Year 5 Teacher

Location: Bury St Edmunds
Salary: MPS/UPS
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2025

A small and friendly school just outside Bury St Edmunds is seeking a dedicated Year 5 Teacher to join its team. This school champions a growth mindset approach, developing pupils’ resilience, independence, and problem-solving skills through engaging, enquiry-based teaching.

This is an ideal post for someone looking to join a school where relationships, reflective practice, and lifelong learning are central to its culture.

Why You’ll Love This School:

• Supportive staff team and a visible, engaged leadership team

• Enquiry-led curriculum linked to real-world challenges and pupil interests

• Emphasis on mindset, perseverance, and emotional literacy

• Opportunities to lead initiatives and contribute to whole-school development

Ideal Candidate:

• Experience in KS2 and a belief in fostering pupil agency

• Positive, proactive and confident in building independence in learners

• A team player who enjoys working in a tight-knit community

• Open to innovation and committed to continual development

Inspire confident, capable learners in a school that believes in the power of ‘y