Teacher - KS2

Catherine Wayte Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 4TA

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher - KS2 job summary

At Catherine Wayte Primary School, we pride ourselves on being a friendly, inclusive school with a positive ethos towards children, parents, carers and staff.

We wish to appoint a confident and enthusiastic class teacher to work part-time (on a 2 or 3 day basis) in Upper Key Stage 2 from September 2026 for the period of one academic year.

Applicants must be, or aspire to be, outstanding teachers and will ideally have existing experience of working with Years 4-6. We are seeking applicants who are:

• Confident teaching children across all year groups, with experience working in Upper Key Stage 2
• Confident they have a secure understanding of the National Curriculum and assessment requirements;
• Secure in their subject knowledge of the National Curriculum with particular reference to English and Mathematics;
• Able to positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children;
• Confident teachers who demonstrate high expectations of both children’s achievement and behaviour for all;
• Energetic, warm and caring;
• Passionate about learning and demonstrate a desire to research and find out more in order to improve their own practice;
• Able to work creatively using our exciting and engaging curriculum as a starting point;
• Committed to the safeguarding and welfare of our children;
• Flexible, with a strong commitment to teamwork;
• Organised with strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Keen to share and develop professionally as an outstanding, skilled teacher.

Applicants must be able to build good relationships with children and parents whilst supporting and extending learning. Experience of planning sequences of lessons which carefully build skills and subject knowledge, and assessing children’s learning are essential. Excellent communication skills, along with the ability to use initiative and work independently, are crucial. Confidence in liaising with parents, colleagues and other professionals is necessary.

If you believe that every child matters, enjoy motivating all learners to achieve their full potential, work successfully within a team and have high expectations of yourself, we would welcome your application.

Please see the job description for further details.

We can offer you:

• A kind, supportive environment where our vision statement ‘Many working as one, striving for the best’, underpins everything we do
• Bespoke CPD opportunities provided through our school and through Blue Kite Trust;
• An attractive, well-maintained working environment with excellent facilities and well-resourced classrooms;
• A committed, hardworking and supportive team;
• A clear focus on improving life-chances and outcomes for our children;
• A group of children with an enthusiasm and passion for learning.

More information about the school can be found on our school website.

Prospective applicants are warmly welcomed and encouraged to visit us by prior appointment.

If you would like more information about this role or about our school please contact us via the details below.

Catherine Wayte Primary School and The Blue Kite Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service, which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are part of the Blue Kite Academy Trust, a growing family of primary schools based in Swindon and Wiltshire, who offer excellent CPD and career opportunities, a competitive salary with scope for progression, a commitment to nationally agreed pay and terms, an excellent pension scheme and free staff health and well-being support.

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 Catherine Wayte Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 361 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Catherine Wayte Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/catherine-wayte-primary-school-swindon

The Area
Abbey Meads is one of the ‘urban villages’ in the northern development of Swindon. The housing is predominantly owner occupied with some social housing provision. The school is located near Abbey Meads Village Centre and other community facilities.

Swindon is conveniently situated in the M4 corridor with a wide range of manufacturing and service industries. The town’s railway heritage has been commemorated in ‘Steam’, a national railway heritage museum. This is located in part of the old railway works buildings. Other parts of the railway works house a large retail ‘outlet village’. The urban environment is complemented by the surrounding countryside with the Ridgeway and the Cotswolds being close by.

The School
The school serves the large expansion of north Swindon and has thirteen classes, organised in straight year groups from Year 3 upwards. We are a popular and successful school with five classes accommodated in mobile classrooms. Since December 2019 we have been part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust.

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