Year 1/2 Teacher - Part-time

Groombridge St Thomas C of E School, Tunbridge Wells

• Ref:KCC845-3332-26T
• Posted:08/09/2025
• Pay:Main pay scale
• Start Date:November 2025
• App Close Date:01/10/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:W/B 6th October

Advert

We are seeking to recruit a 0.2 Year 1 /2 teacher for our lovely KS1 children. The vacancy is for one day a week (Thursday) from 3^rd November 2025 (or sooner if available) until the end of July 2026.

Groombridge St Thomas is a happy school with positive, friendly, highly motivated, and hardworking pupils. Our school enjoys strong partnerships with parents, governors, and the local communit,y working together to provide a broad, balanced, and creative curriculum.

Since September 2024, we have been part of the Pioneer Federation and work in close partnership with our colleagues from other schools, including having a joint curriculum, planning, and CPD. This enables our teachers to focus on what really matters- our children and providing excellent teaching and learning. 

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

Experience in teaching KS1

Excellent professional skills

Be able to work as part of a team

Have high expectations and standards

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. Candidates should contact Mrs Pett in the school office to make an appointment.

The successful applicants will be subject to Child Protection/DBS checks and professional references.

Information about the school

Groombridge St Thomas is just under a one-form entry primary school situated just inside East Sussex, on the Kent/East Sussex border, and a few miles from Tunbridge Wells. We work in collaboration with other small schools as part of the Pioneer Federation. As part of the Federation, we have a joint curriculum, joint planning, and CPD together. This enables our teachers to focus on providing excellent teaching and learning in the classroom. We are a happy and thriving school with positive, friendly, highly motivated, and hardworking pupils and staff. Our school enjoys strong partnerships with parents, governors, and the local community, providing a creative, broad, and balanced curriculum. We offer a wide variety of extra-curricular clubs and enrichments such as music lessons, Forest School, trips, and PE (we have achieved the PE Gold Mark for several years running). We are a well-resourced school with plenty of space, including a sensory room and dedicated art, DT and music room. Our aim is for everyone to flourish at Groombridge St Thomas.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Carole Anne Pett
• Address:Corseley Road, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 9SF
• Telephone: 01892 864305
• Email: cpett@groombridgest-thomas.e-sussex.sch.uk