KS2 Class Teacher Fixed Term

Astrea Academy Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD & Leadership development

Employee assistance

Gym discount

Cycle-to-work

Eyesight vouchers

Flexible working

Pension enrollment

Job summary

Amplify Education is seeking a KS2 Class Teacher on a fixed-term contract at Ashton Gate Primary School in Bristol. The role runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 August 2027, with a full-time basis. The School is part of Amplify Education, a multi-academy trust.

You will plan and teach KS2, collaborate with a supportive team, and contribute to CPD opportunities. PGCE is required; there is strong focus on safeguarding and career development.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent classroom management and leadership in curriculum areas.
• Experience in planning and delivering KS2 lessons.

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach innovative KS2 lessons with a collaborative year group team.
• Engage with parents about their children's progress.
• Work alongside learning support assistants to support learning.
• Organise trips and experiences to enhance the curriculum.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Classroom management

Education

PGCE qualification

Job description

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School / Office 2800 - Ashton Gate Primary School

Salary M2 to M6£36042 to £46940

Basis Full Time

Job profile for KS2 Class Teacher Fixed Term

KS2 Class Teacher Fixed Term

School / Office 2800 - Ashton Gate Primary School 15/11/2026

The job requirements are detailed below.

Job details

Salary M2 to M6£36042 to £46940 Contractual hours 32.5 Basis Full Time Job type Teaching Location Bristol Job category Teacher Date posted 26/10/2026 Job reference 2800-R0684 Attachments Amplify Education Recruitment Pack March 2026.pdf Teacher Job Description and Person Specification.pdf

Job overview

About Us

Amplify Education is a newly formed multi-academy trust of 22 schools in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, created through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. A bold voice for Bristol, we build belief in every young person, expand opportunities, nurture potential and strengthen citizenship. If you’re looking for a Trust that is ambitious, reflective and collaborative, Amplify Education could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our Outstanding (Ofsted 2024) team at Ashton Gate Primary School. We are a friendly, forward-thinking school with a successful, hardworking, collaborative team. Our children are well-behaved, eager to learn, and open to new ideas. Our parents are highly engaged and value creativity in the curriculum.

Our school is spread across two nearby sites - EYFS & KS1 on our Ashton Gate Road location, and KS2 just a two-minute walk away on Upton Road. If you're looking for a welcoming school where you can grow your career, we'd love to hear from you!

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced, excellent and committed KS2 Class Teacher to join our outstanding team on a full-time, fixed term contract from 1st January 2027 until 31 st August 2027. If you join us, a typical week in this role may include the following:

• Planning and teaching innovative and exciting lessons alongside a supportive and collaborative year group team
• Embracing the diversity of our learning community and contributing to fostering an inclusive educational environment
• Preparing teaching materials, setting up the classroom, and organising displays within your classroom and the school environment
• Enhancing your teaching skills and supporting your career advancement by attending high-quality CPD and coaching support sessions
• Marking and assessing children’s work in line with our ethos to improve teacher workload using our Whole Class Feedback and Marking policy
• Talking with parents and carers about their children's progress
• Working alongside learning support assistants
• Having the opportunity to take your PPA from home to support your work/life balance
• Following safeguarding procedures and collaborating with our SENDCo, education psychologists, and social workers
• Participating in school and trust-wide initiatives and sharing best practices
• Assisting in organising trips and experiences to further enhance our curriculum.

About You

You are likely to have gained good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring to us excellent classroom management and the ability to take the lead in an area of the curriculum. You will have your PGCE qualification.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

• To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
• Please also visit the Amplify Education website - https://www.amplifyeducation.co.uk/ .
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to Laura Dowlman, Head of School, [e-mail]

We can offer you

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. TheSchool is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are \"spent\" unless they are \"protected\" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.