Job Description

Ashley Junior School

Class Teacher - Full Time

(Contract includes 3 days Fixed-Term until 31.12.26., and 2 days Maternity cover, anticipated to be until 31.12.26.)

Required from 1 January 2026

We require an enthusiastic and highly skilled teacher to join our friendly, supportive and innovative staff team. Situated on the edge of the New Forest, we are a good school with ambitious plans for the future. At AJS, we foster a culture that encourages and celebrates effort and achievement, supporting individuals to become independent and reflective thinkers. As part of a wider community, children and adults take pride in all they do, enjoy lifelong learning and are secure in an environment of mutual respect and fun. We focus our everyday actions by promoting the behaviours associated with the values of being -

'READY, RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE'

If you:

are an outstanding teacher are reflective, enthusiastic and positive enjoy working with others are resilient and enjoy a challenge
...then we want you!

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Mrs C. Moore, adminoffice@ajs.hants.sch.uk if you would like to arrange a visit or if you require further information.

Please note that we currently do not use AI tools in our recruitment processes; however, we understand that you may choose to use AI tools to help you with your application.

If you do, please remember:

AI-generated answers can often be generic and impersonal, which may not accurately reflect your qualifications, skills, and experiences; AI-generated applications may lack the personal touch that human-written applications have, this may make you seem less engaged or interested. Ensure the information provided genuinely represents your own voice and experience; You must not provide false or misleading information; If you rely too heavily on AI you might not develop the necessary skills to communicate your experiences and qualifications effectively in interviews or other stages of the hiring process. This may make you come across to the interviewer as a different person to the one that wrote the application form, and you may not be successful in the interview.
Application forms and details available from the website: www.ashleyjuniorschool.co.uk.

The completed application form, and the HCC Equality Monitoring Form, should be emailed to the school office: adminoffice@ajs.hants.sch.uk

Ashley Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS checks will be required prior to any offer of employment.

Closing date: Monday 24 November, 12.00pm

Interviews: Thursday 27 November, AM

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 37,101.00-45,352.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person