KS1 Class Teacher - Claydon Primary School
Maternity cover
Required from January 2025 or sooner
Full time
Salary: MPR - UPR
We are a nurturing, positive and collaborative working school, offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate and driven practitioner to join our wonderful school.
Our children are amazing and eager to learn, and we strive to ensure all our pupils are well-prepared for the challenges of the world around them. Social and emotional education is an intrinsic part of our culture, we are always looking for innovative ways to engage pupils so that they excel!
We are also part of an incredibly supportive local Trust and have grown as a school over the last 4 years – this includes an additional new building for years 5 and 6, along with a studio! This is a fantastic opportunity to join our amazing school, working as part of a forward-thinking team that prides itself on developing and supporting staff and pupils to be the best they can be, whilst being extremely considerate of staff and pupil wellbeing.
Situated very close to Ipswich, we are looking to appoint a skilled teacher to work within our school.
We can offer:
- a caring, friendly and welcoming ethos
- pupils who are kind, enthusiastic and eager to learn
- personalised professional development opportunities which will nurture your skills and talents, as well as serve to support future goals
- dedicated staff who enjoy working collaboratively as a team
- a supportive, understanding and proactive leadership team
We are looking for passionate and motivated individuals who have:
- a willingness and drive to develop within the role
- the ability to think outside of the box in order inspire and motivate our pupils
- high expectations of themselves and others
- experience of teaching in a primary school setting, with a secure knowledge and understanding of the Primary curriculum, the ability to work cooperatively and effectively in a variety of teams
- a sound knowledge of safeguarding and your roles and responsibilities linked to this
We encourage and welcome visits to allow you to find out more about us, you can also visit our website www.claydonprimary.net
For further information about the school or to arrange a visit please contact the school office on 01473 830439 or email: office@claydonprimary.net
Closing date: Midday Thursday 17th October
Provisional Interview date: WC 21st October 2025
Penrose Learning Trust reserves the right to close the advert should a suitable number of applications be received before the closing date.
Claydon Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide references, undergo employment checks and an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.