Job Description

Salary: 32,916 to 39,556 per annum pro rata

Grade: MPS

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time

Location: Bedale, North Yorkshire

Job title: Part Time Teacher of Y3 (Jan 26 - April 26); EYFS (April 26 onwards)
Pay/Salary Range: Main Pay Scale/MPS 1-4
Hours: 0.4 FTE
Contract Type: Established
Location: Burneston CE VA Primary School, Burneston, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2HX
Closing Date: 9am Monday 10th November
Interview Date: Monday 17th November
Start Date: Flexible - January 2026 or April 2026


Burneston CE VA Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive rural primary school serving 124 children across five mixed-age classes from several villages in the local area. As a Church of England school, we embrace families from diverse faith backgrounds and none, fostering a community of respect and d values. We pride ourselves on delivering a vibrant, responsive curriculum tailored to our pupils' needs. In July 2023, Ofsted recognised our progress by awarding us a Good rating, reflecting our commitment to continuous improvement since our previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2019. Our last SIAMS inspection in 2019 also graded us Good, highlighting our strong Christian ethos.


With a strong team and a supportive environment, Burneston offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children's lives in a close-knit community.


The governing body is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and inspirational teacher to work for 2 days a week (Thursday and Friday), alongside an experienced job- teacher, commencing 5th January or 13th April 2026. If the successful candidate is able to start in January, they will be initially working for one term in our Year 3 class, before moving to our EYFS/Year 1 class when staff return after maternity leave (April 2026).


You will work alongside our class teachers in a supportive team. ECT applicants are welcome to apply, we have strong mentor and tutor support in school to further your development.


We are a small village Church of England primary school, just outside Bedale, with 124 happy children on roll. We are a strong team of committed and talented staff, led by strong governors, and with supportive, engaged families. Our school life revolves around our 'Celebrate, Collaborate, Pollinate' ethos.


We are looking for:
Someone who can work well with other teachers in partnership to give the best possible education to every individual. An exceptional classroom teacher with an excellent knowledge of the National Curriculum

A teacher with high expectations of themselves and of children's achievements, attainment and behaviour A hard working person who is driven and adaptable to change Someone who will work with a genuine child centred approach A teacher who puts the children at the heart of all that they do A strong communicator with the ability to work as part of a team A strong commitment to ensuring excellent pupil progress An innovative and inspirational teacher to both pupils and colleagues A teacher who will be able to lead the support staff working with all children A team player who enjoys a collaborative approach to working and learning A teacher who is committed to raising standards and encouraging excellence An awareness of safeguarding

Someone who will foster relationships with the children, parents and the community and also be able to communicate professionally with external agencies A fun and enthusiastic person who is ready to be part of something special and who displays and embodies our school mission statement and values



If you feel this post is right for you, we can offer you:
A strong, caring Christian ethos A welcoming and supportive team An engaging and warm learning environment with children who love to learn Supportive families who work in partnership with the school

Continuous professional development A vibrant, happy school where you can thrive and enjoy coming to work every day.



You can find out more about us by looking at our school website: http://burneston.n-yorks.sch.uk/



Visits are warmly welcomed as we would love to have the opportunity to our fabulous school with you. Please contact us with any questions or to arrange a visit via email: admin@burneston.n-yorks.sch.uk or a call school on 01677 423 183.

Key documents

Job description and person specification.pdf

Application form.docx

Key dates

Closing date: 10th November 2025

Interview date: 17th November 2025

Start date: Flexible- January 2026 or April 2026

Burneston CE VA Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at our school. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check for working with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process, on information available in the public domain. Please refer to the school's child protection policy.



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Teacher

Salary:

32,916 - 39,556

Posted:

27/10/2025

Closing date:

10/11/2025

Closing time:

23:59