Job title: KS2 Teacher
FTE: 1 (32.5 hours per week)
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Cherry Garden Primary School
Are you passionate about inspiring the next generation of learners? We are looking for a KS2 Teacher to join our collaborative team at Cherry Garden PrimaryIf you are dedicated to fostering a growth mindset and helping every child reach their full potential, we want to hear from you!
About the Role
As a key member of our Key Stage 2 team you will deliver a high-quality, engaging curriculum that ensures our pupils move into Year 6 as confident, inspired, and academic successes.
Your day-to-day will involve:
- Planning and delivering lessons that meet individual needs while maintaining a thorough, up-to-date knowledge of the National Curriculum.
- Evaluating student performance to ensure every child achieves well relative to their prior attainment.
- Contributing to curriculum team plans and working closely with families and external agencies to support student welfare.
- Acting as a vigilant advocate for student safety and upholding the highest standards of our school’s values.
About You
We are looking for an approachable, agile, and personable professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You are someone who leads by example and believes that every child deserves a great education, regardless of their starting point.
What you bring to the table:
- You hold QTS and have proven experience teaching at the relevant Key Stage.
- You possess excellent knowledge of National Curriculum requirements and are ICT proficient.
- You are personable and able to build effective, supportive relationships with peers, colleagues across the Trust, and families.
- You model excellence in punctuality and policy implementation, creating a secure environment where students are encouraged to become responsible citizens.
- You demonstrate initiative and are ready to meet the changing needs of a vibrant school setting.
About us
At Cherry Garden we are proud of our school's reputation and achievements; providing a safe, nurturing environment in which children can thrive.
As a school, we believe that our children are not just at Cherry Garden to reach high academic standards. We also believe that they should understand what it means to stay healthy – both physically and mentally; know what it means to be a member of our local community; and have opportunities to be engaged and enriched, to excel and to be excited in their learning.
Our school values of Confidence, Happiness, Respect, Resilience and You are the ‘golden thread’ that is weaved throughout our school community. This is supported by our excellent team of staff, who work collaboratively to support our children, their families and each other.
We can offer you:
- Happy, engaging students who thrive on inspirational leadership
- A supportive trust and school community
- Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
- A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
- A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
- Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
- Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
- Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance
In order to apply for this role, please complete an application form by 9am, 30th April. Interviews are expected to take place on 5th May. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website. If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact us to arrange. Visits to the school are encouraged.
Please know that, depending on the number of applications received, we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
CSET 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.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not "protected" (i.e., filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.
Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.