Job Introduction
Velmead Junior School
Permanent Class Teacher
Start date: September 2025
Closing date: noon Monday, 12th May 2025
Interview date: Monday, 19th May 2025
We are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Class Teacher to join our popular, successful and outward-looking school in September. You will be joining a creative, supportive and child-centred staff team.
The suitable candidate will be:
- a teacher who is consistently good or better, with the ambition and capacity to be an outstanding teacher,
- someone with high expectations of pupils in all aspects of school life,
- a practitioner who values each child as an individual and who is able to inspire them all to achieve their potential,
- a person who can contribute to the professional development of others, whilst showing a strong commitment to their own learning and development,
- a team player, full of enthusiasm for learning and a good sense of humour,
- someone with the willingness to 'go the extra mile' for our children!
We offer you:
- Delightful, motivated, well-behaved and friendly children who are eager to learn,
- A very talented, enthusiastic and supportive staff team,
- Access to on-going, high quality professional development,
- An excellent school community and incredible school grounds.
Application Procedure:
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. To arrange a visit, please contact Alison Brimicombe by email at adminoffice@velmead.hants.sch.uk or by calling on 01252 628704. You will find a Job Description, Person Specification and Application form on the Recruitment area of our school website.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Safer Recruitment
We are 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.