Class Teacher - KS2

We, the children at King Athelstan Primary School, are looking for a “Phenomenal Teacher”

Full Time, fixed term contract –31/8/2026 - Main scale

required from January 2026

We are looking for a wise and talented teacher to teach us the things that we don’t know – yet. We need someone who is confident and thoughtful, with good communication. Our ideal teacher will smile every day and show dedication to our class’s learning.

We would like your teaching to be:

• Interesting and inspirational

• Passionate and engaging

• Resourceful and thoughtful

We need our learning environment to be:

• Happy and organised

• Caring and fair

• Full of surprises

We would like our learning to be:

• Fun and versatile

• Creative and challenging

Our phenomenal new teacher will be confident and have a good sense of humour. Their lessons will be mind-blowing and they will be patient and resourceful if we don’t understand.

The children at our school are pretty special: we are hard workers; our families are from all over the world; we have good manners and we are uniquely friendly; our behaviour is great and we do at least one random act of kindness every day. We are all ambitious and want a teacher who will help us achieve our big dreams.

This position is suitable for an experienced teacher or an ECT. All class teachers are provided with a laptop to support their ability to work flexibly out of school hours at home. There is free parking on site in our staff car park and we are close to Kingston town centre for public transport links.

Please apply on-line via E-Teach.

Visits to the school by appointment are strongly recommended. Please contact the school office.

We are proud of our school – come as you are and leave us great.

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is an equal opportunities employer. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidate will be subject to online and safeguarding (DBS) checks.