Job details

Salary: £12,660 - £17,442 (M1 to M6 based on 0.4 FTE)

Employer: Castle Primary School

Location: Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RE

Contract type: Fixed term contract

Working pattern: Part time

Closing date: 1 May 2025 11:59 pm

About the job

Key information

Actual Annual Salary: £12,660 – £17,442 (M1 to M6 based on 0.4 FTE)

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £31,650 – £49,084 (M1 to UPS3)

Contract Type: Fixed-Term, Part Time

Contract Length: Fixed until 31 August 2026

Hours: Part-time, 13 hours, 0.4 FTE

Additional role info: Working Pattern – Thursday to Friday (job share with another teacher)

Your opportunity to work on a Part Time basis as a Class Teacher:

We are looking for an inspirational teacher with a passion for delivering excellent educational experiences for our students. You will have the opportunity to use your talents to play a key role in championing the success and life chances of all children in our trust. Our commitment to high expectations and standards, a joy-filled contemporary curriculum and excellent teaching means that we can create more opportunities for the lifelong success of our pupils as they become young adults.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

About you:

You will be:

  • a qualified teacher or hold an equivalent teaching qualification.
  • able to deliver the curriculum in your chosen area and consistently teach high quality lessons across relevant key stages.
  • able to meet the needs of learners from key identified groups, including pupil premium, looked after children, SEND and High Attaining students.
  • a strong communicator with the ability to embrace change, motivate colleagues and build positive relationships with students, staff and parents.
  • able to recognise, value and support the delivery of opportunities which extend beyond the confines of classroom delivery and seek to enrich and add value to the students experience & learning.
  • empowered to develop your own expert practice and support the development of others.
  • highly competent in all elements of the Teachers’ Standards and your achievements and contribution will be substantial and sustained as an Upper Pay Scale teacher.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

What is in it for me?

About Castle Primary School Academy:

Castle Primary School is located in the beautiful county of Somerset. We believe that learning should be engaging, stimulating, challenging and enjoyable. We are passionate about treating our children as individuals and ensuring that they feel respected and safe whatever they are doing.

Our school is filled with friendly, fun and hard-working children and adults, and there is always lots going on to ensure that this is an innovative and exciting place to work and to learn.

Why work at CLF?

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

  • Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
  • Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
  • Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
  • Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
  • Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
  • Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
  • A collaborative culture which supports workload.
  • Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
  • A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
  • Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!

Supporting documents and information

Recruitment timeline:

  • Closing Date: 1 May 2025
  • Short-listing: 2 May 2025
  • Interviews: 9 May 2025

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored through this role, where it meets the minimum salary threshold set out by government, based on the hours required. Candidates are advised to check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.

Safeguarding Statement

The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.

All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification, prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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