Senior Teacher

Waldringfield Primary School, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4QL

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  6 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,439.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Main Scale/Upper Scale - TLR £3391

Senior Teacher job summary

Waldringfield Primary School, nestled in the charming village of Waldringfield, offers a truly special learning environment. Its location, close to the River Deben, provides unique opportunities for outdoor learning and connecting with nature. The school fosters a strong sense of community, where the motto "We care, we share, we learn together" is evident in its daily interactions.

With a nurturing and supportive atmosphere, Waldringfield Primary School celebrates individuality and encourages collaboration. Its small size allows for a family feel, where every child is known and valued. The dedicated staff create a positive and thriving environment, ensuring each pupil feels secure, confident, and inspired to reach their full potential. Strong partnerships with parents further enhance this close-knit community.

Waldringfield Primary School is looking to appoint a Senior Teacher from 1st September 2025 to lead the teaching and learning of our children and to take on a leadership role across the school.

Would you like to join our fabulous, friendly and dynamic team? We are a small primary school with big ideas. As a small village primary we are looking for people who can use their initiative and wear many hats. We care about offering our staff team excellent CPD and close links with a range of schools as part of the Asset Education Trust.

We are looking for an outstanding classroom teacher who is excited to take on a whole school responsibility and who would like to be supported in senior leadership. You will be working with a wonderful team of teachers and teaching assistants and an executive head.

Please apply if you have:

• Dedication, enthusiasm and commitment

• A good knowledge of key stage one, two and foundation stage

• A desire to be research led in their practice

• Team work and a commitment to self-development

• A good level of numeracy, grammar and literacy

• Effective communication skills

• A desire to develop your school leadership skills

As well as the above we are looking for an outstanding, enthusiastic and committed teacher who:

Has high expectations for achievement, progress and behaviour

Seeks to challenge and stretch all pupils

Has a passion for teaching and learning

Is not afraid to be flexible

Enjoys a challenge

Motivate children to succeed within a small group

We can offer a warm, nurturing and friendly learning environment with extensive grounds which are perfect for outdoor learning.

If you would like to become part of our team and be instrumental in our journey to become a good school then please contact Mrs Sarah Wood, Headteacher on 01473 736276 or email sarah.wood@waldringfieldprimary.co.uk. Visits to the school are very welcome.

Please also see our website – https://waldringfield.school/

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Waldringfield Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 105 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waldringfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waldringfield-primary-school-woodbridge

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