🍎📚 Join Our Team as a full-time Classroom Teacher at Blackhorse Primary School! 📚🍎

Start date: 1st September 2025

Salary: MPS 1-3 (£31,650 - £35,674 p.a.) 

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time (1 FTE)

Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 11th June 2025 (12 noon)

Interview Date: Wednesday 18th June 2025

The Role

We are seeking to appoint an excellent Key Stage 1 Classroom Teacher to join our committed and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for Primary education to make a real impact. We welcome applications from Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and more experienced practitioners alike. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong subject knowledge in English and Maths, alongside a secure understanding of the wider curriculum. They will be committed to delivering high-quality teaching and learning that enables every child to thrive.

We are looking for a teacher who:

✅Demonstrates proven standards of excellent teaching within Key Stage 1

✅Has experience of planning for a wide range of need and breadth of ability within an inclusive environment

✅Shows commitment and passion when working with pupils through aspirational target setting

✅Wants to build Champion Learners through; extensive opportunities, purposeful practice, expert tuition and instilling a belief in personal effort.

✅Can demonstrate professional growth through engagement with research and evidence-based practice

✅Provides an ambitious learning environment which meets every child’s needs

✅Has boundless enthusiasm and enjoys working as part of a team

✅Is willing to become involved in the life of the school.

✅A willingness to undertake further training and professional growth

Please refer to the candidate information pack for further details about the role.

Fluency Duty 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to converse at ease with pupils, parents and other users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

The Trust and School

Blackhorse Primary School is a founding member of The Leaf Trust, a family comprising 14 schools (12 primary, 1 junior, and 1 infant school), all united in our common goal of creating outstanding learning environments deeply rooted in our local communities.

Blackhorse is a two-form entry primary school, known for:

• Being a successful and over-subscribed school with outstanding behaviour, curriculum, inclusion, and leadership (OFSTED, Feb 2018).
• South Gloucestershire’s only Resource Base for 22 autistic children and children with social, communication, and language difficulties.

At Blackhorse, we are extremely proud of our inclusive culture and dedicated staff team. We strive to embody our school values—Respect, Pride, Bravery, and Success—while building ‘Champion Learners’ through ‘Extensive Opportunity,’ ‘Expert Tuition,’ ‘Purposeful Practice,’ and ‘Personal Effort.’

 We can offer you:

• A Great Working Environment: Experience a supportive and motivating workplace with a skilled, dedicated, hard-working staff team, who exude positivity and are good humoured.
• Professional Growth: We are deeply committed to staff development and offer excellent Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities tailored to your needs. In addition to CPD, staff can take advantage of various apprenticeship opportunities, providing practical experience and personal growth.
• Pathways for Progression: As part of a network of 14 schools, you'll find numerous opportunities for career advancement and the chance to take on exciting new challenges.
• Employee Wellbeing: At our school, your wellbeing is paramount. We conduct an annual staff survey to ensure your voice is heard, and our dedicated Wellbeing Committees provide support and resources to promote a healthy work-life balance.
• Financial Benefits: We value our staff and offer excellent pension packages for both teaching and support staff, providing financial security for your future. Additionally, take advantage of our Cycle to Work Scheme, enabling you to save money on commuting expenses, and our discount retail platform, helping you save money on various purchases.

We encourage you to browse our respective websites for more information about Blackhorse Primary School and the Trust.

School Visits

Visits are most welcome, if you would like to find out more about this vacancy and book in to visit our school then please contact the school office.

📝 How to Apply

All applicants are advised to refer to the candidate information pack, which includes the job description and specification, before submitting an application. If you feel that your skills and experience match the requirements of this post then please submit an Application Form outlining reasons for applying and suitability for the role. In order to do so, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. Please be advised, in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, we do not accept CV’s.

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