BERE REGIS PRIMARY AND PRE-SCHOOL Full time Class Teacher (KS1 or KS2) permanent from September 2025- Teacher’s Pay Scale (MPS) ‘Putting Children at the Heart of Learning’ Bere Regis Primary and Pre-school is a therapeutic thinking school. Strong relationships are at the heart of our daily practice; we work closely with staff, parents and carers to ensure that the wellbeing of our children, and the wider school community is at the heart of everything we do. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative and dynamic class teacher to join our teaching team from September 2025. If you: are passionate about teaching and inspiring children to learn; have excellent subject and curriculum knowledge; are committed to getting the best outcomes for all pupils; have excellent behaviour management skills; have recent experience of teaching in either KS1 or KS2; are an enthusiastic and flexible team player …. we would love to hear from you. We are a small team, so our priority is to appoint the best possible teacher for our children, however, an ability to lead a curriculum area across the primary phase would be advantageous. We can offer excellent working conditions, a strong, supportive team and a modern new school building in a beautiful environment. Our superb facilities were opened in 2017 and the school is located in one of the most picturesque parts of the country, with fantastic grounds. We are part of the Wessex MAT ( www.wessex.ac ), a growing academy, the membership of which provides exciting opportunities for support and professional development and established employee wellbeing support. Please refer to the Person Specification and Job Description when making your application. Please apply using the online application available on the Dorset Council website www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk The closing date for applications is Sunday 27 th April at midday with interviews taking place on Thursday 1 st and Friday 2 nd May. If you are interested in this position, we would love to show you around our vibrant school Please register your interest and book a tour on either Thursday 24 th April or Friday 25 th April using the following link https://forms.office.com/e/NEKAc41cs4 If you would like to have a more detailed conversation before making the decision to apply for the post, please give us a call and we will be happy to help you with as much detail as possible to support this process. Please contact the school office on 01929 471334. Further Information Bere Regis Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Not Specified