School Vacancies

KS2 Class Teacher - Full Time, Fixed Term (maternity cover) from September 2025 - August 2026

Early Career Teachers and Experienced Teachers are very welcome to apply

Contract: Fixed term for 1 year (maternity cover)

Salary:  TMS 

Starting Date: 1st September 2025

If you are interested in the position but would like to discuss flexible working or have any other questions regarding the post, please contact the school office who would be happy to answer any questions. 

We are looking to appoint a friendly, passionate teacher to join our strong, established staff team who are dedicated to supporting all children to reach their potential in a warm, welcoming and supportive environment. 

What can we offer?    A school which enjoys innovative approaches, for example, by embarking on an enquiry-led curriculum focussed on ‘states of being’ and local learning.

• A popular, fully subscribed school with very friendly, hard-working, confident pupils, who aspire to be the best thinkers, collaborators and role models. 
• A strong team-working ethos and a shared commitment to staff training and development.  The successful candidate would work closely with, and be supported directly by, their year group partner teacher (having PPA together), the leadership team, as well as the full team of colleagues including a sports coach, a SENDCo and inclusion and pastoral support team. 
• An environment that nurtures each individual staff member’s qualities and interests. If appropriate, the school will support further leadership and training opportunities, such as subject leadership, aspect leadership and further external qualifications.
• Early Career Teachers participating in the ECT induction programme with an assigned school mentor from within the extended SLT, as well as furthering their experience in a mutually supportive school team, members of which are trained external advisors.
• A priority of commitment to a strong programme of CPDL, including training led by experts in the field, as well as working across our academy trust of schools in Didcot and the surrounding villages.
• The prioritisation of teacher time and workload through carefully mapped out time to complete paperwork, assessments and all those other teacher tasks. 

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate how their personal qualities, strengths, experience and skills will ensure the best provision for the children in their class and complement the school team effectively.  

Potential candidates are warmly welcome to arrange a visit to the school and to meet the Senior Leadership Team to learn more about this role and the opportunities that it brings.

To view the person specification and apply for this post, please complete an application form, available to download from our school website under our Welcome tab.  

Closing Date:  Wednesday 23rd April – 12.00pm

Shortlisting Date:  Wednesday 23rd April  – contact will be made by email or phone for those shortlisted. If you do not hear from the school, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Interview Date: Monday 28th April - on-site in school.

Invitation to Interview letters, with specific timings and details, will be emailed to shortlisted candidates.

Ladygrove Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. All staff are expected to share this commitment and take on this responsibility.  The successful candidate will be required to undertake all necessary safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. We reserve the right to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.All school based jobs are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, as the work brings employees into contact with children. Applicants for the job must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the information provided. 

It is an offence to apply for the role, if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Ref. Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy on the school website.Ladygrove Park Primary School is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community. Satisfactory DBS checks and references satisfactory to the school are conditional to appointment.