Class Teacher

School: Combe Down Primary School

Start Date: September 2023

Details of Post: 4 x Class Teachers MPS 1 to MS 6 due to retirement and restructure

ECTs Welcome to apply.

Year group vacancies: - Reception, Year 2, Year 5 and Year 6

Contract: Permanent

A rare yet exciting opportunity for 4 teachers to join our supportive, child centered and successful school. If this resonates with you, then please keep reading!

A founding member of the Palladian Academy Trust, Combe Down Primary School is a popular fourteen class community school that serves Combe Down and the surrounding suburbs of Bath. Combe Down was deemed as ‘Good’ in its recent OFSTED inspection and currently has 412 children on roll. Our Christian values of love, respect, trust, compassion, honesty and forgiveness underpin everything we do.

Combe Down Church of England Primary School is seeking to appoint a talented, enthusiastic and well-motivated full-time teacher. excellent knowledge of the curriculum; significant experience of teaching children including those with SEND; possess high quality teaching skills, along with good communication and teamwork skills and demonstrate a desire to support continuous school improvement and their own professional development.

We welcome applications from experienced teachers and ECTs who are supportive of the aims and vision of our school.

Our vision at Combe Down Primary is to provide a safe, happy environment, which encourages each child to aim high in all they do. We want them to be responsible, resourceful and resilient, confident, open, friendly, happy, polite, enthusiastic about learning and life, and to become a responsible and enriching member of society.

At Combe Down we can offer:

•  An inclusive, values-driven community
•  Delightful, enthusiastic and motivated learners.
•  Excitement, challenge and an opportunity to shine.
•  A friendly, supportive and committed staff determined to raise standards further.
•  Access to exciting professional development through our school and the wider Palladian Academy Trust.
•  A leadership team who are committed to improving our school further.

We seek:

•  An outstanding teacher who is able to commit to our vision and values and will inspire our children.
•  A person with passion and enthusiasm who loves working with children, their families and the wider school community.
•  Able to work collaboratively, plan and deliver consistently great lessons, can assess learning effectively and is committed to seeing all children thrive.
•  Flexible, hardworking and able to enjoy the fun and challenges of school life.
•  Highly motivated and well organised.

The ideal candidate:

•  will share our vision and ethos of high ambitions and nurture to include promoting Church School ethos
•  have a passion for education and willingness to challenge themselves to be an excellent practitioner
•  have high expectations and work to ensure that all children can succeed in their learning
•  enjoy taking an active role as part of the whole school and community
•  have the potential and capability to develop their career
•  have a great sense of humour!

Do you fit the bill? If you feel that you do and have the energy, drive and enthusiasm then we would like to hear from you!

Please email Jo Bird on the email below if you would like further information.

Closing Date: Thursday 27th April 2023 at 12 noon

Interviews: Tuesday 2nd May, Thursday 4th May and Friday 5th May

Combe Down CofE 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. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.