EYFS Class Teacher

Birchfield Community Primary School, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MSP1 - UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate:-

• either has the potential to be an outstanding teacher, or already is one!
• is engaging and creative; bringing learning alive,
• is friendly and approachable,
• is a team player with good social skills and great ideas,
• promotes active parental involvement and links within the community,
• is organised, dedicated and hardworking,
• has high expectations of themselves and of children,
• has an excellent knowledge of the EYFS Curriculum

What the school offers its staff

In return we offer you a rapidly developing school with huge ambitions, wonderful children, a dedicated team of staff and supportive parents and Governors.

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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@birchfieldprimaryschool.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

EYFS Recruitment pack.pdf - 1.21 MB (opens in new tab)

About Birchfield Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birchfield Community Primary School website
• Email address: Office@birchfieldprimaryschool.co.uk
• Phone number: 01935 427 609
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birchfield-community-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Birchfield Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Office@birchfieldprimaryschool.co.uk.

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