Teacher - Oldcastle Primary (Temporary)
Job description
32.5 hours per week
Temporary up to 31 August 2026
The Governors of Oldcastle Primary School wish to appoint a motivated teacher to join our supportive and forward-thinking school on its journey to excellence.
Oldcastle Primary School aims to inspire, motivate, and educate over 400 children from the age of 3 to 11. We are an ambitious school where learning values underpin excellence, individuals are valued, achievements are celebrated, and our pupils, staff, and community are happy and safe, learning together through a lively and innovative curriculum.
Estyn has recognised Oldcastle Primary School as an inclusive, welcoming, and happy learning environment, with pupils’ well-being at its heart. The caring nature of the staff and the respect with which pupils treat each other, staff, and visitors are strong features of the school.
The appointed teacher will need to be someone who is highly motivated and can inspire and enthuse children. A person with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills who is able to set and maintain high standards of teaching, learning, and behaviour. The successful candidate must have knowledge of the Curriculum for Wales, experience of teaching across the primary phase, and working with children with Additional Learning Needs.
As a school, we can offer a commitment to supporting teaching, enthusiastic and very well-behaved pupils who are willing to learn, excellent CPD opportunities to develop teaching in line with the latest research, and a strong ethos based on learning values.
NQT’s are welcomed to apply.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people, or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
An Enhanced with Children’s Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
Closing Date: 7 May 2025
Shortlisting Date: 12 May 2025
Interview Date: 19 May 2025
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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