EYFS (Reception) / Key Stage One Teacher

Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7QA

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: The post is 0.4 part-time (2 days a week)
• Contract type: Fixed term - 11 Months
• Pay scale: Main scale or UPR if post threshold

What skills and experience we're looking for

EYFS (Reception) / Key Stage One Teacher

Salary Scale: Main scale or UPR if post threshold

Appointment type: Temporary / 0.4 part-time, initially fixed term from 1st September 2026 – 21st July 2027.

Shellingford CE (A) Primary School is a successful rural school (4 miles from Faringdon and 7 miles from Wantage) with a strong family atmosphere and Christian ethos. Our school motto ‘Inspiring Hearts and Minds’ is intrinsic to school life.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and creative forward-thinking teacher who can achieve the very best in every child.

The post is a 0.4 part-time (2 days a week) temporary position.

The post will commence on 1st September 2026 until the 21st July 2027.

This school presents an opportunity to be part of a happy, hardworking team of staff and governors, with parents who are supportive of their children’s education.

As a Church school, it will be important for the successful candidate to be in sympathy with the aims and ethos of a school based upon Christian values.

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. For an informal discussion about the post and to enquire about visiting, please telephone Mrs Kimberley Pendell our School Administrator on 01367 710301.

How to apply:

For an application pack and further details, please visit the school website www.shellingford.oxon.sch.uk

Please include a statement to support your application within the ‘relevant skills and experience’ section on the application form, together with a covering letter detailing your suitability for the post.

Please send your completed application via email to office.3853@shellingford.oxon.sch.uk

Closing Date: Friday 15th May 2026 at 12noon

Interview Date: Friday 22nd May 2026

What the school offers its staff

This school presents an opportunity to be part of a happy, hardworking team of staff and governors, with parents who are supportive of their children’s education.

As a Church school, it will be important for the successful candidate to be in sympathy with the aims and ethos of a school based upon Christian values.

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.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 96 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School website
• Email address: office.3853@shellingford.oxon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01367 710301
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shellingford-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-school

Shellingford CE (A) Primary School is a successful rural school (4 miles from Faringdon and 7 miles from Wantage) with a strong family atmosphere and Christian ethos. Our school motto ‘Inspiring Hearts and Minds’ is intrinsic to school life.

Arranging a visit to Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office.3853@shellingford.oxon.sch.uk.

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