Teacher (St Michael's Church of England Primary School)

Job introduction

About the role

Class Teacher Vacancy Immediate start/as soon as possible

Maternity cover - full-time or flexible part-time

Main Pay Scale 1 – 6 

Closing date: Noon: Friday 16 May 2025 interviews w/c 19 May 2025

We are looking for a flexible and skilled classroom practitioner with knowledge of adaptation teaching in class to meet a range of needs.

St Michael’s is a small rural community school.  We aim to recruit hardworking, dedicated teachers who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives, people who challenge themselves to keep on improving. This means our working relationships can be relatively relaxed and informal. People love working at St Michael’s; we are warm, welcoming, positive, supportive and always looking forward with the two other community schools we collaborate with. You will have to work hard but only on the things that make a difference to the children we teach and nurture. 

You will be joining a small team that makes the best use of our environment to ensure high quality learning outcomes. As a community school (we are not a Church of England School) we have pupils from the village of Withyham and the surrounding area (20 minutes away from Tunbridge Wells). 

All are welcome including those with a faith and those with none. We work together to foster children who are academically successful as well as compassionate, curious and collaborative.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Has a proven record of success and expertise in empowering children to make rapid progress.
• Demonstrates optimism about children and expects the highest possible learning standards.
• Nurtures pupils’ emotional wellbeing to ensure successful educational outcomes.

We offer you:

• Sensible and successful systems, based on research, with a commitment to reduce workload.
• Carefully targeted training to help grow your teaching skills.
• A positive, warm and welcoming working environment.
• Experienced, intelligent, lively colleagues.
• A fantastic rural location in Sussex.

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 19 May 2025

Visits to the school are strongly recommended and can be arranged via Ms D Udell on 01892 770307 or by emailing office@st-michaels.e-sussex.sch.uk. This is also the e-mail address to contact if you would like an application pack. We reserve the right to close the selection process early.

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

St Michael's Primary School
Station Road
Withyham
TN7 4BP

Phone: 01892 77030
Website: www.st-michaels.e-sussex.sch.uk 

St Michael’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding all children. Successful candidates will require a DBS clearance and suitable references before commencing employment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
 
Please note, we do not accept CVs.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted. 

Additional information

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Data provided as part of a job application will be processed in line with the privacy notice for job applicants.

DBS

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure and Barring Services. For further information about what is required in this process please go to gov.uk disclosure and barring service . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children.  All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.

Work Permits

We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits. 

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.

Equal Opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.