27 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    30 June 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    3 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full-time, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

up to £51,047 per annum

Pay scale

Mainscale to Upper

What skills and experience we're looking for

Wool CE Primary School and Pre-Schoolis a warm and friendly school situated in the quietand picturesquevillage of Wool. Nestled in the heart of South Dorset the school benefits from excellent transport links to Weymouth, Dorchester, Poole and Bournemouth both by rail and road. The school is part of Coastal Learning Partnership; a vibrant, collaborative Trust of twenty schools working together around shared goals, values and aspirations.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Classroom Teacher to join our warm and welcoming school community, commencing September 2026. The successful candidate would be teaching a joint cohort of year 3 and 4 aged pupils.

What the school offers its staff

In return for your commitment to our school, we can offer a supportive environment, an ongoing programme of development, professional networks and an empowering appraisal process which centres on your own career objectives.

As an employee at Coastal Learning Partnership you will have access to a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits, discounted gym memberships and a huge range of discounts including those available through the Blue Light Card. Our comprehensive training offer will ensure you are up to date with developments in teaching practice, able to access professional qualifications and part of professional networks will colleagues from across the wider Partnership.

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.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. For more information about the role or to arrange a visit please contact Headteacher, Ellie Griffiths, on 01929 462569.

Closing Date: Starting to shortlist on Monday 8th June 2026

Interview Date:TBC

To comply with our statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment.CVs will not be accepted from external candidates.

Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, and Enhanced DBS check, Child Barred List check and satisfactory references. We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Applicants are advised that it is an offense to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

CLP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the person specification will receive equal consideration for employment. We value the fact that our schools are very different, as are our colleagues within them. Our culture is one in which colleagues serve and inspire each other in the spirit of professional generosity; colleagues are empowered to be themselves and to be their best. At CLP, everyone is welcome and encouraged to achieve and be heard.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Wool Church of England Primary School

School type
Academies, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
92 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01929 462569

Arranging a visit to Wool Church of England Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email wool.office@coastalpartnership.co.uk.

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