Class Teacher - Maternity cover from April 2027 in a supportive school

Are you a passionate and dedicated teacher, whether experienced or just starting your career, looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young learners? Kempston Rural Primary School, nestled in the beautiful Bedfordshire countryside, is seeking an enthusiastic and committed Class Teacher to join our friendly and supportive team. This is a full-time position from September 2025, with shared planning responsibility across the year group.

Kempston Rural Primary School is a vibrant and inclusive two-form entry primary school with a pre-school, located in Kempston, Bedfordshire. We are a thriving school where every child is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential and we pride ourselves on providing a high-quality education and nurturing environment for our pupils, fostering a love of learning and promoting a strong sense of community. With a well-developed and established curriculum, excellent behaviour for learning, high staff retention and a commitment to professional development, Kempston Rural Primary School is an exceptional place to teach. Through a strong ethos of inclusion and high expectations, we are committed to continuous improvement and providing the best possible education for our children.

We are looking for a teacher who is passionate about inspiring children and fostering a love of learning. You should have excellent classroom practice, a strong understanding of the primary curriculum and be creative and innovative in your lesson planning and delivery. Experience and/or willingness in leading a subject are highly desirable; opportunities are available for subject leadership, in a supportive role. We provide in-school, additional release time to help you further develop excellence in our already established non-core subjects. We seek a teacher who is committed to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment, consistently showcases high-quality first teaching, is flexible and adaptive in their teaching, has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a willingness to contribute to the wider life of the school.

We can offer you a welcoming and supportive school community with respectful, enthusiastic and well-behaved children. You will have opportunities for strong CPD and career progression, including a robust ECT induction programme (if applicable). Kempston Rural Primary School is well-resourced, housed in an impressive modern building and supported by a great team, striving for excellence is at the heart of everything we do and we are looking for a motivated teacher to join our team. We value staff wellbeing and offer a wellbeing day off termly. Our school day is structured to provide teachers with PPA time on Friday afternoons with their year group team.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Is passionate about inspiring children and fostering a love of learning.
• Has excellent classroom practice and a strong understanding of the primary curriculum.
• Is creative, innovative, and able to plan and deliver engaging lessons.
• Is committed to creating a positive and inclusive learning environment
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is able to work effectively as part of a team
• Is keen to contribute to the wider life of the school
• Has a good understanding of assessment for learning
• Is committed to delivering high-quality first teaching, creating inclusive classrooms and implementing adaptive teaching strategies to meet the needs of all learners.

We can offer you:

• A welcoming and supportive school community
• Enthusiastic and well-behaved children with excellent behaviour for learning
• Opportunities for strong CPD and career progression, including a robust ECT induction programme
• A well-resourced school within an impressive modern building
• A supportive, present, forward-thinking and active SLT
• A commitment to staff wellbeing and workload, including a wellbeing day off termly
• Free access to Care First wellbeing services
• A supportive, present, forward thinking and active SLT
• Strong staff retention
• A great support staff team
• A committed team
• A well-established curriculum, including teaching scheme support in almost all curriculum areas to reduce teacher workload
• Opportunities for subject leadership with release time
• Superb enrichment opportunities for children
• A school day from 8.10am to 3.15pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.10am to 1.15pm on Friday, allowing all teachers PPA time on Friday afternoons
• Shared planning within year groups
• Free tea and coffee
• Free flu jab
• A supportive and happy working environment in a beautiful setting
• The ability to have an impact on the lives of children.

The successful candidate will be a qualified teacher with strong subject knowledge and a commitment to continuous professional development. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, are essential. Experience in a similar role, preferably in a primary school setting, is highly desirable. We are also looking for candidates with a passion for primary education, a desire to make a positive impact on children's lives, creativity and innovation in lesson planning and delivery, excellent behaviour management skills and experience in monitoring progress and planning effective support and interventions.

Visits to our wonderful school are encouraged and warmly welcomed, please contact the main office on [phone removed] or via email [email removed] to book a tour.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a thriving primary school with a strong community ethos. If you are an enthusiastic, dedicated and talented Class Teacher, we encourage you to apply.