Year 1 Class Teacher
Charing Church of England Primary School, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JN15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Applications for a Year 1 teacher are now open to join our school and become part of a great school community of staff and pupils. Our fantastic team are motivated, inspirational and enthusiastic. As an ever-growing school we are looking for a creative class teacher who will engage and inspire our children.
Our children love to learn. They achieve well through energetic, well planned and inspiring teaching and the setting of high expectations for learning and behaviour for all pupils. Our teachers aspire to bring out the best in our children and instil a love for learning.
The successful applicant will:
- support our Christian vision and learning values
- be committed to the learning of the children
- work effectively as part of a team throughout school
- be a strong classroom practitioner
- have an understanding of the EYFS curriculum and how to support transition into Year 1
- provide engaging, creative andexciting learning experiences
- have experience of using a structured, synthetic phonics program
- have high expectations for behaviour, attainment and progress
- be a well-organised team player with good communication skills
- be a willing learner with a commitment to their own professional development
- contribute to the wider life of school.
What the school offers its staff
- a happy, hardworking and friendly staff team
- fantastic children who are keen to learn
- a highly dedicated, driven & supportive leadership team who are totally committed to raising standards and improving lives for children
- a curriculum that is creative, stimulating and fun
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Charing Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 179 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Charing Church of England Primary School website
- Email address
- headteacher@charing.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01233712277
You are warmly welcomed to the Charing Church of England Primary School Website. We hope that you find this website useful, informative and easy to navigate. If you would like to know more about us, please come and visit – we love to have visitors and show people just what makes us special!
We are a small village primary school in the beautiful village of Charing, close to Ashford, that is growing rapidly. We currently have over 130 children on roll and 6 classes from years R through to 6. In September 2022, we were all very excited as the school opened our preschool class, Ducklings for 2 to 4 year olds. If you are interested in sending your child to the school, please contact the school office for more information. In October 2021, the school maintained its ‘Good’ Ofsted grading; the report can be found in the key information section of this website.
Every child in our school is valued as an individual and we have a supportive, nurturing team to make sure that every child and parent feels supported and happy at our school.
We aim to promote distinctive, inclusive communities of learning that seek to be underpinned by Christian values sourced in the Gospel narrative, enriching the whole educational experience. We aspire to excellence; to secure the best possible outcomes for children and young people, enabling them to fulfill their potential and make a worthwhile contribution to our diverse, dynamic society.
Charing CE Primary School is proud to be an active member of Aquila Trust. To find out more, please visit their website:You are warmly welcomed to the Charing Church of England Primary School Website. We hope that you find this website useful, informative and easy to navigate. If you would like to know more about us, please come and visit – we love to have visitors and show people just what makes us special!
We are a small village primary school in the beautiful village of Charing, close to Ashford, that is growing rapidly. We currently have over 130 children on roll and 6 classes from years R through to 6. In September 2022, we were all very excited as the school opened our preschool class, Ducklings for 2 to 4 year olds. If you are interested in sending your child to the school, please contact the school office for more information. In October 2021, the school maintained its ‘Good’ Ofsted grading; the report can be found in the key information section of this website.
Arranging a visit to Charing Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@charing.kent.sch.uk.
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