Burlais Primary School: Full Time Teacher

Burlais Primary School is a successful and happy school serving the communities of Manselton and Cwmbwrla. The school has wonderful new-build facilities and is proud to be at the heart of the community. Our most recent Estyn inspection stated "Burlais Primary School is safe, secure and welcoming. A strong sense of pride, respect and purpose permeates the school and, as a result, most pupils are happy and attend school regularly. Across the school, pupils behave exceptionally well and engage with their learning enthusiastically."

The post holder will be required to teach any primary age range class.

This will be a temporary appointment until the 31 March 2027 in the first instance.

The post requires

• Excellent classroom practitioners with a sound knowledge of how children learn;
• Recent and relevant experience of teaching in the Primary Phase
• Teachers who can lead by example, and develop new initiatives;
• Good motivators, who can inspire, support and challenge pupils whilst working well as part of our team;

Applicants should, in addition, highlight other skills, expertise and previous teaching experience they could bring to the role. Your letter of application should be no more than two sides of A4.

Please note that you will be required to demonstrate your teaching capability as part of the interview process.

Please visit the school website www.burlaisprimaryschool.co.uk/ for more information about the school.

Burlais Primary School - Teacher - Job description ( PDF, 313 KB )

Burlais Primary School - Teacher - Person Specification ( PDF, 168 KB )

Application form - primary, secondary, special teachers ( Word doc, 117 KB )

Forms should be returned to the Headteacher, Mr.Mark Thompson at [email protected]

Closing date: Midday Monday 1 June 2026
Lesson observations: W/c 8 June 2026
Interviews: W/c 15 June 2026

Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and the necessary safe recruitment checks being made.

The Authority in line with the Corporate Safeguarding Policy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Authority expects all staff to undertake and keep up to date with mandatory safe for safeguarding training for both the protection of children and adults.

Any offer of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and the necessary safe recruitment checks being made.

Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors. Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding

Last modified on 29 April 2026

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