Class Teacher MPS 3-6

William Shrewsbury Primary School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0HE

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  22 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,101.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher MPS 3-6 job summary

Class Teacher (Main Pay Scale 3-6)

Part Time Fixed Term Contract (Required for January 2026 until August 2026)

19.5 hours per week (3 days)

Required from January 2026, an inspiring class teacher to join our enthusiastic and dedicated team in our commitment to promoting the education, development and well-being of all children.

We are an ethnically diverse and culturally rich infant school, with an attached nursery, situated in the middle of Burton-upon-Trent. We have high expectations of everybody in our school and our nurturing and inclusive environment aims to inspire curiosity, creativity and a lifelong love of learning in each individual.

The children and their futures are at the centre of all that we do and we encourage all of our children to be the best that they can be. Our dedicated team of passionate educators is committed to fostering a safe, stimulating and supportive space where children feel valued and cared for.

We can offer a welcoming team, a warm and nurturing work environment and development opportunities to support your own professional growth.

In addition to fulfilling the Person Specification, the successful candidate will:

• be an ambitious and highly skilled classroom practitioner;
• support our belief that every child has the right to the best possible learning experience;
• be committed to providing pupils with knowledge, skills and understanding through exciting and engaging learning experiences;
• have high aspirations for every child in our school, and strive to ensure that every child receives the very best opportunities to excel and enjoy;
• be committed to their own professional learning;
• be able to contribute to and support a wider curriculum offer that allows children to discover their passions and pursue their curiosity.

If you would like to visit the school before applying, please book a tour with the Headteacher by calling the school office on 01283 247490.

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 William Shrewsbury Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 636 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: William Shrewsbury Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/william-shrewsbury-primary-school

William Shrewsbury Primary is a vibrant, outward looking school with high standards and an excellent reputation within the local community. We are a large school with three forms of entry and a 52 place Nursery.

Our team of skilled and empowered senior and middle leaders plan a broad and exciting curriculum offer which includes many out of school activities. This is reflected in the many national awards the school has achieved at the highest levels and the school’s recent Ofsted report. The school is a popular and oversubscribed school with a very supportive and interested community of parents and governors.

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