Vacancies

MPS

Required for October 2025- October 2026

1 x KS2 Class Teacher - Fixed Term (1 year) contract

The children, staff and governors are looking to appoint one KS2 class teacher for October 2025 to cover maternity leave. We would like a friendly team player with high expectations to join our enthusiastic, hardworking team. 

Applications are warmly welcomed from Early Year Career Teachers.

Essential Attributes

·         Is hard-working, has high standards and enjoys the challenge of working in a small school environment. 

·         Good understanding of the KS2 curriculum.

·         Is knowledgeable and organised.

·         Is helpful, understanding, calm and consistent in their standards and behaviour.

·         Is flexible, enjoys sharing ideas and understands the importance of collaboration. 

·         Will promote the schools chosen Christian values and, has an understanding of the importance of them in Church Schools.

·         Taught in mixed-aged classes. 

Desirable Attributes

·         Has experience of teaching maths through mastery.

·         Have used CUSP to deliver any aspect of the curriculum.

·         Interest in music or PSHE

·         Has taught in upper KS2 with some experience of Y6.  

Visits to school from Monday 12th May (Tuesday, Wednesday afternoons, Thursday morning) to Thursday 22nd May. 

Please contact admin@pennybridge.academy to arrange a visit. 

Closing date for applications: Friday 23rd May 9am. Invitations to interview will be issued on: Friday 23rd by end of the day. Interviews: Tuesday 3rd June.  

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of its pupils across its family of schools. The Trust engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful candidate will be required to hold, or undergo a suitable enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to school prior to the date of the interview. Applicants may be asked for further information about their criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service and DfE (where relevant) before your appointment is confirmed.

The school reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online. 

NOTE: it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.