14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    4 November 2025 at 10:59pm

  • Date listed

    21 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£20,638.00 - £29,347.00 Annually (Actual)

Year 1 Class Teacher (3 days per week Job Share) job summary

Post Title: Year 1Class Teacher (3 days per week Job share)

School: Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours and Working Pattern: 19.5 Wednesday - Friday

Grade: Main PayScale Fringe M1 - Upper PayScale Fringe UPS 1

Salary: Actual Salary M1 £20,638 - UPS1 £29,347 (FTE£34,398 M1 -£48,913 UPS1)

Position start Date: Ideally January 2026 (but this can be negotiated for the right candidate)

Advert Closing Date: 4th November 2025 (Please note that the advert may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found)

Interview Date: 7th November 2025


Dartford Bridge Community Primary School is looking to appoint someone who has the ability to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils through quality teaching and creative learning experiences.

Are you an excellent teacher who has high expectations and the ability to inspire and motivate children? Do you have a good sense of humour and want children to achieve their full potential? We would love to hear from you! Whether you are just starting your teaching career or have been teaching for a couple of years, Dartford Bridge Community Primary is the school that could help you take your next step.

We need someone who has a strong working knowledge of the EYFS and KS1 curriculum and assessment procedures, believes that all children should be enabled to achieve their full potential and the enthusiasm to bring learning alive.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate teacher to join our fantastic team on our journey to be the best that we can be.

In return, we can offer a highly motivated and dedicated team of staff who are committed to school improvement, professional development, and the achievement of all pupils. We are staffed with caring, passionate, and committed professionals and provide a supportive working environment.

Visits to the school or telephone conversations with the Headteacher are encouraged and appointments for this can be made by emailing sarah.smith@dbcps.kent.sch.uk

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact the school office on 01322 470678.

Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

At DBCPS we ensure that our children receive the best education, focussing on building independence, determination and self-belief. Our BRIDGE values are at the heart of everything that we do. Encouraging children to Believe in themselves, Respect each other, show Independence, be Determined, Grow together and demonstrate Excellence.

Our engaging, exciting and creative curriculum encourages children to become life-long, resilient learners who are well prepared for their future as self-motivated and independent citizens of the world. As a community school, we build strong relationships and partnerships to ensure we know all our families well and how best to support them.

We are very proud of our school and hope that you will contact the Headteacher (sarah.smith@dbcps.kent.sch.uk ) to arrange a visit so that you can see for yourself. We are located on The Bridge Learning and Community Campus. We see ourselves as part of the local community and we strive to make local and international links to support both learning and citizenship at our school.

For further information about the school, please visit https://www.dartfordbridgecps.com/

Cygnus Academies Trust

Dartford Bridge Community Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.

Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.

For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk

We offer:

  • Teachers Pension Scheme
  • Employee support services.
  • Effective CPD opportunities
  • Collaborative working with other schools
  • Excellent ICT facilities
  • Opportunities for flexible working

Safer Recruitment

Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information:

  • References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
  • Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
  • Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
  • Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
  • The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.
  • The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

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.

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About Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
473 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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At the heart of everything we do for children, families and our community is our safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment where every member of our community is valued and respected. Ubuntu is an important word here at DBCPS which stems from an African concept that has at its heart the idea that a person is a person through other people. A phrase synonymous to Ubuntu is that ‘I am happy, if you are happy’ and that it takes a village to raise a child. There is a great deal more information on our Ubuntu page. In our happy and caring school we continually strive to provide an exciting, relevant and challenging curriculum.

DBCPS is a Growth Mindset school where all members of the community are encouraged to continually reflect and develop giving everyone the opportunity to succeed without fearing making a mistake. Children are encouraged to become independent, resilient learners, problem solvers, good communicators and a team player. Encouraging children to ask questions and being given the tools to find out supports the active learning we promote.

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