CLASS TEACHER KS2 (MIXED AGE CLASS)

Ashdon Primary School, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2HB

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 TO M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and committed teacher to join our friendly and supportive team at Ashdon Primary School — a small, welcoming village school near Saffron Walden, with around 60 children across three mixed-age classes.

The successful candidate will teach a mixed-age class. The exact class will be confirmed on appointment, depending on the wider staffing structure. We are keen to appoint someone with a proven track record as an effective practitioner who is comfortable teaching across a range of year groups within a small-school setting.

The successful candidate will be:

• Passionate, creative and self-motivated, with a positive outlook
• Committed to raising outcomes for all pupils in our inclusive school
• Caring about the welfare and wellbeing of every child
• A strong communicator
• Confident in classroom and behaviour management
• Enthusiastic about working as part of a close-knit team
• Well organised, with the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Understanding of their role in safeguarding children
• Willing to take on subject leadership (area to be agreed on appointment)

What the school offers its staff

Ashdon is a happy, nurturing school where every child is known as an individual. We offer a supportive team, strong professional development, and the rewards of teaching in a small school where staff make a real difference every day.

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 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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Ashdon-JD-and-Person-Spec.pdf - 163 KB (opens in new tab)

About Ashdon Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 54 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashdon Primary School website
• Email address: admin@ashdon.essex.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01799 584219
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashdon-primary-school

Ashdon Primary School is a Community School for four to eleven year-olds, based in North West Essex near Saffron Walden and close to the county boundaries of both Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. We are at the heart of a thriving rural community and for over 100 years have welcomed children from Ashdon, Hadstock and the surrounding villages.
We are a small school, with all the benefits that brings and our shared aim is to provide an excellent education for all our children by offering a stimulating, challenging and inclusive curriculum. We welcome and appreciate the work and support of our families, other professionals and services so that we can nurture and educate our children in a rounded way, ensuring a combination of academic, social and emotional learning.

Arranging a visit to Ashdon Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@ashdon.essex.sch.uk.

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