Job Introduction
Would you like to work in a school where 100% of staff recommend the school to parents as a good place for their children to learn?
As you would expect, children are at the heart of everything we do at Tanners Brook – we are so proud of every single child who learns and develops with us. We are privileged to be able to shape the lives of our children and to equip them with the values we hold dear: being thoughtful, having self-belief, persevering, and challenging ourselves to succeed. These values underpin everything we do.
Our vision of every child striving for their personal best means that we are proud to equip our children and staff with the skills, qualities and values they need to make this happen and to develop a lifelong love of learning.
We would like to appoint a dedicated classroom teacher to join the Lower Key Stage 2 team in September 2025.
Responsible to: Head of School
Start date: September 2025
We are looking for someone who:
• Is a great teacher with a passion for their profession and a can-do attitude
• Is committed to continually raising the standards of learning and teaching in the school
• Constantly strives for their personal best and is a reflective practitioner with a desire to learn and grow as a teacher
• Works in partnership with colleagues, parents and children
• Has excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills,
• Has a strongly rooted inclusive approach and a commitment to meeting the needs of all groups of learners, regardless of aptitude or barriers to learning
In return, we can offer you:
• A positive working environment focused on staff well-being, student welfare, progress
and high standards of achievement and behaviour
• Additional working together days with your year group team
• The option to take PPA from home
• Free access to school wellbeing support, including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy
• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes (in school and through the Trust)
• In-house Teaching School Hub
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
Application Process
If you wish to apply for this post, please review our full job description and person specification, and then please complete our teaching application form. These documents can all be downloaded from our website at http://www.tannersbrookpri.org.uk/vacancies/current-vacancies/
Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact: sandra.verrall@tannersbrookpri.org.uk
Completed application forms can be emailed to: sandra.verrall@tannersbrookpri.org.uk or submitted by post to the school: Tanners Brook Primary School, Elmes Drive, Southampton, SO15 4PF.
Informal Enquiries: Ingrid Dowse, Head of School - Ingrid.dowse@tannersbrookpri.org.uk
Please note that CVs will not be accepted. No agency applications either please.
Closing Date: Friday 13th June 2025 deadline at noon
Expected Interview Date: Friday 20th June 2025
The HISP Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are also committed to providing equality of opportunity at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and ensuring that candidates are treated fairly and lawfully throughout the process.
