Teacher

Blackawton Primary School, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7BE

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

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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, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS pay scale
• Additional allowances:

  MPS pay scale

Teacher job summary

We are seeking to appoint a motivated, well-organised and ambitious class teacher to join our welcoming and successful school community from September 2026.

This is role is a permanent full-time basis (or 0.8 FTE minimum).

Blackawton Primary is a lively and inclusive school with approximately 135 pupils, alongside a Nursery provision. Our children are keen learners who demonstrate positive behaviour and flourish within a caring and supportive environment. In Key Stage 1, we place a strong emphasis on play and continuous provision, ensuring a seamless transition from the Early Years and supporting pupils to grow as confident, independent learners. In Key Stage 2, we continue to build on these foundations, developing pupils’ knowledge and skills while fostering independence within a supportive learning environment.

We are committed to the professional development of our staff. A strong culture of coaching and collaboration underpins our approach, offering meaningful opportunities for colleagues to refine their practice and contribute to wider school improvement.

Our dedicated teaching team is supported by experienced and committed teaching assistants, and we benefit from strong partnerships with our local community and other schools within our Multi-Academy Trust.

Education South West is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the role, including references, an online search, and an enhanced DBS check.

Candidates will be required to provide evidence of their identity, their educational or professional qualifications as well as their registration with an appropriate professional body.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with the confidence and fluency in English.

Visits to the school are encouraged prior to application. Please call the school office to make an appointment on 01803 712363.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 20 May 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 4 June 2026

Education South West is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This includes checks with past employers, an online check of publicly available information, including social media, and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service

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.

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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 Blackawton Primary School

• School type: Academies, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 135 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Blackawton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blackawton-primary-school-totnes

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