KS2 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Fixed term from 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2026
Salary: Grade M1 – M6 (£31,650 - £43,607) depending on experience
Location: Bishop Sutton Primary School
Fixed Term Contract to cover maternity leave for one year or until the return of the postholder. There is a possibility of the position starting sooner than 3 November 2025 if the successful applicant is available.
The Role
Bishop Sutton Primary School is looking for an inspiring KS2 Class Teacher to join our happy and successful school.
We can offer you a host of fantastic experiences and opportunities at our school, as well as access to incredible CPD programme. Best of all, this post offers an exciting opportunity to join a very supportive and enthusiastic team dedicated to making a difference.
Your experience, qualities and skills will include:
- Excellent classroom practitioner
- Commitment to continually seek improvement
- Commitment to raising standards and achievement
- A passion for Primary Learning
- A strong understanding of the National Curriculum
We can offer you:
- A fabulous working environment with children who really want to learn
- A friendly and successful school
- A growing school with dedicated and hard-working staff
- A positive learning environment
- Supportive staff, governors, parents and community
- Collaborative working within our Trust community to support our endeavours to work smarter.
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Access to wellbeing support
- 24-hour confidential helpline and counselling
- Healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Discount retail platform with access to hundreds of discounts.
Our School
Bishop Sutton is a thriving village school, with a strong sense of community. We strive for and achieve academic excellence while providing a safe and stimulating environment for children to enjoy their learning and take part in a wide range of activities across the curriculum and beyond. Children here are encouraged to challenge themselves to take risks, becoming resilient, independent and active learners. Our teaching and learning is creative, enthusiastic, dynamic and inspires a love of learning.
Please visit the Bishop Sutton & Stanton Drew website for more information.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged, please email the school office to arrange.
The Trust
The Lighthouse Schools Partnership (LSP) is a Multi-Academy Trust which has experienced rapid growth since it started in 2016. There are currently 33 schools in the Trust.
The Lighthouse Schools Partnership is cross-phase and includes Infant, Junior, Primary and Secondary schools. The Trust is a mixed MAT and includes both non-denominational and Church of England schools.
We encourage you to browse our website for more information about the Trust: Lighthouse Schools Partnership - Home
Closing Date: 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Interview Date: W/C 14 July 2025
Early applications are encouraged. The school reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the School be able to identify an appropriate candidate.
The Lighthouse Schools Partnership – Federation of Bishop Sutton and Stanton Drew Primary Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all in our community to share this commitment. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. As part of the shortlisting process an online search will be carried out. All appointments will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS check.
We are also committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups.