Class Teacher Frome Valley First School Frome Valley CE First School is looking for a Class Teacher - First School to join our fantastic team. Salary details: £32,916 - £45,352 per annum (M1 to M6) This job is Full Time. Contract Type: Permanent basis. Approximate start date: 01 st September 2026. Interview date: Tuesday 28 th April 2026 Closing Date: Friday 24 th April at 12pm Contact details: Alice Hamblin (Office): [email protected] Tel: 01305 852643 We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and exceptional teacher who has the knowledge and expertise to ensure all children receive a high standard of education across all aspects of the curriculum. We are looking for an outstanding individual who is: A confident classroom teacher Committed to raising standards and achievement Enthusiastic, imaginative and reflective Skilled at building positive relationships with children, staff, parents and local school committee members An effective team member Committed to continuous professional development Committed to a child centred ethos Passionate about providing a caring, nurturing environment, sympathetic to our Christian values Able to inspire and motivate our learners, has high expectations and a drive to enable pupils to be the best they can be Able to promote high standards of behaviour We can offer you: Children who are keen to learn A friendly, welcoming and supportive staff team An environment where children flourish Further Information Visits are warmly welcomed; please telephone the school office on 01305 852643 or email, [email protected], to make an appointment. Please contact us if you require additional information. About Us Frome Valley CE First 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