Y3/Y4 Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

Barton CofE VA Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7BD

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Y3/Y4 Class Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary

At Barton School our vision is to engage and to inspire pupils to become creative and independent thinkers, evidencing a love for learning and a thirst for knowledge. We aspire to promote the skills to persevere with learning challenges and the curiosity to enquire further. Our Christian ethos and school values focus on developing children’s moral, spiritual, social and cultural understanding so that they can achieve their full potential. These are woven, like a golden thread, into every aspect of school life.

This is a great opportunity to be part of our dedicated team and friendly community here at Barton. We are a small school with big ambitions, providing our children with a wealth of enrichment activities alongside high quality teaching and learning.

We hope that the recruitment pack on our school website, www.bartonprimary.org.uk will provide you with all the information you need to make an application for this teaching position. Any further enquiries, or to visit the school please contact the school office on 01223 262474 or office@barton.cambs.sch.uk

We are looking for a KS2 teacher who:

-is energetic, passionate and enthusiastic about teaching and learning

-has high expectations and a commitment to raising standards

-uses a wide range of creative, innovative teaching methods to motivate and inspire children

-has effective classroom management strategies, organising the classroom and learning resources and creating displays to encourage a positive learning environment

-will work effectively as part of a team, planning co-operatively, sharing information, ideas and expertise both within the classroom and throughout school

-prioritises pupil wellbeing and embraces our Christian ethos

-has excellent communication skills with pupils, colleagues and parents

In return we at Barton offer:

-A school environment where everyone is valued and appreciated for their hard work

-A supportive, friendly staff and governing body who care about staff wellbeing and work life balance

-Opportunities to grow as a teacher and leader, developing leadership roles

-Fantastic pupils who are our best ambassadors, our pupils say that Barton is ‘a peaceful school that welcomes everyone’.

-Our pupils model the school values of

- Be Safe

- Be Respectful

- Be Learners

-A community that celebrates successes and achievements, taking great pride in watching our young people grow and flourish together.

This school is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This teaching post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references, and a Disclosure of Criminal Record and Disqualification Declaration. In line with guidance from the Safer Recruitment Consortium, an online search will also be completed for shortlisted candidates. In addition, the job you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 - Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account. If you are invited to interview you will be required to complete a “Disclosure of Criminal Record” form and bring the completed form to interview.

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 Barton CofE VA Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 117 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Barton CofE VA Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barton-cofe-va-primary-school

Barton is a small, flourishing village school just to the west of Cambridge with increasing numbers of pupils on roll. We have an exciting opportunity to create an additional class to meet demand. The vacancy will be for 1 year in the first instance.

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