Required from November 2026

• Salary: TMS/UPS (depending on experience)
• Contract: Temporary maternity cover, full time
• Start date: 16 November 2026, with paid transition and handover days prior to this date
• Contract end: Minimum until the end of the Spring Term 2027, with the potential for the role to continue until November 2027, depending on the duration of the maternity leave.

Join Our Wonderful School Community

Balfour Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and nurturing teacher to join our team as a Year 1 Class Teacher on a temporary maternity cover contract.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about providing high-quality teaching and creating a warm, inclusive classroom environment where every child feels they belong and can thrive. The successful candidate will share our commitment to whole-child development, recognising that academic achievement, wellbeing, relationships and personal growth are intrinsically linked. We are particularly keen to appoint a teacher who values learning through continuous provision and purposeful play-based experiences, and who understands the importance of fostering children's independence, curiosity and love of learning throughout Key Stage 1. We use Read Write Inc. (RWI) as our systematic synthetic phonics programme.

Balfour Primary School is a thriving and inclusive school community where children and adults are encouraged to flourish. We are proud members of the Thrive Together Schools Alliance, a partnership of like-minded schools from across Brighton & Hove committed to inclusion, equity and securing the very best outcomes for all children. Through this collaboration, staff benefit from opportunities to work alongside colleagues across the city, share best practice and contribute to innovative approaches that improve children's life chances.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations for all children.
• Have a strong understanding of early reading, phonics and effective Key Stage 1 practice. Experience of delivering Read Write Inc. (RWI) phonics is desirable
• Be committed to a child-centred approach that promotes whole-child development and values learning through continuous provision, exploration and meaningful experiences.
• Be committed to inclusion and meeting the needs of every learner.
• Build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Work collaboratively as part of a supportive staff team.
• Contribute positively to the wider life of the school.

In Return, We Offer

• Wonderful children who are eager to learn and enthusiastic about school.
• A welcoming, supportive and experienced staff team.
• A strong commitment to professional development and staff wellbeing.
• An inclusive school community where relationships matter and every child is known and valued.
• The opportunity to work in a school that is continually developing its approach to continuous provision and child-centred learning, placing children's wellbeing, independence and achievement at the heart of its curriculum.
• Opportunities to contribute to school improvement and innovation.
• Access to professional networks, leadership development and collaborative practice through the Thrive Together Schools Alliance.
• The opportunity to work in a school that places belonging, inclusion and achievement at the heart of everything it does.

Visits Welcome

We warmly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school and see Balfour in action. Visits can be arranged by contacting the school office and are highly recommended.

• Closing date: Thursday 1 October 2026
• Shortlisting: Friday 2 October 2026
• Interviews: Week beginning Monday 5 October 2026

To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01273 507722 or email the school office.

Application Form

Job Description

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Balfour Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and online search.  We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Please be aware that online searches may be used if shortlisted for interview. Our safeguarding policy can be found here: Safeguarding policy.

Balfour Primary School requires an experienced, committed, adaptable and enthusiastic HLTA to join our hardworking team.   The right person will be able to work as a team member predominately covering classes across the primary age range, but also working with small groups.  The ideal candidate will have a 🎵 music specialism 🎶 to support the teaching of music across the school as part of planned PPA cover.

Balfour Primary School is a thriving and vibrant school at the heart of the Surrenden Campus serving the Preston Park, Fiveways and Hollingbury communities.  Our school is a large primary school with over 700 pupils on roll.  We are very proud of:

• the engagement and motivation of our pupils
• our inquiry based and thought provoking curriculum
• our friendly staff and governor teams
• the sense of community that exists with our families

Hours:  The post is term-time only, 31.25 hours per week.  8:30am - 3:45pm

Rate:  NJC Scale 6  (£32,061 - 33,699) pro rata.  Actual starting salary will be £24,662.31

Term: This post is permanent.

To apply: Please email your application form (CVs will not be accepted) to recruitment@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Please ensure that you write your application using the headings of the Person Specification.

Closing date:  11:59pm on 7th September 2026

Interview date: sometime before 18/09/2026

Application Form

Job Description

Balfour Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.  We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Please be aware that online searches may be used if shortlisted for interview.

Balfour Primary School requires an enthusiastic, committed Teaching Assistant. This role will be working mainly with a child with very complex needs. The Teaching Assistants are a busy and productive team within the School who support our enthusiastic students as well as our vibrant teams of teaching staff. In addition, the successful post holder will support our children at lunchtime.

Balfour Primary School is a vibrant and inclusive school, part of the Thrive Together School Alliance (TTSA), a small and exciting collaborative group of city-wide primary schools, a secondary school, and a specialist provision school. Located on the Surrenden Campus our extensive shared grounds include a Nature School for all children. We are a large, full and oversubscribed school, reflecting our strong reputation within the community.

At Balfour Primary School, we emphasise the importance of belonging within our school and the wider community. Our dedicated and outward-looking staff team works tirelessly to create a welcoming environment where every child feels valued and supported.

Hours: The post holder will be expected to work Monday - Friday term time only. 8:45am - 3:30pm. This includes a 15-minute break and a 30-minute lunch.  [30 hrs/wk]

Salary: The starting salary is NJC Scale 4a.  (£27,254 – £27,694) pro rata. Pay award pending.

Term:  This post is initially fixed term for the academic year and will be reviewed at that time.

To apply: Please email your application form (CVs will not be accepted) to recruitment@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Please ensure that you write your application using the headings of the Person Specification.

Closing date:  8:00am on Monday 28^th September 2026 but early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the application window early.

Interview date: w/b 28/9/26 or 5/10/26

Application Form

Job Description

Balfour Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.  We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Please be aware that online searches may be used if shortlisted for interview.

The Times Educational Supplement put it best when they said, “Midday supervisors are the lynchpins of an army of support staff that patrols school playgrounds and cafeterias to ensure pupils are fed, appropriate behaviour promoted and order prevails.”  If this sounds like the kind of rewarding challenge you’re looking for and you want to help create a positive environment for young children, why don’t you consider becoming a Midday Supervisor at Balfour Primary School?

Balfour Primary School is a thriving and vibrant school at the heart of the Surrenden Campus serving the Preston Park, Fiveways and Hollingbury communities.  Our school is a four form-entry primary school and is one of the largest primary schools in the country with over 700 pupils on roll.  We are very proud of:

• the engagement and motivation of our pupils
• our inquiry based and thought provoking curriculum
• our friendly staff and governor teams
• the sense of community that exists with our families

Hours:  Monday - Friday, 12:00 – 1:00pm, term time only

Salary:  NJC Scale 3 £13.26/hr   (£25,584pa, pro rata)

To apply:  Please email your completed application form to recruitment@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk  (CVs will not be accepted.) 

Closing date: ongoing

Interview date: ongoing

​Application Form

​Job Description

 

Important Notice: Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and online search.  We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. Please be aware that online searches may be used if shortlisted for interview. Our safeguarding policy can be found here: Safeguarding policy.

 

We are currently looking for individuals from our local community who have the skills and experience to contribute to the success of our school, and to help the governing body be more reflective of the diversity of our pupils.

As a large and thriving school, we’re keen to appoint individuals with experience in HR, risk management, finance, data analysis, safeguarding, SEND and Health & Safety to add to the existing range of skills on the board.

More information can be found in the advert below.

Please contact balfour.governor@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.uk if you would like to know more and to find out how to apply.