EYFS Class Teacher

The job itself

Sutton upon Derwent Church of England Primary School is a loving school family. We are federated with Bugthorpe Church of England Primary School and have staff that work across both sites. We share our Executive Headteacher, SENCo, Business Manager, ELSA and Environmental Tutor (Gardening and Forest Schools Teacher). We work together as one to deliver a creative curriculum that inspires our pupils to ‘follow their pathways and grow with confidence’.

Both schools received a ‘Good’ Ofsted Inspection in 2022; Sutton upon Derwent received a very positive SIAMS inspection report in February 2025.

Our Federation: follow a shared curriculum; have staff meetings together on Microsoft Teams, to share planning, resources and best practice; work in Subject Leadership Teams together across the Federation; share a school minibus which we utilise for educational visits, and to visit each other’s class in the sister school; share polices and procedures. All of this collaborative work enables both pupils and adults to flourish in our small, rural schools.

Our Class system: Class 1 (Nursery and Reception); Class 2 (Years 1 and 2); Class 3 (Years 3 and 4) and Class 4 (Years 5 and 6). This job is to be the Class Teacher in our Nursery and Reception classroom.

We are delighted to offer the following role in our school for September 2025:

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate Early Years Class Teacher, who will have the expertise to be able to support our Early Career Teacher in EYFS at Bugthorpe too. Therefore, this role is not suitable for ECTs at this time.

This will be based at Sutton upon Derwent CE Primary School on a permanent contract, full time.

We can offer:

Enthusiastic children who love learning.A vibrant, hardworking and supportive staff team.Smaller than average class sizes. Our PAN is 15.High quality teaching resources and a superb learning environment in a beautiful village location.Opportunities to develop leadership across two school sites.

Interested candidates are encouraged to visit our website for further information, including our virtual and drone tours: www.bugthorpe-sutton.org.uk

For any visits in person, after the Easter holidays, please contact the School Office.

Applicants are asked to include the following information in their supporting statements:

Your experience and background.Why you have chosen to apply for this post – and specifically at Sutton upon Derwent.Evidence that you are a capable and talented classroom practitioner. Your curriculum strengths, talents, interests and expertise.

Sutton upon Derwent C.E. Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Check.