Year 3 Teacher
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bristol, BS11 9LG29 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 November 2025
Closing date
16 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): This a Job Share role Thursdays & Fridays
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description for class teacher (MPS)
JOB PURPOSE
The primary purpose of this post is to:
- teach a class of pupils, and ensure that planning, preparation, recording, assessment and reporting meet their varying learning and social needs;
- maintain the positive ethos, core values and Christian distinctiveness of the school, both inside and outside the classroom, being a positive role model at all times;
- contribute to constructive team-building amongst teaching and support staff, parents/ carers and governors;
- contribute professional knowledge and skill to the development throughout the school of specific activities or subjects.
Please note that this job description should be read alongside the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document which fully defines the professional duties expected of a teacher.
OBJECTIVES
- To raise standards of pupil achievement across all subjects and areas.
- To have secure subject knowledge and ensure pupil entitlement to all elements of the National Curriculum and religious education.
- To set high expectations to challenge and inspire pupils, ensuring pupils make good progress.
- To assess pupils at agreed intervals using appropriate and agreed methods, assessing pupils’ work thoroughly and using assessments to move pupils learning forwards.
- To implement agreed school procedures for marking and feedback, assessment, target setting and reporting, including meeting all deadlines.
- To help pupils understand what they are learning, how well they have done and what they can do to improve.
- To use a range of appropriate teaching strategies that will motivate and stimulate children in their learning.
- To differentiate tasks appropriately in order to meet the needs of all pupils.
- To set an appropriate pace of learning so that pupils are productive and work at a good pace.
- To create opportunities in which pupils are able to sustain concentration, show interest in their work and think and learn for themselves.
- To provide a purposeful, well-organised, stimulating and positive learning environment, which reflects the ethos of the school.
- To establish positive supportive relationships with both pupils and colleagues.
- To implement agreed reporting procedures.
- To implement, support and uphold agreed school policies and guidelines.
- To maintain pupils well, achieve high standards of behaviour and respect for others, in accordance with the school's behaviour policy encouraging children to take responsibility for their actions; to promote understanding of the schools rules and values; to safeguard health and safety; and to develop relationships with and between pupils conducive to optimise learning.
- To lead, organise and direct support staff within the classroom as appropriate.
- To undertake personal professional development in accordance with the School Improvement Plan, and LA/DFE initiatives.
- Participate in staff training, attend staff and team meetings.
- To report to the Senior Leadership Team as appropriate
- To report to the Governing Body as appropriate
- To plan and implement parental involvement
What the school offers its staff
The team at Avonmouth is supportive, caring and experienced. Wellbeing of everyone is a high priority and flexible working is always considered. You will be given time to plan exciting interventions and help us improve the outcomes for our pupils.
We have high expectations that all children will flourish and prosper and require someone with the belief that every child is unique and can succeed. Our community is diverse and as such an understanding of a range of needs is essential.
We are an inclusive school that believes in everybody prospering including our staff.
We can offer the right candidate:
- A supportive environment that values everyone’s contributions
- Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Tailored career progression through performance management;
- Flu vaccination offer and access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme.
- Free onsite parking
- School that is close to the Park and Ride and Avonmouth Train station
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- The chance to be part of a friendly, inclusive staff
- A supportive leadership team.
- Wellbeing package through Education Mutual.
- A work/life balance with many staff working flexibly.
- Lots of coffee (or tea if you prefer!)
- Pay the ‘Bristol Real Living Wage.’
Safeguarding Statement:
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We are working to becoming an Eco-Friendly school and strongly believe in our sustainability plan.
Further information about the job
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.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 221 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- jackie.hall@bristol-schools.uk
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School & Nursery is situated in Avonmouth village and welcomes children from Nursery through to Year Six. Please take a look through the information on the website. We are extremely proud of our school and are delighted to celebrate the successes and achievements of all members of our school community.
We have high expectations for all the children in our school, both academically and behaviourally, and strive to meet the needs of every child.
Arranging a visit to Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jackie.hall@bristol-schools.uk.
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