Key Role Information

Salary
32,916.00 - 45,352.00
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
01/05/2026 09:00
Interview
TBC
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
MPS
Key stage
Key Stage 2
Hours per week
0.00
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Class Teacher: 0.4FTE

Fixed Term initially until 31st August 2027

Start date: September 2026

 

MPS: 1-6


The Merriott & Haselbury Plucknett Primary Schools Federation are seeking to appoint a talented and dynamic teacher who will make a valuable contribution to our staff team at Merriott Primary School and our Federation as a whole. We are looking for an inspiring teacher to lead classroom learning and instil a love of learning in our young pupils.


This post will be base in Key Stage 2. You will be expected to attend professional development meetings on a pro-rata basis, which are typically held on Tuesday afternoons after school.


We would love you to join us if you can demonstrate that you are:

  • An excellent, enthusiastic and committed practitioner who believes in the value of continuing CPD
  • Someone who has high expectations of themselves and all pupils.
  • Creative and able to make a difference.
  • Adaptable and aspirational.
  • Committed to securing good outcomes for all pupils and have a belief that all can achieve well, instilling a love of learning.
  • Able to work in partnership with parents and other members of staff with strong team-working skills.
  • Proactive in meeting and exceeding all teaching standards.
  • Forward thinking and passionate about education.


In return, we can offer you:

·        A strong commitment to your professional development, helping you to achieve your best in a supportive environment.

  • A dynamic and forward-looking staff who enjoy working together
  • Children who are excited by school and love to learn.
  • A supportive community who keep the school at its heart.
  • A comprehensive ECT support package where applicable.

The Federation places high importance on Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced Disclosure checks are required for all successful applicants.


Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please telephone or email the school office using the details below:

office@merriottprimaryschool.co.uk, 01460 72547


Please ensure your supporting statement clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience meet the criteria outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification.


Closing Date: Friday 1 May 2026

Interview date: TBC


Early applications are strongly encouraged and we reserve the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate before the above dates. The Quantock Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.


The advertised post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, References, Right to Work in the UK, online checks and other pre-employment checks. Shortlisted candidates will also be subject to online checks


About Us

Merriott Primary School is set in the heart of a large village in South Somerset. At our school, individuals are valued and supported to achieve their personal best. We believe that education is about focusing on the whole child through encouraging their personal development:  academically, socially, culturally and spiritually. We support our children in becoming independent and confident young people.

At Merriott Primary School, every individual is valued for who they are and what they contribute to the school. Values are intended to support the personal, social and spiritual development of every pupil throughout the school.

Through our values we aim to teach children how they can make a positive contribution to the world around them.

Merriott Primary School

QET HR Department

QETRecruitment@quantockedtrust.co.uk

Church Street
Merriott
Somerset
TA16 5PT

Safeguarding Information

The Quantock Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will receive the Safeguarding Policy that outlines the duties and responsibilities of the employer and all employees and will be expected to undertake mandatory safeguarding training and follow the principals of safeguarding and understand that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility


The Quantock Education Trust is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.


Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website, which can be accessed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974


If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose to us information about any:

·        adult cautions (simple or conditional);

·        unspent conditional cautions;

·        unspent convictions in a Court of Law; and

·        spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020


so that a police check can be carried out if you are offered an appointment.


If you are subsequently employed by the Quantock Education Trust and it is found that you failed to disclose any relevant previous convictions or cautions as defined above, this could result in dismissal, or disciplinary action being taken by the Trust. During the course of your employment with the Trust should you be arrested by the police you are obliged to notify the Headteacher/Head of School of this immediately (even if de-arrested or all charges dropped). Failure to do so could result in disciplinary action being taken which could result in dismissal. All information will be treated in confidence and will only be considered in relation to any application for posts for which the exemption order applies.