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  • Job start date

    8 January 2024

  • Closing date

    6 December 2023 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    17 November 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

No, visa sponsorship not available

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £33,814 - £38,330

Pay scale

M3 to M5

What skills and experience we're looking for

Main duties and responsibilities

  • To create and manage a caring, supportive, purposeful and stimulating environment which is conducive to children’s learning in KS2.
  • To plan and prepare the provision and delivery of an KS2 Curriculum.
  • To identify clear teaching and learning opportunities, with appropriate challenge and high expectations.
  • To maintain good order and discipline among the pupils, safeguarding their health and safety.
  • To plan for the learning of the whole class, groups or individual pupils ensuring the learning meets the child’s next steps.
  • To plan opportunities to develop the social, moral, spiritual, emotional and cultural aspects of pupils’ learning.
  • To maintain a regular system of observation, monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting of children’s progress and development.
  • To ensure effective deployment of support staff within the classroom, including volunteers.
  • To participate in staff meetings.
  • To contribute to the development and co-ordination of a particular area of the curriculum as a subject lead
  • To play a part in the whole school team, actively involved in decision-making on the preparation and development of policies and programmes of study, teaching materials, resources, methods of teaching and pastoral arrangements.
  • To ensure that school policies are reflected in daily practice.
  • To communicate and consult with parents on all aspects of their child’s progress
  • To liaise with the SENDco and outside agencies when appropriate eg. Educational Psychologist, SaLT, CAHMS
  • To continue professional development, maintaining a portfolio of training undertaken and share with colleagues as appropriate.
  • To meet with parents regularly across the school year to feedback progress.
  • To support the Headteacher in promoting the vision, values and ethos of Wrenbury School.
  • Promote the emotional and physical wellbeing of children and to support the school in safeguarding children though relevant policies.

  • Promote equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with fairness.

What the school offers its staff

The Governors of Wrenbury Primary School are offering an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join a happy, friendly, small rural school where ‘we all matter’ and where the curriculum is as exciting for the children as it is for those who design and deliver it. The health and happiness of our children, staff, families and our local community are at the heart of what we do and we endeavour to give every child a sense of self, a sense of place and sense of belonging.

Our children deserve a role model who will inspire them and help them to realise their full potential both personally and academically. If you are passionate about the whole curriculum, how it is planned, delivered and threaded through each child’s learning journey and enjoy working within a truly collaborative team then we are the school for you.

The successful candidate will have a love of learning and literature, is able to carefully plan cross- curricula, purposeful learning which helps to trigger the children’s curiosity and broaden their horizons.

We are looking for someone who is open, honest, an excellent communicator and someone who has a positive, ‘can do’ attitude when met with new challenges. Are you the person who will go the extra mile to make a difference for the children at Wrenbury?

We offer you friendly, caring and happy children who are eager to learn; supportive, enthusiastic staff who genuinely enjoy working as part of the Wrenbury Team and supportive parents.


Further details about the role

Job Purpose

  • To carry out professional duties and to have responsibility for an assigned class or age group.
  • To be responsible for the day-to-day teaching and learning and management of an assigned class or age group;
  • To be responsible for the health, safety, behaviour and welfare of the pupils during on-site and off-site activities.
  • To promote the vision, aims and objectives of the school, maintaining its philosophy of education and its ethos, ‘We all matter’

Please note: This position is a Fixed Term Contract until 31/08/24 with a view to becoming Permanent thereafter.

An opportunity to visit the school is available on Wednesday 22nd November or Tuesday 28th November at 4.15pm. Please email admin@wrenbury.cheshire.sch.uk or telephone 01270260656 to register your interest.


Closing date: Wednesday 6th December at 12pm.

Shortlisted candidates will be informed and invited to interview on Wednesday 13th December to demonstrate their teaching ability followed by a formal interview.


Commitment to safeguarding

Our school community places the highest priority on keeping our children safe and is committed to safeguarding children, therefore the successful candidate will be subject to stringent vetting procedures including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) before appointment is confirmed.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@wrenbury.cheshire.sch.uk

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About Wrenbury Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
130 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Phone number
01270260656

The Governors of Wrenbury Primary School are offering an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join a happy, friendly, small rural school where ‘we all matter’ and where the curriculum is as exciting for the children as it is for those who design and deliver it. The health and happiness of our children, staff, families and our local community are at the heart of what we do and we endeavour to give every child a sense of self, a sense of place and sense of belonging. Our children deserve a role model who will inspire them and help them to realise their full potential both personally and academically. If you are passionate about the whole curriculum, how it is planned, delivered and threaded through each child’s learning journey and enjoy working within a truly collaborative team then we are the school for you. The successful candidate will have a love of learning and literature, is able to carefully plan cross- curricula, purposeful learning which helps to trigger the children’s curiosity and broaden their horizons. We are looking for someone who is open, honest, an excellent communicator and someone who has a positive, ‘can do’ attitude when met with new challenges. Are you the person who will go the extra mile to make a difference for the children at Wrenbury? We offer you friendly, caring and happy children who are eager to learn; supportive, enthusiastic staff who genuinely enjoy working as part of the Wrenbury Team and supportive parents.

Arranging a visit to Wrenbury Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@wrenbury.cheshire.sch.uk.

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