Class Teacher

St John's Primary School, Woking, Surrey, GU21 2AS

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: SWAN Main Scale

Class Teacher job summary

We have a new opening for an enthusiastic and passionate teacher to join our friendly team.

Working hours: Full time

Fixed Term Contract for one year - to start in September 2026

Overview of the role:

We are inviting applications from experienced professionals to teach a small class of children from Years 5 and 6 who are significantly below their peers in foundational skills, mostly in the core subjects. You will plan a highly adapted curriculum for the class you teach and be responsible for the class in terms of planning, assessment and meeting requirements of any EHCPs in that class.

This fixed term contract is for mornings only but could include afternoons and therefore include PPA cover across the school and other group interventions. Please indicate on your application form your preference.

You will be:

• Able to foster positive relationships with children
  
• An enthusiastic, adaptive, and highly motivated class teacher
  
• Able to demonstrate excellent classroom practice and skills
  
• A consistently excellent teacher with experience of teaching children with SEND
  
• An excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and a sense of humour
  
• Have a strong desire and commitment to developing your practice
  

Our School:

We are a friendly and welcoming one form entry primary school. Our staff love working here and we always get compliments about how friendly we are! We make decisions about the school together, always putting children at the heart of every decision we make.

We collaborate closely with the other schools in our trust to develop our teachers and leaders.

We can offer you:

• Experienced, supportive senior leadership team
  
• Clear pathways for personal development
  
• High quality CPD within the school/trust and externally
  
• A friendly team with a focus on the personal development of every child
  
• A commitment to the wellbeing of both children and staff
  
• Children who are eager to learn and rewarding to teach
  
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
  
• A Cycle to Work Scheme
  

Applicants are encouraged to visit the school, prior to application. Please call the school office to arrange a visit, we look forward to welcoming you to our school.

Application closing date: 13th May 2026 at 9.00am

Please note that all applications will be considered upon receipt and for an exceptional candidate an appointment may be made before the closing date. Therefore, it is recommended that if you wish to apply for this position, you do so as soon as possible.

Please contact us if you have any queries. We look forward to receiving your application.

St John’s Primary School is part of The Swan Trust, a multi-academy trust which incorporates 10 schools within the Woking area. The schools work closely together and aim to support each other through purposeful collaboration that enhances educational opportunities and supports improvements in the quality of learning for all our children.

All schools within The SWAN Trust warmly welcome children, families, governors, and staff from diverse backgrounds within the Woking community. The schools within The Trust aim to ensure that every child feels safe and happy in school creating a culture where they can grow and develop.

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

St John's Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to demonstrably share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted applicants will be required to supply details of any unspent convictions and conditional cautions and any spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e., that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). If appointed, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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 St John's Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 254 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-primary-school-woking

St. John's Primary is a one form entry school and Nursery with a real family feel. We are proud to be a small community of about 215 pupils and 40 staff; small enough for everyone to know and care for one another, but large enough to provide a range of experiences including leadership opportunities and development for all staff.

Our dedicated staff aim to give every child a bright future. We pride ourselves on having excellent pastoral care with strong relationships at the centre of the work with children, parents and the community.

We have a strong focus on well-being and happiness, promoting good mental and physical health for all children and adults at our school. Our values of kindness, courage, respect, responsibility, determination and honesty are taught throughout the school year and underpin everything that we do. The school encourages all stakeholders to embrace these values in their lives and the sharing of these ensures that St. John’s provides the environment in which children know how to become the best version of themselves.

We are committed to the education of the whole child and provide a curriculum through which every child achieves academic excellence at the same time as developing creativity, sporting excellence and has a strong emphasis on personal, emotional and social development. Our lasting legacy is that children leave St John’s with a love of learning and a pride in their personal development that will be taken into their next phase of education, becoming the foundation for a happy and successful future.

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