About the role

William Barnes Primary School is seeking to appoint a teacher for our Year 4 Class from September 2025. We welcome applications from both ECTs and experienced teachers. Our school is a very special place - we hope you will think so too!

We will offer you:

• A friendly, committed and supportive staff team
• Enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
• A rich teaching and learning environment with a focus on CPD
• A strong support team

You will offer us:

• Enthusiasm, and care for your pupils
• A commitment to working as a team
• Consistently good classroom practice
• An ability to lead a primary subject (ideally music)

William Barnes Primary School is situated in the thriving market town of Sturminster Newton in rural Dorset and seeks teachers who are always willing to improve their practice and try new ideas. We are a happy, friendly school and visits are welcome!

Salary is paid at Teachers Main Scale.

Closing date is Sunday 18th May 2025 - 11pm

Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd May 2025

Further Information

William Barnes Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Our school is 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

William Barnes Primary 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.

Dorset Council is the local authority governing the county of Dorset in South West. They provide public services across the region.