Yr 4/5, Mixed Year Class Teacher - Fixed Term 1 Year

Sopley Primary School, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 8ET

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday FTE -
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months
• Pay scale: M1-M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a motivated and vibrant teacher to join our supportive and collaborative team within the Federation of Burley and Sopley! This position will be based at Sopley Primary, working along side our upper key stage 2 colleagues. At Sopley, we have been developing a three year cycle, to enable our upper key stage 2 team, to work together and collaborate across the Federation.

At Sopley, we work closely together, sharing workload, planning, and expertise with Burley Primary School. As part of our Federation, our teachers benefit from shared PPA time, team collaboration, and a consistent, well-developed curriculum across our classes.

We are seeking a teacher who:

• Has experience of teaching in Key Stage 2

• Is inclusive and understands the importance of belonging within a classroom

• Works effectively as part of a team

• Is a strong and clear communicator

• Understands how children learn and develop

• Contributes actively to the wider life of the school

• Fosters a nurturing, inclusive classroom while maintaining high expectations for all pupils

• Collaborates confidently with teaching assistants and shares responsibility for classroom provision

• Actively shares ideas and supports colleagues

• Demonstrates honesty, professionalism, and a commitment to safeguarding

• Is willing and able to travel across our Federation for meetings and shared PPA time

What the school offers its staff

What we offer:

• A welcoming and supportive school community

• A collaborative staff team committed to shared planning and workload

• Ring-fenced time for additional responsibilities

• A positive, inclusive working environment across two village schools

• Rural location with lots of opportunity to make impact!

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sopley Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 86 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sopley Primary School website
• Email address: adminoffice@sopley.hants.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01425672343
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sopley-primary-school

Sopley is a wonderful rural school on the edge of Hampshire and BCP. We are surrounded by fields and have a wide catchment of children. As a school, we work collaboratively with Burley Primary, sharing practice and resources and meeting together at each school site for staff meetings and collaborative working. Benefiting from being part of Hampshire, we are still a local authority school and proud of it! 

Arranging a visit to Sopley Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email adminoffice@sopley.hants.sch.uk.

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