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  • Job start date

    1 January 2026

  • Closing date

    10 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    24 September 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Full time teaching post Monday to Friday, term time only.

Contract type

Fixed term - Until 31st August 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

M1 £32,916 - M6 £45,352

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job/Person Summary

We are looking for a teacher to join our Key Stage 2 team in January 2026 to cover a maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, happy and successful school.  We are looking to appoint an inspiring teacher who is committed to doing the very best for our pupils. We are a Local Authority maintained primary school located close to the centre of Bicester. Our recent Ofsted inspection (March 2025) confirmed that we are a good school.

 We are looking for someone who can:

  • Demonstrate effective teaching and learning

  • Inspire and motivate our children

  • Model strong communication skills

  • Show commitment to ensuring educational success for all of our pupils

  • Be a dynamic and creative teacher with high expectations of behaviour

  • Work well in a team

What the school offers its staff

We will offer you:

  • A happy, supportive and friendly environment where we work effectively as a team

  • Happy and enthusiastic children

  • A healthy work/life balance 

  • An environment where leaders allow teachers to teach and enjoy the creativity and excitement of primary education

  • Good CPD opportunities 

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.

Application Procedure

Visits to our school are encouraged, please e-mail the school office to arrange an appointment.

Applications will be considered on receipt with early opportunity for interview.

Applications should be made using the OCC application form. Please call or email the school office to confirm that it has been submitted correctly.

Completed applications can be e-mailed to the school office - office.2202@brookside.oxon.sch.uk

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.

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Additional documents

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

About Brookside Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
309 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01869252482

Arranging a visit to Brookside Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office.2202@brookside.oxon.sch.uk.

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