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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    21 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    16 May 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

TMS or UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an enthusiastic and skilled teacher, ready to take the next step in your career in one of the most exciting and rewarding teaching environments in Oxford?


Do you see yourself working in a supportive and friendly team, that is on a mission to make a lasting positive difference to children’s lives?

We are looking for a great teacher to join us to teach in key stage 2 from September: whether you are looking for your first teaching post, or for your next career step, if you want to make a real difference to children’s lives we’d love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Wood Farm Primary is a vibrant and thriving school on the outskirts of the city, and our key stage 2 team is made up of eight classes and includes class teachers, teaching assistants and specialist reading support. We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident teacher who has high expectations for themselves and for children and who is passionate about learning.

Already recognized as a good school with outstanding leadership we are always reaching higher – we’re proud to be a place where all members of the school community strive to be the best they can be. This is an opportunity to join an energetic, talented and highly supportive team that can offer you:

A strong commitment to your professional development, whatever your career stage, in a school with a dedicated Lead for Professional Learning.

A supportive team, with the opportunity to plan and work with key-stage colleagues and with class support from our large team of skilled teaching assistants.

A beautiful working environment, in new buildings.

Friendly, happy children, who love learning – and the chance to make a real difference to their lives.


Further details about the role

Our teachers in key stage 2 work in phase teams with their year group colleagues, and with colleagues across the school. You’ll be supported by experienced subject and team leaders, as you create a classroom environment that puts the love of books and reading at the heart of everything you do.

Visits to the school are encouraged: please contact Catherine Routledge, School Business Manager, on 01865 762575 to arrange a visit.

For an informal chat about this post and or school please call, and ask to speak to Hannah, Louise or Gail (deputy headteachers)

To find out more about working at Wood Farm Primary please visit our school website: www.woodfarmschool.org.uk/Join-us


Commitment to safeguarding

Ensuring that children are safe and well cared for is our highest priority. We work with parents and other agencies, including our Local Authority, to make sure that children are kept safe, both in school and beyond.

Staff members with designated lead responsibility undertake regular specialist training in safeguarding and child protection.

All members of staff and regular volunteers receive training in child protection, and we undertake comprehensive background checks on all adults working in the school, including an enhanced DBS check and full employment references.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to sbm.2589@wood-farm.oxon.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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About Wood Farm Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
410 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01865762575

Housed in a beautiful set of buildings and landscaped grounds in the Headington area of Oxford, we believe that Wood Farm Primary School is a very special place to work, learn and grow as a teacher. We have over 400 pupils and children join our school from a wide variety of backgrounds, including many who join us from our federated nursery school, and others who have recently arrived in the country. We pride ourselves on the friendly, welcoming atmosphere that we have established in our large and vibrant school and the way that our children work, learn and play together.

As a teacher working in our school, whether newly qualified or more experienced, our commitment to your professional development is second to none. We have very high ambitions for our children and for our school, and we welcome staff members who are serious about being at the leading edge of our profession. Our teachers, teaching assistants, and other colleagues work closely together to deliver the very best for our children – and together to help make the ‘Wood Farm difference’.

The best way to get a sense of what our school is about is to visit us: we welcome, and recommend, visits from potential candidates and the opportunity to tell you more about our school. You will also find lots more information on our website www.woodfarmschool.org.uk

Arranging a visit to Wood Farm Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm.2589@wood-farm.oxon.sch.uk.

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