Class Teacher
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5QG13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
5 December 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 November 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Part time – 2.5 Days 0.5 FTE (50%) Wednesday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a motivated, enthusiastic and highly skilled class teacher? Petersfield has an exciting opportunity for a committed Class Teacher to join our passionate and vibrant team of educators. The role offers an opportunity to work as a job share in Key Stage 2, working 50% of the week, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The purpose of this role is to work alongside colleagues in planning, preparing and supporting the teaching and learning and pastoral care of our pupils.
Petersfield requires a teacher who:
- is able to plan for and deliver exciting learning opportunities tailored to meeting then needs of all pupils
- is caring, patient and enthusiastic, with good communication skills and high expectations
- thrives when working as part of a team
- is proactive
- subscribes to our therapeutic (CTT) approach to supporting pupils
- is highly motivated and keen to contribute to our school community
What the school offers its staff
We are proud to be a small school with a vision to support everyone to live life to the full. If you choose to join us, we offer:
- Happy, enthusiastic, keen and well-behaved pupils
- A friendly school community with a distinctive ethos
- A Cambridgeshire school
- An attractive learning environment indoors and outside
- An encouraging staff team who offer collaboration and celebrate effort and excellence.
- An opportunity to make a difference to children’s learning and development
- Strong links with the community and local church.
- A tailored range of professional development opportunities
- A supportive work environment based on our values of trust, friendship, peace, creativity and love
- A school that understands the importance of enhancing health and wellbeing at work with 24hour access to our Employee Assistant Programme
- Inclusive policies and practices
- Free on-site parking
- A company pension
- Sick pay
Further information about the job
Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please call or email the school to book an appointment, arrange an informal discussion or to find out more information about the role or request an application pack.
Closing date for applications: 9am, 5th December 2025
Interview date: from 8th December 2025.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a suitable number of internal or external applications.
We actively promote equality of opportunity in employment to reflect the communities we serve. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be offered an interview. This school is committed to safeguarding including the Prevent agenda and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this. Giving false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected and referred to the police. Any appointment made will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, right to work in the UK and qualifications check, satisfactory references and medical clearance. The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice and information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 134 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School website
- Email address
- office@petersfield.cambs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01223 207382
Petersfield Church of England (Aided) Primary School is a small, rural school serving families from within the parish boundaries of Orwell, Arrington, Croydon, Tadlow, Whaddon and Wimpole and from many other locations outside of our Cambridgshire school catchment. We are committed to providing a high quality education within a Christian context and we work hard to create a caring environment, both inside the classroom and out. Motivated by our Christian values of friendship, trust, creativity, peace and love, we provide a rich and diverse education focusing on excellence, enjoyment, perseverance and building relationships to support and inspire our pupils throughout this stage of their lifelong learning journey.
Arranging a visit to Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@petersfield.cambs.sch.uk.
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