Class Teacher
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6QN9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
31 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
What the school offers its staff
If you are an experienced teacher, we can offer you the opportunity to lead a core subject or spearhead key priorities within our school. Your expertise will play a vital role in shaping the educational experiences of our pupils and contributing to our inclusive approach.
For those who are Early Career Teachers (ECTs), we provide excellent mentoring and professional support, both within our school and across the Trust. Our mentoring programme is designed to help you navigate your early years in teaching with confidence, ensuring you receive the guidance and resources necessary for your professional growth.
Additionally, we encourage all our staff to engage in research-based initiatives, allowing you to explore innovative teaching methods and contribute to the continuous improvement of our educational practises. We believe that fostering a culture of inquiry and evidence-based practice is essential for both personal and professional development.
Further details about the role
Are you ready for a change? Perhaps you're looking for progression in your teaching career? We have an exciting teaching position available, and we might just be the answer you are looking for!
At Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, we care about our staff and their workload. We offer a range of options to make life a little easier, ensuring that you can focus on what you do best—teaching. We value Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and are committed to providing career conversations that will help you develop your practice and move up the career ladder if you desire.
If you are an experienced teacher, we can offer you the opportunity to lead a core subject or spearhead key priorities within our school. Your expertise will play a vital role in shaping the educational experiences of our pupils and contributing to our inclusive approach.
For those who are Early Career Teachers (ECTs), we provide excellent mentoring and professional support, both within our school and across the Trust. Our mentoring programme is designed to help you navigate your early years in teaching with confidence, ensuring you receive the guidance and resources necessary for your professional growth.
Additionally, we encourage all our staff to engage in research-based initiatives, allowing you to explore innovative teaching methods and contribute to the continuous improvement of our educational practises. We believe that fostering a culture of inquiry and evidence-based practice is essential for both personal and professional development.
Our children are delightful, and our parents are supportive, creating a positive and collaborative environment for everyone involved.
Why not get in touch and come and have a conversation with the Headteacher, Sue Heather? Let’s see what we can offer you and how you can contribute to our vibrant school community. Join us, and let’s embark on this journey together!
We encourage early applications and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Visits to the school are welcomed. If you would like to view the school please call the school office 01622 754666 or emailsheather@abc.aquilatrust.co.uk.
All applications must be made via the Kent Teach website.CVs will not be considered. References may be taken up prior to interviews. Please ensure email addresses are provided for referees.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 311 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School website
- Email address
- headteacher@abc.aquilatrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01622 754666
On behalf of myself and my team of dedicated staff and governors, I am delighted to welcome you to Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, a place where our children feel safe and secure, and know they are cherished.
Nurture extends beyond the classroom with our offer of support to families, along with our strong belief in fostering all our relationships with kindness and compassion. Our vision is threaded throughout our school, it is its heartbeat, it shapes everything we do. Archbishop Courtenay is a safe haven for all our community, offering hope and aspiration to all our children as they travel on their journey through our school. We offer a firm foundation for our unique and diverse pupils, respecting each child’s individuality to ensure they learn to value themselves and others, not only within our school family but beyond. We do this though our broad and balanced curriculum, providing a rich menu of exciting and motivating learning activities that make creative links between all aspects of our children’s learning. We encourage our children to use their imaginations to inspire their love of learning and develop a sense of wonder.
We are guided along our spiritual path by God’s love, reflecting on the world, our lives, whilst drawing on our school values, compassion, friendship, resilience, aspiration and respect. This makes us part of a strong, resilient and proud community ready to thrive and flourish together.
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School is proud to be an active member of Aquila Trust. To find out more about the Trust, visit their website - www.aquilatrust.co.uk
We would love you to come and see our school in action so please do not hesitate to contact us direct and arrange a visit.
Arranging a visit to Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@abc.aquilatrust.co.uk.
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