Full time, permanent role
A vacancy for a Primary teacher in our schools in Bookham/Effingham - St Lawrence Primary School and Eastwick Schools.
Start 1 September 2026
We are seeking a passionate and talented Classroom Teacher to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will inspire and engage our students in a nurturing, supportive environment. Our children come from diverse backgrounds and have a wide range of learning needs, and we are looking for a teacher who can tailor their approach to help each child thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. The ideal candidate will foster a love of learning while providing the guidance and support necessary to ensure every child reaches their full potential.
This role requires a teacher who is committed to creating a positive and inclusive learning atmosphere. Collaboration with colleagues will be essential to building a cohesive environment where all students feel valued and supported.
St Lawrence Primary School is a one form entry Primary school within The Howard Partnership Trust, offering inspirational education to children from 4 to 11 years. The school provides a nurturing environment where each child is valued a and a lifelong love for learning is fostered to help children grow into independent, respectful and resilient young people who strive to achieve high personal aspirations. The sense of community is extremely strong and rooted in our school values. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. St Lawrence is a small, friendly school where children feel happy and secure, are able to grow in confidence as they seize every opportunity to feed their curiosity and play a bigger part in all aspects of school life.
Eastwick Infant School and Eastwick Junior School belong to a federation called Eastwick Schools. There are two or three classes in each year group and two special needs centres at the heart of our schools.
We provide education from your child’s early years (in our reception classes) until they are eleven years old (in our year 6 classes).
Between the two schools we have our own swimming pool, managed woodland areas and pond, large sports fields, well-equipped playgrounds and classrooms, as well as an amphitheatre, two libraries, a music room and a rich array of computing equipment.
We have high aspirations for every child and we constantly strive to achieve consistently high academic standards. This is underpinned by focused teaching in the basic skills of English and Mathematics, thus ensuring that children acquire essential skills for life.
Our large team of staff brings a variety of specialisms such as sport, music, languages and the arts. By planning collaboratively, staff are able to share their areas of expertise across the schools.
We offer a wide range of extra-curricular clubs such as, music, sport, languages and creative clubs. Our popular Breakfast & After School Clubs are an affordable way to ensure your child is looked after by our own well trained staff both before and after school.
Key Responsibilities:
• Create and deliver engaging lessons that meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Support students’ academic, social, and emotional development.
• Foster a nurturing, positive, and inclusive classroom environment.
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure a cohesive approach to teaching and learning.
This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated and ambitious professional to join our team. We are looking for an inspirational teacher who meets Teacher Standards and is ready to contribute to our thriving school community.
Why Join Us?
• Full Support: You will be supported by our senior leadership team and work alongside outstanding staff.
• Professional Development: Benefit from our extensive CPD programme, tailored to support your growth and career progression.
• Work/Life Balance: We offer effective PPA allocation to ensure a healthy work/life balance.
• Career Opportunities: As part of The Howard Partnership Trust, you will have access to excellent career progression opportunities and a wealth of resources to help you enhance your teaching practice.
As a Partnership School, we are dedicated to providing a great place to work where staff and students thrive together. If you’re ready to make a difference in the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).