Permanent Full Time Class Teacher
Fishbourne CofE Primary School, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3QS15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 January 2027
Closing date
14 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
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Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Job Title: Main Scale Teacher / ECT (Permanent Full Time Teacher) Purpose: To teach pupils in the 4 – 11 age range (as required) in all aspects of the statutory and the agreed school curriculum
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £45,352
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
FISHBOURNE CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Job Description for Main Scale Teacher
Job Title: Main Scale Teacher / ECT (Permanent Full Time Teacher)
Purpose: To teach pupils in the 4 – 11 age range (as required) in all aspects of the statutory and the agreed school curriculum.
Responsible to: The Headteacher / Assistant Headteacher(s), Local Governing Body and the Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership
General Duties: To carry out all duties of a teacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions document, the Professional Teachers Standards and school policies.
Responsibilities in line with Teachers’ Standards:
1. To support and promote the school’s ethos and philosophy for teaching and learning.
2. To ensure high standards of teaching and learning, behaviour, attendance and punctuality from pupils and themselves, in accordance with agreed school policy and practice
3. To establish and sustain an attractive, creative and stimulating learning environment which encourages and facilitates children’s development
4. To teach children in the Primary age range, catering for the ability and the aptitude of all children within the class, through effective planning, preparation of lessons, marking of work and on-going assessment
5. To track pupil progress carefully by interacting with assessment data to impact on achievement
6. To share corporate responsibility for the safeguarding, wellbeing and discipline of all pupils by implementing agreed school policies, while ensuring consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct
7. To participate in Appraisal objective setting and review meetings as required
8. To supervise the work and have on-going professional dialogue with learning support assistants, students and parent helpers
9. To liaise with parents, providing them with regular updates on their child’s learning and progress
10. To liaise with the SENCo and outside agencies, as and when necessary
11. To lead a subject area and help organise school wide initiatives as required
12. To accept general responsibilities such as playtime supervision, attendance at, and the taking of assemblies
13. To attend INSET and staff meetings to discuss and review aspects of the curriculum, school organisation, training and pastoral issues
14. To take part in directed hours activities
15. To liaise effectively with advisory and external agencies and governors as appropriate
16. To take responsibility for improving own teaching through appropriate professional development
The list of duties in the job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. There will be other duties and requirements associated with your job and, in addition, as a term of your employment you may be required to undertake various other duties as may reasonably be required.
What the school offers its staff
‘There is only one you in this great big world… …make it a better place.’
We have an exciting opportunity for a teacher to join our fun, creative and innovative learning community. At Fishbourne Church of England Primary School every member of the school family is valued for the unique gifts and talents they bring to the school and championed to be the best they can be. We strive to make learning irresistible and for children to be nurtured to become determined, courageous, positive, collaborative and reflective learners.
We are looking for someone who is:
*Passionate about every child’s learning and progress
*Positive about growing as a teacher and a learner
*Able to work closely within a strong, collaborative team
In return, we can offer you:
*A skilled, enthusiastic and dedicated staff team
*A positive and supportive school family – children, parents, staff and governors
*A fun, creative and innovative learning community
We are committed to safeguarding and all applicants must be willing to undergo screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.
We warmly welcome you to visit the school prior to application to meet a member of the leadership team and see our school in action. Our website has a wealth of information about our vision, values and pedagogical approach - please do explore it!
Closing date: Wednesday 14th October 2026
Interview date: Friday 23rd October 2026
‘There’s work and there’s your life’s work. The kind of work that has your finger prints all over it. The kind of work that you’d never compromise on. People don’t come here to play it safe. They come here to swim in the deep end. They want their work to add up to something. Something big. Something that couldn’t happen anywhere else.’
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Fishbourne CofE Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 210 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- office@fishbourneprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01243785974
Arranging a visit to Fishbourne CofE Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@fishbourneprimary.co.uk.
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