Class Teacher – full time

Part of Elveden Schools Trust

Tel: (phone number on the original advert)

Email:(email address on the original advert)

Website:www.st-edmundsbury.suffolk.sch.uk

Exec Head: Mrs L Rourke

• Salary: MPS
• Permanent
• Full time
• Starting from 1st January 2027

St Edmundsbury C of E Primary Academy is part of Elveden Schools Trust and the only Church of England Primary in Bury St Edmunds. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team. We are a welcoming and supportive community and provide our children with a real opportunity to thrive. We are seeking a committed teacher, with a passion for a child-centred curriculum, to continue this approach and develop our provision further.

We are seeking to appoint a full-time, class teacher from 1st January 2027. There will also be the opportunity to lead curriculum subjects and this will depend on the successful candidates’ particular areas of expertise, as well as the needs of the school. Experience of teaching KS1 and 2 is desirable, as is a good knowledge of the curriculum.

All staff at the school benefit from an employee assistance programme and extensive wellbeing offer, as well as opportunities to contribute to school development, high-quality CPD across Elveden Schools Trust and opportunities for career progression. We value our staff and are committed to ensuring we foster a family ethos where all staff are supported.

Please visit our website for more information and to get a real feel for our school. We also recommend arranging an informal visit to come and meet the children and our team. Please telephone the school office to make an appointment.

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from 'Attachments'

Please email completed applications to (email address on the original advert)

Closing date: Monday 19th October 2026 (We reserve the right to end this advert early if we receive a high level of applicants).

Interviews: Thursday 22nd October 2026.

St Edmundsbury C of E Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.