Year 1/2 Class Teacher

Year 1/2 Class Teacher

Location: East Harptree Primary School

Hours: 32.5 per week (full time)

Start Date: 01 September 2025

Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2026

Salary: Grade M1 – M6 (depending on experience) pro rata per annum, £31,650 - £43,607

Fixed Term Contract to cover sabbatical leave for seven months or until the return of the postholder.

The Role

East Harptree Primary School are looking for an inspiring teacher to join our happy and successful school.

We are looking for a practitioner with experience of teaching key stage 1 to teach a joint Year 1/2 class. ECTs welcome to apply.

We can offer you a host of fantastic experiences and opportunities at our school, as well as access to incredible CPD programme. Best of all, this post offers an exciting opportunity to join a very supportive and enthusiastic team dedicated to making a difference.

Your experience, qualities and skills will include:

• Excellent classroom practitioner

• Commitment to continually seek improvement

• Commitment to raising standards and achievement

• A passion for Primary Learning

• A strong understanding of the Primary National Curriculum

We can offer you:

• A fabulous working environment with children who really want to learn

• A friendly and successful school

• A growing school with dedicated and hard-working staff

• A positive learning environment

• Supportive staff, governors, parents and community

• Collaborative working within our Trust community to support our endeavours to work smarter.

• Excellent CPD opportunities

• Access to wellbeing support

• 24-hour confidential helpline and counselling

• Healthcare cash plan

• Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle Scheme

• Discount retail platform with access to hundreds of discounts.

Our School

Our school is a special place where everyone is encouraged to; Dream, Believe, Achieve Together. East Harptree Primary School is a small, friendly rural village school, and it plays a hugely important role in serving isolated village communities. We have close links with the local church community and the Diocese of Bath and Wells and work closely with Ubley Primary School as a supportive collaboration of two rural schools. Parental support is good and there is a highly supportive PTA Committee.

The Trust

The Lighthouse Schools Partnership (LSP) is a Multi-Academy Trust which has experienced rapid growth since it started in 2016. There are currently 30 schools in the Trust.

The Lighthouse Schools Partnership is cross-phase and includes Infant, Junior, Primary and Secondary schools. The Trust is a mixed MAT and includes both non-denominational and Church of England schools.

We encourage you to browse our website for more information about the Trust: Lighthouse Schools Partnership - Home

Closing Date: 2 June 2025 at 11:59pm

Interview Date: 12 June 2025

Early applications are encouraged. The school reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the school be able to identify an appropriate candidate.

The Lighthouse Schools Partnership – The Collaboration of East Harptree & Ubley Primary Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all in our community to share this commitment. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. As part of the shortlisting process an online search will be carried out. All appointments will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS check.

We are also committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups.