The school is seeking a part time (0.4) teacher as below: Class teacher (1-year fixed term) required from 1 September 2026 Salary: Teachers’ main pay scale We are looking for a classroom teacher for Thursdays and Fridays to teach one day in Reception and one day in Year 1. If you are a great teacher who loves working with infant aged children then we would love to hear from you! We are looking for a highly motivated and committed person to join our team, who has the knowledge and expertise to ensure all children in their care receive a high standard of education across all aspects of the curriculum. You will be: A confident classroom teacher who can expertly teach across the infant school age Committed to raising standards and achievement Enthusiastic, imaginative and reflective Skilled at building positive relationships with children, staff, parents and governors An effective team member Committed to continuous professional development Committed to a child centred ethos. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office on 01202 488142 to arrange. If shortlisted, part of the selection process will be a teaching observation in your current setting or alternatively at our school. Closing date for applications: Tuesday 5 th May Teaching observations to be held: week beginning 11 th May Interviews to be held on: Thursday 14 th May Further Information Here at Mudeford Community Infants school we are a dedicated, friendly and supportive team whose core purpose is to ensure our children are happy and confident learners. We offer: Children who are lively and keen to learn Professional support and guidance A friendly, welcoming and supportive staff team Excellent teacher assistant support An environment where children flourish The opportunity to develop professionally. About Us Mudeford Infant School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. The 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. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. 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.