Class Teacher KS2
Meadow Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4DJ22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
17 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31/08/2027 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS 1, £32,916 - MPS 6, £45,352
What skills and experience we're looking for
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Teaching
-Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work.
-Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment.
-Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils. Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils. Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils.
-Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
-Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests.
-Management of staff and resources
-Direct and supervise support staff assigned to them, and where appropriate, other teachers.
Contribute to the recruitment and professional development of other teachers and support staff.
-Deploy resources delegated to them.
- Whole-school organisation, strategy and development
-Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s vision and values.
-Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
-Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes. Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach.
Management of staff and resources
-Direct and supervise support staff assigned to them, and where appropriate, other teachers.
-Contribute to the recruitment and professional development of other teachers and support staff.
-Deploy resources delegated to them.
-Whole-school organisation, strategy and development
-Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s vision and values.
-Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
-Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes. Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach.
Whole-school organisation, strategy and development
-Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s vision and values.
-Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
-Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes. Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach.
Health, safety and discipline
-Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils.
-Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
-Professional development
-Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures.
-Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching.
-Take part in the appraisal and professional development of others, where appropriate.
-Communication
-Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers.
-Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
-Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school.
-Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues.
Personal and professional conduct
-Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school.
-Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality.
-Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities.
Safeguarding
-Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies.
-Work with the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) to promote the best interests of pupils, including sharing concerns where necessary.
-Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school.
What the school offers its staff
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Meadow Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 207 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Meadow Primary School website
- Email address
- mthorpe@anglianlearning.org
Community Primary School
Arranging a visit to Meadow Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mthorpe@anglianlearning.org.
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