Class Teacher
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6AQ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
24 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £18,990.00 - £26,164.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers’ Main Pay Scales: M1 – M6
Class Teacher job summary
Salary: Teachers’ Main Pay Scales: M1 – M6
Contract: 0.6 Contract, Fixed term Maternity Cover until March 2026
We are looking to appoint an outstanding Teacher or ECT with energy and enthusiasm who has a love for working with young people to join our school. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a school within a Trust with great potential, some real strengths and the ability and desire to develop further.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who
- Has a passion for education and making a difference to children’s lives
- Is passionate about providing a caring, nurturing environment, sympathetic to our Christian values
- Is or has the potential to be an excellent classroom practitioner.
- Has an interest in the curriculum including keen to lead subject area(s).
- Is able to inspire and motivate our learners.
- Has high expectations and a drive to enable pupils to be the best that they can be.
- Is able to promote high standards of behaviour.
- Has the desire to grow, learn and lead.
- Has a positive and optimistic approach; are proactive and confident
- Uses resources, intellect, creativity, and innovation to be successful
- Be committed to partnership, collaboration and sharing
We can provide you:
- A wonderful location and school to begin or develop your education career
- Values and experience of high-quality education
- The chance to make a difference and contribute to the school’s further improvement
- Support, training, and leadership development
- The opportunity to work within SAST, a forward-thinking and growing multi-academy trust
- The expertise available from a national Teaching School
Our values and ethos focus on developing a love of learning, high achievement both personally and academically which comes from the tremendous work of all our staff and the great achievements of our children.
Should you wish to arrange a visit to view the school, please do not hesitate to contact Natalie Adams, Office Manager at office@sherborneabbey.dorset.sch.uk.
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role will include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will meet the person specification and is subject to an enhanced DBS and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 344 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
We are excited to be part of SAST. There is real strength in coming together with a collective responsibility for all the children’s development and progress between 0-19 years. We believe in preserving schools in their local community. This means that there will be considerable local expertise to support the school and staff with the chance to contribute to wider developments.
At the heart of SAST is the desire to work in partnership, to collaborate with others and to be outward facing for the benefit of children and staff. The schools have extensive links beyond the immediate area and are keen to extend these further.
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