ATHRO ATHRAWES/ BEDLINOG COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, CLASS TEACHER

Salary: £32,433.00 - To: £49,944.00

TAFF BARGOED LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
(Bedlinog Community Primary Campus)
HYLTON TERRACE, TREHARRIS
MERTHYR TYDFIL
CF46 6RG

Executive Head Teacher:
Mr. Ryan Morgan BA (Hons), NPQH, MInstLM

NOR (within the Federation): 360 Pupils

Teacher's Main scale
Required from September 2025 - August 2026

Class Teacher -- 1 Year (initially)

Thank you for your interest in applying for a teaching position within the Taff Bargoed Learning Partnership. Our federation comprises two primary schools located in the Taff Bargoed Valley: Trelewis Primary School, situated in the south of the valley, and Bedlinog Community Primary School in the north. Both schools maintain high expectations for our pupils and benefit from strong, collaborative relationships among staff. As a partnership, we are committed to delivering exceptional teaching and learning experiences that enable our pupils to grow and thrive together. While this role is offered as a federation contract-allowing for deployment across either school site-the current vacancy is specifically based at our Bedlinog campus. More information can be found below.

Bedlinog Community Primary School is located in the Taff Bargoed Valley, Merthyr Tydfil. Our school is a successful, vibrant, and happy school which offers excellent learning opportunities to all of our children, as well as the professional development of our staff. Bedlinog Community Primary School is a forward-thinking school that's provides pupils with a range of exciting and engaging learning. The Governing Body are looking for an inspirational, innovative, highly motivated and conscientious Primary School Teacher to join a hard-working, committed team at our highly successful school. The candidate will need to have expertise and flexibility to work within the Primary School setting (in the first instance this will be in a Foundation learning class).

The successful candidate will be:
? An excellent classroom practitioner.
? Experience of teaching in the Junior phase of primary School
? Organised and have excellent inter-personal skills.
? Willing to contribute to extra-curricular activities
? Accountable for standards of the pupils in their class.
? Creative, dynamic and flexible.
? Committed to raising standards and making learning fun and engaging.
? Able to nurture, inspire and motivate pupils of mixed abilities.
? Able to work as part of a team to achieve the best for each and every pupil
? Able to use IT effectively to support and enhance teaching and learning
? Knowledgeable of current educational reforms.
? Have excellent classroom management and communication skills

Key Dates:-

? Closing date for the post will be on Friday 2nd May 2025.
? Shortlisting will take place on Tuesday 6th May 2025. Successful candidates will be contacted.
? Lesson observations at the school will be organised with successful candidates for Tuesday 20th May 2025 (times to be arranged)
? Interviews will take place on Wednesday 21st May 2025 at Bedlinog Community Primary School.

Applicants are welcome to contact the school on 01685 351822 to discuss the post further with the Executive Head Teacher.

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than Friday 2nd May 2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.