KS2 Class Teacher
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4ARThis job expired on 18 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
18 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £31650 and £43606, subject to annual pay award
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and experience
- Qualified teacher status
- Successful primary teaching experience
Skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum
- Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
- A good understanding of how children learn and how barriers to learning can be overcome
- Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
- Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
- Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
- Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
- Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning
Personal qualities
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
- High expectations for children’s attainment and progress
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
- Commitment to safeguarding and equality
What the school offers its staff
- A school where staff are proud to teach and where everyone believes we can all shine brightly;
- Support from an experienced, knowledgeable, and hard working team of professionals for Early Career Teachers and excellent professional development for those more experienced;
- A great working environment that shines brightly in our village with a state-of-the-art building and facilities dedicated to enhance learning in our purpose-built school;
- A temporary contract until August 2026 in the first instance, although with potential to continue after that.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and have a culture of vigilance in all aspects of safeguarding and child protection.
In accordance with Section 237 of Keeping Children Safe in Education, September 2025, this role meets the definition of Regulated Activity and an enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list information will be undertaken prior to commencement of employment.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and not subject to disclosure to employers.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 343 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- admin@st-marys-purton.wilts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01793 770239
St Mary's CE Primary School is a modern, thriving, large village school in Purton, a village in North Wiltshire, on the outskirts of Swindon.
Arranging a visit to St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@st-marys-purton.wilts.sch.uk.
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