Teacher

Mead Vale Community Primary School, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8RQ

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TMS/UPS - £32,916 - £51,047

Teacher job summary

Mead Vale Primary School in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset is seeking an enthusiastic, committed and reflective primary teacher to join our team on a full-time (1.0 FTE) basis.

Interview date: 1 May 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a class teacher who is passionate about inclusive teaching, wellbeing, play-based learning and making a genuine difference to children’s lives. Applications are welcome from Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and experienced practitioners.

The role - as a primary teacher/class teacher, you will:

• Plan and deliver high-quality teaching across the National Curriculum
• Meet the learning and developmental needs of every child in your class
• Create a safe, inclusive and engaging classroom environment
• Use assessment to track progress and inform teaching
• Manage behaviour effectively to support positive learning outcomes
• Contribute to EHCPs, reviews and working with external agencies where required
• Build strong relationships with pupils, parents, carers and colleagues
• Take responsibility for your class and contribute to whole‑school improvement
• Actively promote safeguarding, wellbeing and equality

Why choose Mead Vale Primary School?

Make a lasting impact - You will have a meaningful impact on the lives of 30 children in your class and contribute to positive outcomes across the wider school community.

The right to play (OPAL) - We champion the power of play through OPAL, creating:

• Improved behaviour
• Increased inclusion
• Stronger core skills
• Better wellbeing for pupils and staff

A strong community school - We are proud to be at the heart of our local community in Weston-super-Mare, welcoming families for weekly events.

An immersive, creative school experience- at Mead Vale, learning goes beyond the classroom. We dance, play, explore outdoors in all weathers, and celebrate creativity, curiosity and imagination.

What we offer our teachers:

• A supportive, collaborative and inclusive staff team
• Access to a central trust team specialising in SEND, school improvement, innovation and education welfare
• Ongoing high-quality CPD and clear career progression pathways
• A diverse and inclusive trust where every child and adult is valued
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• A culture that prioritises wellbeing and professional growth

You will:

• Be a qualified teacher (QTS)
• Have secure knowledge of the National Curriculum
• Deliver high-quality, inclusive teaching
• Use assessment effectively to support progress
• Be reflective, adaptable and eager to develop professionally
• Be passionate about teaching and learning
• Be fully committed to safeguarding and child protection

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Mead Vale Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 203 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mead Vale Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mead-vale-community-primary-school

Mead Vale Community Primary School has sat within the heart of the Worle area of Weston-super-Mare since 1977, providing an extraordinary education for children aged 4-11 years old. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: courage, curiosity, and community and we do this be ‘working hard’ and ‘being kind’. Providing the best opportunities for our children sits at the heart of our school community. As a teacher at Mead Vale, you will bring passion and commitment to sharing your love of learning with our children.

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