Key Stage 2 Class teacher

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact the school direct for further information.

Shalbourne C E Primary School is a very small, successful village school set in beautiful countryside between Marlborough and Hungerford on the Wiltshire / Berkshire border. We achieve excellent results and pride ourselves on our warm and nurturing environment where children and adults are encouraged to be the very best they can be.

Shalbourne School provides 'a supportive, nurturing and inclusive environment'; 'pupils demonstrate consistently good attitudes to learning'; 'children are taught well and make good progress'. (Ofsted , July 2017)

"your staff team work effectively together to ensure pupils' learning and emotional needs are met in this small and inclusive school" - Ofsted, July 2017

Very high expectations and excellent classroom management are essential. Applicants should be committed to collaborative team working and be prepared to be involved in innovative curriculum work. Applications are welcomed from both Newly Qualified Teachers and experienced teachers.

The successful candidate will be required to take full responsibility for our Year 3/4 class and partial responsibility for our Y5/6 class (a total of 20 children).

We invite applications from teachers who:

• Are or want to be an outstanding teacher


• Are passionate and enthusiastic about teaching and learning.


• Create an exciting and stimulating learning environment


• Are kind, caring and committed to teamwork.


• Are able to react and respond to children's interests to ensure learning is irresistibly fun!


• Have high expectations of all their children and are keen to celebrate their successes

In return we can offer you:

• To be well-supported and encouraged by a knowledgeable mentor.


• To work closely with experienced, innovative teachers in a friendly, hard-working supportive community


• Enjoy very small class sizes with children who have positive attitudes to learning and are eager to achieve


• Benefit from a strong commitment to your professional development needs.


• The support of the Governing Body and close links with the Church.

Position: Full Time - for the academic year 2020-21 in the first instance.
Commencement date: Monday 2nd November 2020.
Closing date: Tuesday 6th October 2020.
Interview date: Monday 12th October 2020...... click apply for full job details