Foundation/KS1 Teacher - Full-time

The Wells Free School, Tunbridge Wells

Ref:KCC1-6T
Posted:03/05/2013
Pay:MPS
Start Date:Sep 2013
App Close Date:17/05/2013 at 12:00
Interviews:week beginning 20 May 2013

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Primary Teacher Needed for a Brand New School

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you an experienced teacher who isn’t afraid to take risks? Are you absolutely committed to ensuring all your pupils develop as fantastic human beings as well as literate and numerate ones? Would you like to be in at the beginning of something special in primary education? Then this could be for you. The Wells Free School is looking for a motivated, excited and free thinking qualified teacher to join the team as we open the first new school in Tunbridge Wells for a very long time. All our staff will be instrumental in driving the way forward for our aims and ethos, our vision, our curriculum, our programmes of study, and our new school building. If you are looking for a new challenge, and the chance to shape educational opportunities for our pupils along sound pedagogical principles, then we’d love to hear from you.

We can offer you: A committed and supportive team The chance to innovate A brand new building in 2015! The chance to make a little bit of history.

We’re looking for: Passion Commitment A can-do attitude Experience in Early Years and Key Stage 1 Excellent teaching Leadership qualities A desire to make a difference in an ever-changing educational world.

It is an expectation that the successful appointee will commit to ten days setting up time (paid) in the summer holiday.

Interested? Our application pack can be downloaded below, and applications should be returned either by email to:

info@thewellsfreeschool.co.uk, including TEACHING APPLICATION in the subject line, or by post to:

The Wells Free School P.O .Box 528 Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 9SZ to arrive no later than midday on FRIDAY 17 May 2013. Please mark your envelope TEACHING APPLICATION.

Applications should be accompanied by a brief letter indicating the age range with which you would like to work. Interviews will be held in the week beginning 20 May 2013. We look forward to hearing from you!

The Wells Free School is committed to the safeguarding of all children and to promoting their welfare. All employees will be required to hold an enhanced DBS certificate.

Information about the school

The Wells Free School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) along with other relevant employment checks including social media checks.

The Wells Free School opened in September 2013 with just years R, 1 and 2. We have expanded each year and in September 2016, we moved into our brand-new school building. We now have 211 pupils divided into 7 classes.

With a strong focus on child-led learning and a commitment to outdoor learning experiences, the school aims to promote excellence and wellbeing, ensuring that our pupils have a real understanding of their community, both locally and globally. After our recent OFSTED inspection in February 2025 we remain a strong good school. We became a Nurture UK accredited school in September 2024.

Please note, that as a Free School we operate different school hours and some term times, details of which can be found on the school website.

Job Contact Information

Name:Sue Brattle
Address:King Charles Square, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8FA
Telephone: 01892 739075
Email: office@thewellsfreeschool.co.uk

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