Class Teacher (Y5 0.6FTE)
Paxcroft Primary School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 7EB13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 November 2026
Closing date
5 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £51,048 per annum pro rata | £19,749 - £30,628 per annum
Class Teacher (Y5 0.6FTE) job summary
The working hours for this role are expected to be 0.6 FTE. The start date for this role is 02 November 2026.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and committed teacher to inspire and support our team at Paxcroft Primary School. You will be teaching a vibrant Year 5 class, delivering engaging and creative learning experiences that enable every child to thrive. The successful candidate will plan and deliver high-quality lessons, foster a stimulating classroom environment, and set high expectations that encourage pupils to achieve their full potential. You will build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues, promoting inclusion, independence, confidence and a love of learning. Working collaboratively with support staff and the wider school team, you will help ensure outstanding outcomes for all pupils, including those with SEND. The role offers the chance to contribute to the wider life of the school through enrichment activities, curriculum development and school improvement initiatives. We are looking for an enthusiastic and reflective practitioner with strong curriculum knowledge, excellent classroom management skills and a commitment to continuous professional development. In return, you will join a supportive and forward-thinking school community where your contribution will be valued and where you can make a lasting difference to the lives of children. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.
For a complete Job Description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as they will guide you in preparing a strong application and help you understand what we’re looking for in an ideal candidate.
About EQUA Mead Learning Trust
EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.
Important Application Information
When completing your application, please ensure that you add at least 2 references, with the first being your most recent employer. Please ensure that you read the attached referencing guidelines to familiarise yourself with our process.
As part of our safer recruitment procedures, it is important that references are requested and, wherever possible, obtained before the interview. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance states that references should be sought before interview wherever possible and should be scrutinised as part of the recruitment process to help ensure that only suitable individuals are appointed to work with children.
Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. Your application must include a full employment history, accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment. If this is not included it may not be possible to consider your application. To comply with safer recruitment regulations, we cannot accept applications using a CV. An incomplete application will not be considered.
This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.
We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.
Further information about the job
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Paxcroft Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 276 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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