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Class Teacher - Full-time

Sussex Road Community Primary School, Tonbridge

  • Ref:KCC886-2156-314T
  • Posted:11/02/2026
  • Pay:MPS/UPS
  • Start Date:May 2026
  • App Close Date:09/03/2026 at 10:00
  • Interviews:w/c 09/03/26

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Do you love to instill a sense of adventure and exploration into learning? 

Sussex Road Primary School is an exciting place to learn and teach.  The combination of our Forest School, advanced curriculum development and innovative approaches ensure high levels of engagement and enthusiasm.  With a healthy work/life balance being so crucial, come and join a team that continually strives to reduce workload and where happiness is top of the agenda.  To support you we provide teacher laptops, teacher iPads, the freedom to take your PPA time from home (or the beach!) and personalised career development ensuring your ambitions are realised.

Our ethos - QUESTION, CHALLENGE, EXPLORE - is integral to all we do.  Come and be that teacher that a child never forgets.

We encourage you to visit us to find out more about our school and to provide an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.  

This is a full-time maternity post, likely for approximately one year.  This post is being advertised separately, specifically as a maternity post, to ensure the adverts are reaching the widest audience.

Information about the school

Our popular, heavily over-subscribed school, which has 420 children on roll, is located near to the town centre of Tonbridge, about 5 minutes walk from the main line railway station.

We have 14 classes from Reception through to Year 6.

Our children are friendly and engaging; they are keen to learn and a pleasure to teach.

To join us you need to be supportive of a culture which expects you to continuously improve your practice to provide the very best for our children.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post and a Social Media check will be undertaken prior to any appointment. Please note, to ensure equality for all applicants and to meet our safeguarding requirements, we are unable to accept applications and CVs forwarded directly to the School. All applications must be via the Kent Teach website.

Job Contact Information

Fax: (01732) 352367

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.