Hours of work: 26 hours per week (four days)
Working pattern: Part-time
(As the position is part-time, the above salary will be pro rata)
Fixed term until 31 January 2026
Closing date: 9.00a.m Monday 30 June 2025
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 30 June 2025
For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:
St Michael’s Primary School
Station Road
Withyham
TN7 4BP
Phone: 01892 77030
Email: St Michael’s Primary School, Withyham - Home
Website: www.st-michaels.e-sussex.sch.uk
To start September 2025 - 31 January 2026 - this could lead to a part-time position (two days) in February 2026.
We are looking for a flexible and skilled classroom practitioner with knowledge of adaptation teaching in class to meet a range of needs.
St Michael’s is a small rural community school. We aim to recruit hardworking, dedicated teachers who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives, people who challenge themselves to keep on improving. This means our working relationships can be relatively relaxed and informal. People love working at St Michael’s; we are warm, welcoming, positive, supportive and always looking forward with the two other community schools we collaborate with. You will have to work hard but only on the things that make a difference to the children we teach and nurture.
You will be joining a small team that makes the best use of our environment to ensure high quality learning outcomes. As a community school (we are not a Church of England School) we have pupils from the village of Withyham and the surrounding area (20 minutes away from Tunbridge Wells).
All are welcome including those with a faith and those with none. We work together to foster children who are academically successful as well as compassionate, curious and collaborative.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Has a proven record of success and expertise in empowering children to make rapid progress.

• Demonstrates optimism about children and expects the highest possible learning standards.Nurtures pupils’ emotional wellbeing to ensure successful educational outcomes.

We offer you:

• Sensible and successful systems, based on research, with a commitment to reduce workload.
• Carefully targeted training to help grow your teaching skills.
• A positive, warm and welcoming working environment.

• Experienced, intelligent, lively colleagues.A fantastic rural location in Sussex.

• Visits to the school are strongly recommended and can be arranged via Ms D Udell on 01892 770307 or by emailing office@st-michaels.e-sussex.sch.uk . This is also the e-mail address to contact if you would like an application pack.
  We reserve the right to close the selection process early.
  St Michael’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding all children. Successful candidates will require a DBS clearance and suitable references before commencing employment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  Please note, we do not accept CVs.

Please refer the Job description for details