Class Teacher
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8RA21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
5 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: This is a full-time role.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1-UPS1
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent class teacher for our KS1 class from April 2025. We are a small school with four, mixed age classes.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is organised, reliable and loves teaching;
- Can support our Christian ethos and values;
- Can establish and maintain good relationships with children, colleagues and families;
- Has high expectations for children's learning;
- Understands the unique rewards and challenges of working in a small school;
- Has high standards of professional conduct and personal integrity.
If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you and warmly welcome visits to our school. Please contact Mrs Karen Baker or Mrs Leanda Gouldingadmin@ponsbourne.herts.sch.uk 01707 872395.
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A well-resourced classroom with excellent full-time support staff and motivated children;
- Commercial schemes to support teachers' planning;
- 3 hours of PPA per week and additional subject leader time;
- Our recent Ofsted report will be published by the end of January 2025;
- A commitment to your CPD. We invest well in staff development;
- The 'best of both worlds' in our collaboration of two small schools. We enjoy the ‘family feel’ of a small setting where we get to know each child really well, along with the benefits and security that comes from being part of a larger partnership;
- A forward thinking and outward looking collaboration with good links to other settings;
- Opportunities to make a difference as a subject leader;
- A well-resourced school, extensive grounds in a beautiful village with a popular deli take away in the pub car park next door!
Flexible working opportunities
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 complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
About Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@ponsbourne.herts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01707 872395
Ponsbourne St Mary's is a small, friendly school in the village of Newgate Street. We have four, mixed-age classes.
Arranging a visit to Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@ponsbourne.herts.sch.uk.
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