Part Time Primary Teacher - 3 Days (0.6FTE)

Sopley Primary School, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 8ET

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  14 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This includes covering PPA for another class once a week.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a motivated and vibrant teacher to join our supportive and collaborative team within the Federation of Burley and Sopley Primary Schools.. This part-time position is based at Sopley Primary and involves 2.5 days class based responsibility for a mixed year2 and year 3 class. The job will also involve covering PPA for half a day in another class ( Key Stage 1).

There is a lovely, welcoming and cohesive team working at Sopley Primary School, who benefit from collaborating with our colleagues at Burley Primary School. As a school we teach mixed age groups and have a total of three classes across the whole school. A willingness to work at Burley in future years, should the need arise is also essential for this role.

We are seeking a teacher who:

• Works effectively as part of a team

• Is a strong and clear communicator

• Understands how children learn and develop

• Contributes actively to the wider life of the school

• Fosters a nurturing, inclusive classroom while maintaining high expectations for all pupils

• Collaborates confidently with teaching assistants and shares responsibility for classroom provision

• Is open to sharing ideas and supporting colleagues

• Demonstrates honesty, professionalism, and a commitment to safeguarding

• Upholds and supports the Christian vision and values of our schools

• Is willing and able to travel across our Federation for meetings and shared PPA time

What the school offers its staff

What we offer:

• A welcoming and supportive school community

• A collaborative staff team committed to shared planning and workload

• Ring-fenced time for additional responsibilities

• A positive, inclusive working environment across two village schools

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed – we encourage you to come and meet the team and experience our nurturing school environment first hand.

If you are enthusiastic, committed, and eager to be part of a forward-thinking and caring federation, we would love to hear from you!

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.

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

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Teacher Role Profile.pdf - 79 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sopley Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 86 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sopley Primary School website
• Email address: adminoffice@sopley.hants.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01425 672343
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sopley-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Sopley Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@sopley.hants.sch.uk.

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