person Specification for shortlisting - recruitment@horndean-jun.hants.sch.uk
Application Pack:
- Letter to prospective candidates
- Staff Structure
- Job Description
- Person Specification
- Application Form
- Equalities Monitoring Form
What the school offers its staff
As a school, we are extremely proud of our successes in setting high expectations and developing the whole child through our strong Christian ethos. Our dedicated staff work together as a strong team enabling both children and staff to flourish.
At Horndean Church of England Junior School we strive to provide each and every one of the five hundred children in our care with a first-class education. We are an inclusive school and we prioritise adapting teaching and learning to meet the needs of all our learners.
As a school we are extremely proud of our successes and the effectiveness of our school improvement work has been recognised by the Local Authority. In April 2022 we secured a very positive outcome from our short Ofsted inspection, not least the judgement that our Christian Values of TLC ‘help to make the school a very special place.’ This echoed the outcome of our church school inspection in November 2019 that our Christian vision ‘successfully drives the school’s development and has an exceptional impact on the lives of pupils and adults.’
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@horndean-jun.hants.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About Horndean Church of England Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 496 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Horndean Church of England Junior School website
- Email address
- recruitment@horndean-jun.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02392592236
Arranging a visit to Horndean Church of England Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@horndean-jun.hants.sch.uk.
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