Class Teacher
Swingate Primary School, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8TJ2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Swingate Primary School is looking to appoint a Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 class teacher to join our dedicated team. This would be a permanent contract. We are a large three-form entry, inclusive, successful school with extensive grounds and friendly staff. Swingate is a vibrant, progressive and fun place to work; apply today!
We are looking for someone who will:
- be an ECT or has experience
- be passionate about developing the whole child
- be creative and look for opportunities to enrich the curriculum
- have a positive mindset and a good sense of humour
We are aiming to appoint the right candidate to join us in September 2025.
Closing date for applications: Friday 7th March at 10am
Please contact our HR & Finance Officer, Jenny, to organise a tour of the school: hrteam@thebluebellfederation.co.uk
This is warmly encouraged.
For more information on the life of Swingate please visit our website, YouTube channel and Twitter page.
Website:www.swingate.medway.sch.uk
Twitter: @SwingatePrimary
YouTube: Swingate Primary
Date for interview: Week beginning 10th March 2025
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer:
- a successful, forward-thinking and popular school with a good CPD programme
- Wellbeing and appreciation of staff and pupils a high priority (our teachers agree that workload is fair).
- a listening and present SLT team.
- a school with awards in PE, computing and PSHE.
- support from your year group team and excellent curriculum resources and planning in place
- Teaching and Learning support: White Rose Maths, Jigsaw PSHE / RE, iLanguages, Kapow, Talk4Writing, specialist music and PE teachers, PE planning, and TTRockstars.
- ECT tutor and mentor support in place
- beautiful grounds and plenty of space (inside and outside)
- a happy team of staff who make #TeamSwingate an amazing place to work.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Swingate Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 659 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Swingate Primary School website
- Email address
- hrteam@thebluebellfederation.co.uk
Primary
Arranging a visit to Swingate Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hrteam@thebluebellfederation.co.uk.
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