KS1 / Lower KS2 Teacher
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a brilliant team in a multi-site Primary Academy where you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to make a real, positive and lasting impact on our pupils?
Start Date: September 2026
The role: We are looking to appoint a KS1/Lower KS2 teacher to motivate and inspire our children in their learning.
The successful candidate will be part of our dedicated teaching team, committed to high standards for all children in both learning and behaviour. They will be versatile and flexible team players who are willing to play an active role in all aspects of school life. Cotham Gardens is currently in a period of rapid school improvement following some years of instability. It is an exciting place to work.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an excellent practitioner and have the ability to work collaboratively and motivate others
- Have high expectations for standards of achievement and behaviour
- Be able to demonstrate how their teaching has impacted positively on outcomes for children.
The School: Cotham Gardens Primary School is a large and happy school split over two sites in central Bristol. We are proud to serve our diverse, vibrant community and celebrating this diversity is central to the school’s vision. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Contract: Full time or Part Time. Please clearly state your preferred working hours on your application.
Salary: MPS/UPS
We are able to offer:
- Delightful, motivated, well behaved children
- A team of hard working and supportive colleagues
- Interested and involved parents and trustees
- Opportunities to get involved in whole school and wider community events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Annual flu jab voucher
- VDU Eye test voucher
- A commitment to your professional development
- A commitment to staff wellbeing, including a staff Employee Assistance Programme available to all staff
How to apply: Please complete the application form together with a letter of application explaining why you want to work at Cotham Gardens Primary School and what you are able to offer our school. For further information about Cotham Gardens Primary School please go to the school website.
School Tours: We are pleased to be able to offer candidates a tour of the school. Please call our school office to book a place. Tours are available by arrangement with the school office.
Applications Close: Monday 15th June 2026 at 9am
Interview date: Thursday 18th June 2026
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Equalities statement
Cotham Gardens Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our school has a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world.
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, as we seek to ensure our staff body reflects the diversity of our student population.
Cotham Gardens Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In accordance with our Child Protection Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as spent must be declared when applying. The applicant may post such a declaration in an envelope marked Private and confidential for the Head of School which will only be opened should the candidate be shortlisted. The successful applicant must obtain List 99 clearance and DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance at enhanced level. This role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
All offers of appointment are conditional on the following:
- Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service with Children’s Barring List Check.
- The receipt of at least 2 without reservation references
- Verification of identity
- Verification of qualifications
- For all candidates; that they are legally able to work in the UK