KS1 Class Teacher - Maternity Cover - Upper Beeding Primary School

About Us

Upper Beeding Primary School is a Good Primary School. We pride ourselves on encouraging children's love of learning and helping them to develop skills to use in the future. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and creative teacher to join our friendly, highly talented and professional KS1 team.

Are you a creative, fun, effective teacher, good team player and a positive thinker who inspires children to learn and believes every child can succeed? If so, read on:-

Job Details

Salary: TMS
Contract Type: Fixed Term - Maternity Cover
Working Pattern: Full Time
Location: Upper Beeding Primary School
Interviews: 9th June 2026

What You Need to Succeed

Qualities we are looking for in our teachers:

• An interest in and love of working with children of all ages but particularly KS1.
• Passion and initiative, in delivering stimulating learning opportunities for the children.
• That little bit extra in terms of making a difference for the children and contributing as a colleague.
• The ability to enable all children, as individuals, to thrive in your care.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with parents, children and staff.
• High expectations and will maintain quality standards of teaching and learning for all individuals.
• The interest and ability to make good use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.
• Use assessment both informal and formal, to inform practice and develop quality learning experiences.
• Ambitious not only for the children you work with but for your own professional development.

We can offer

We can offer:

• An thriving, creative school at the heart of the community with happy, motivated children.
• An attractive, nurturing and stimulating environment.
• Excellent SEND support across the school.
• A collaborative team culture where all are valued.
• Friendly and enthusiastic children who are eager to learn.
• A whole school passionate about learning for all with children at the heart.
• Welcoming and supportive colleagues, parents and Governors.
• A strong commitment to professional development, wellbeing and work life balance

Further Information

Upper Beeding Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below. Complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description). Once complete please return this to .

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on .

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the 'Apply online' button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.

The reference number for this role is SCHO02348.