Class Teacher - Burton Primary

Dorset Council; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Burton Primary School invites applications for a full-time EYFS teaching role to start January 2027 (or earlier). The post is fixed-term for 2 terms, with a welcoming staff, a supportive community, and a focus on children first and high-quality teaching.

ECTs are welcome to apply and you will join an enthusiastic team dedicated to helping children thrive, with a commitment to inclusive practice and strong partnerships with parents and the wider school community.

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of EYFS Framework and National Curriculum.
• Ability to plan engaging, inclusive lessons for young children.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and inclusive education.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching and learning to pupils in the EYFS class.
• Inspire children with enthusiasm and a love of learning.
• Prepare and develop teaching materials, programmes and assessment methods.
• Manage classroom behaviour in line with school policy and ethos.
• Communicate with parents and work collaboratively with staff.

Skills

EYFS experience

KS1 experience

Relationship building

Creativity in planning

Communication with parents

Job description

About the role

Our lively school is a central part of our local community and our Christian values of friendship, compassion and reverence are evident on a day to day basis. The children are enthusiastic and eager to learn. We are passionate about our pupils thriving and achieving and a high quality teaching team is central to ensuring our children make excellent progress. We are committed to providing a welcoming, safe, nurturing and inclusive environment for our children and families. Our children and staff are hardworking, caring and friendly.

Due to the numbers currently in our EYFS class, we are looking for a teacher with excellent skills in teaching and learning, and experience of EYFS / KS1, to work alongside our current early years practitioners from January 2027 (or earlier if available) on a fixed term basis for 2 terms. This is a full time teaching position. Everyone who visits Burton comments on the welcoming atmosphere, supportive staffing team and wonderful children. A commitment to putting children first and working as part of the school and phase team is essential. ECTs are welcome to apply.

In summary we are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about improving outcomes for all pupils;
• Is able to build positive and supportive relationships with children;
• Supports an inclusive and relational approach to classroom practice:
• Is creative and imaginative in planning learning experiences to support children;
• Has high expectations of children academically and behaviourally;
• Is willing and enthusiastic to be involved in school life;
• Is able to be flexible and use their initiative within the working day;
• Is resilient and has excellent inter-personal skills and is able to work effectively with colleagues and parents
• Is able to identify gaps and barriers and plan learning that will support children to overcome these

Responsibilities

• To deliver high quality teaching and learning to pupils within the EYFS class.
• To inspire children with enthusiasm and a love of learning.
• To have a sound knowledge of the requirements of the national curriculum and EYFS Framework.
• To prepare and plan for teaching, taking account of the needs of all children within the class.
• To prepare and develop, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.
• To use a range of strategies for teaching and maintaining classroom behaviour in accordance with the school policy and ethos.
• To assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of pupils; academically, socially and personally.
• To ensure that regular and effective feedback is provided for pupils, in line with school policy.
• To be responsible for the effective management of the classroom to encourage independent learners in line with the school ethos.
• To supervise the work of any support staff, including teaching assistants, who are assigned to work within the class.
• To organise the classroom and learning resources to create a stimulating, positive and effective learning environment.
• To ensure children’s work is valued by managing the provision of displays and working walls in the classroom. Help in providing displays for public areas e.g. hall, corridors etc.
• To be polite, professional and punctual and set a good example to the children in personal conduct.
• To communicate and consult effectively with the parents of children.

Wider Professional Commitments:

• To fulfil all professional duties as laid down in the Conditions of Employment of School Teachers.
• To participate in further training and professional development as appropriate, and use the outcomes to impact upon the teaching and learning of pupils.
• To work as part of a professional team.
• To implement the aims, policies and stated ethos of the school.

We can offer you:

• Happy, well-behaved children;
• A friendly, supportive staff team;
• An inclusive school with ambition.

Please contact the Headteacher, Alison Timmings if you would like further information.

Further Information

Burton Primary School values the diversity of out workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community

Burton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be requires to have a Disclosure and Barring Service Check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines. We may conduct a social media check as part of our recruitment process.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school 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. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who is not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.