Class Teacher (Fixed Term)
Westlands Primary School, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1XNThis job expired on 20 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
8 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
- Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Westlands Primary School
- Full Time; All Year Round
- Fixed Term – 1 Year (Maternity Cover)
We have the exciting opportunity for an inspirational and dedicatedteacher to join our forward thinking and collaborative team in Key Stage 1 or 2. We are looking for someone with the drive and passion to continueto support the development of teaching and learning and provide the best opportunities for our pupils.
This post represents an ideal opportunity for someone with
ambition towork in a large, innovative primary school in partnership
with the SeniorLeadership Team as part of one of the South
East’s leading multi-academy trusts.
What the school offers its staff
In return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer you the opportunity to work within an inspirational Trust with a focus on delivery of an exceptional curriculum.
This post provides the opportunity:
- To work with children who have an enthusiasm for learning;
- To work with supportive, talented and committed colleagues and an experienced governing body;
- To develop leadership skills with the support of experienced leaders, both within the school and throughout the Trust;
- To work in a positive school environment where all children are supported to aim high and achieve their best;
- To undertake a key role in determining the best possible outcomes for our pupils.
Join us to benefit from:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme – with a generous employer contribution
- Employee Referral Recruitment Incentive
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Discounts with local and national retailers, cinemas and restaurants
- Access to training and development
- Employee Assistance Programme – Wellbeing and advice
- Cycle to Work scheme
- On-site Parking
Further information about the job
Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.
If you are interested in this post and would like an informal discussion, please contact Caroline Powell, caroline.powell@swale.at or 01795 470862.
Applications should be made via Kent Teach, or by submitting a completed application form directly to victoria.pettett@swale.at. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.
We are happy to discuss any support you may need during your application process as part of our reasonable adjustment approach.
If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at or 01795 905989 (option 2).
In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.
Interview Dates: w/c 19th May 2025
Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Swale Academies Trust schools will conduct an online check of shortlisted candidates in line with the Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Westlands Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 491 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westlands Primary School website
- Email address
- caroline.powell@swale.at
- Phone number
- 01795 470862
We are a school that likes to celebrate success at every level. Our children are hard-working, enjoy a challenge and love to learn. We provide a huge array of activities for children to broaden their experiences which you will be able to see through our news and updates on our website and social media feeds. Working in partnership with parents, carers and other key members of the community we work together on the school’s journey to provide an outstanding provision for all.
Westlands Primary School is part of Swale Academies Trust, which is one of the leading Multi Academy Trusts in the south east with a highly effective record in school improvement.
The Trust consists of a group of primary and secondary schools based in Kent, East Sussex and South London. Westlands Primary School was judged ‘outstanding’ in EYFS and Good in ‘Quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, Personal development and leadership and management’ in its last Ofsted inspection in November 2024. The school continues to improve and develop. The welfare and development of its pupils is at the heart of everything the school does. The school fosters a love of outdoor learning and encourages the children to engage in the natural world around them by being exposed to forest school sessions and a wealth of outdoor activities during unstructured times.
Arranging a visit to Westlands Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email caroline.powell@swale.at.
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