WILLOW GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Class Teacher (MPS/UPS)

To start September 2025

 Willow Grove Primary School is a new four-form entry school for children aged 4 to 11, which opened in September 2024. This is an outstanding opportunity for an excellent practitioner to join the Trust as a class teacher at the school, which is in Wixams, Bedfordshire.    The vision for the school is to become a Centre of Excellence for the Arts and to provide first class academic and personal development opportunities for all in the school community. 

 Eventually there will be 840 pupils in the school, although it currently only has pupils in Foundation and Years 1 and 2 (with a Year 3 in September 2025) so we are looking for a teacher with KS1 experience on this occasion.    We are particularly interested in candidates who have a strong EYFS knowledge as well as experience in KS1.

 Part of the Kingsbridge Educational Trust, this is an outstanding and rare opportunity for an excellent practitioner to play a key role in the development and growth of this exciting new school from its very early stages. You will need to understand the unique position of working in a new school and be flexible enough to thrive in an ever-changing environment as the school grows over its first few years.

We are looking for a dedicated, dynamic and creative colleague committed to team-working and developing excellence for our pupils.  Excellent conditions of service will be offered.

 The successful candidate will:

• Have a proven track record of excellent teaching;
• Have high expectations of our children in all aspects of school life;
• Have the ability to forge and maintain positive working relationships with children and their families;
• Be ambitious for themselves and the school;
• Be supportive of the school’s vision to be a Centre of Excellence for the Arts.

 For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the school office at admin@willowgrove.school .  Alternatively, further details are available on the school website: https://www.willowgrove.school (or through My New Term).

           Closing date for applications is midday on Thursday 6^th February 2025

Interviews to be held w/c 10^th February 2025.

Kingsbridge Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post prior to commencement.