Upper Key Stage 2 Class Teacher

Houghton Regis Primary School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5DH

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  8 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 April 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: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE)

Upper Key Stage 2 Class Teacher job summary

The successful candidate will be a strong practitioner who is passionate about teaching and learning and has a secure knowledge of the curriculum. We are looking for a resilient and motivated individual who has a strong desire to nurture children as they grow into independent, highly motivated learners. We are either looking for a more experienced teacher with a proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil outcomes or a teacher new to the profession with the drive to improve both themselves and the pupils they teach.

Houghton Regis Primary School is a warm, welcoming and growing school, including a Nursery, with approximately 380 children on roll. At Houghton Regis Primary School, we believe that every child matters every day: childhood is not a dress rehearsal and our priority is for our pupils to love learning through an exceptional curriculum which is exciting and constantly developing.

We provide a happy, safe and positive environment, which nurtures confidence, motivation, independence and personal success for all pupils. We are focused on the development of the whole child and our pupils’ progress and well-being is our core purpose at all times.

We strongly recommend that you visit our school and meet the Headteacher for an informal conversation. To arrange a visit, please contact the school on 01582 867487 or email office@houghtonregisprimary.co.uk. For more information, please find attached the Person Specification, Job Description and Application Information.

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 Houghton Regis Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 382 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Houghton Regis Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/houghton-regis-primary-school

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