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Thorpe CofE Primary School is set in the beautiful, historic village of Thorpe in Surrey between Egham, Virginia Water and Chertsey. We are a friendly and inclusive school and are seeking a part time (2 days per week) class teacher for Reception/Year 1 who is excited to engage children with a creative curriculum.
The successful candidate will be a committed teacher who can demonstrate enthusiasm for teaching, communication and behaviour management skills. They will be excited about engaging children with a creative curriculum. Knowledge of planning and assessment is required.
Are you:
- Hardworking, kind, thoughtful and friendly?
- Energetic with a well-developed sense of fun?
- Confident in the delivery of the primary curriculum?
- An enthusiastic and well organised individual able to work proactively?
- Committed to developing children as independent learners?
- An excellent communicator who works well as part of a team?
- Able to embrace our values?
We are:
- A friendly inclusive, nurturing school.
- Happy and well-resourced with high aspirations for children and staff.
- Committed to top quality professional and career development.
- Committed to providing an amazing learning environment for all children.
We offer a lovely setting, excellent facilities and resources, supportive colleagues and enthusiastic children. The school has close links to the community and local church and our parent community is extremely supportive. Successful applicants must be able to support the distinctive Christian ethos of our school but do not have to be a practising Christian.
Thorpe Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. A full enhanced DBS check is essential for this role.
Applications should be with the school by 3pm on Thursday 21st May 2026. Shortlisting will take place on Friday 22nd May when candidates will be invited to attend an interview taking place on Thursday 4th June 2026.
Thorpe CofE Primary School reserves the right to withdraw this post at any time prior to appointment.
Thorpe CofE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and pre-employment and safeguarding checks. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks and applying for this position gives your automatic consent to these searches.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
