Class Teacher - EYFS
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6QN14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
31 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified teacher status
- Degree
- Successful primary teaching experience
- Knowledge of the National Curriculum
- Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
- A good understanding of how children learn
- Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
- Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
- Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
- Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
- Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
- High expectations for children’s attainment and progress
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
- Commitment to safeguarding and equality
What the school offers its staff
At The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of open communication and prioritising employee well-being.
We offer numerous opportunities for professional development and career progression, recognising and celebrating your achievements along the way.
Our commitment to your well-being includes creating a safe space for feedback, providing mentorship and coaching, and empowering you to take ownership of your professional journey.
We also understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we provide subject leadership time, planning days, and two well-being days each year.
Further details about the role
We are excited to announce an incredible opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Reception Teacher to join our vibrant team at The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust. If you have a love for early years education and are looking to inspire young minds in a nurturing environment, we want to hear from you!
In this role, you will be responsible for creating engaging and well-structured lessons that foster a love of learning among our pupils. We are looking for someone who is not only patient and caring but also creative, fun, and engaging. Your ability to inspire children through your enthusiasm and sense of humour will be essential as you help them explore and discover the world around them.
Collaboration is key in our school, and you will work closely with colleagues to develop and implement effective teaching strategies. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to build strong relationships with pupils, parents, and fellow staff members, ensuring that every child feels valued and supported in their learning journey.
At The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of open communication and prioritising employee well-being. We offer numerous opportunities for professional development and career progression, recognising and celebrating your achievements along the way. Our commitment to your well-being includes creating a safe space for feedback, providing mentorship and coaching, and empowering you to take ownership of your professional journey. We also understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we provide subject leadership time, planning days, and two well-being days each year.
If you are ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our children and contribute to a supportive and dynamic team, we would love to welcome you into our school family.
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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