Class Teacher (Maternity Cover - 1 year)

Riverbridge Primary School, Staines, Surrey, TW18 2EF

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  29 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,075 - £50,471 (dependent on experience)

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover - 1 year) job summary

Class Teacher (Part-Time or Full Time 1 year maternity cover)

Are you an ambitious teacher who is keen to make a difference? We are offering a wonderful opportunity to become an integral part of our exceptional community of children and adults.

Riverbridge Primary School is seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher for a one-year maternity cover, which may lead to an extension or permanent contract. This role is being advertised as parttime or full time. We are looking for someone who has a passion for creating lifelong learners, are committed to inclusion and equality and have high expectations of themselves and every child. Main duties and responsibilities of the job are included in the job description attached to this advertisement along with a person specification giving details of the skills, qualifications and experience required for the roles.

Riverbridge Primary is a popular three form entry primary school with a nursery in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey with a diverse catchment and a wonderful team spirit. The whole school team is committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment where children love learning and thrive. We have a strong reputation for working collaboratively with other local schools and are constantly on the look-out for opportunities to enhance our provision. The right candidate will be joining a strong, professional team of enthusiastic staff who will work alongside you in a supportive and constructive way.

Riverbridge is part of the Lumen Learning Trust and as such plays an important part in the development of not only our school but for all the schools in the Trust.

As a Trust we are committed to offering all our teachers:

• Accelerated career development, which can include gaining qualifications in middle and senior

leadership

• Opportunities to work in partnership with other teachers and leaders across the Trust to develop

practice in our own schools as well as other local schools

• A climate where your contributions are valued and positively received by all

• A whole team of staff who share the same values and high aspirations for all our children

If this is your first appointment, we offer ECTs:

• Ringfenced non-contact time each week to enable you to fully commit yourself to the professional growth opportunities that are so important at the outset of your career

• A well-trained and supportive mentor who is well-versed in the expectations of the Early Career Framework and committed to enabling their ECT be the best teacher they can be

• A whole team of staff who share the same values and high aspirations for all our children

• Trust wide support from leaders and colleagues across the Trust;

• Opportunities to attend training with other ECTs in local schools;

• Paid 2025 summer holiday following a two-week paid induction programme during July 2025 (this is not obligatory but available for all ECTs if they would like to participate).

We warmly welcome any interested applicants to either come and look around our school and meet the headteacher, or call and speak to the headteacher to discuss any questions you may have. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit.

The deadline for applications is 29th June 2025

However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.

Salary: £33,075 - £50,471 (pro rata for part-time) - dependent on experience

Closing date: 29th June 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 7th July 2025

Start date: September 2025

To apply please complete the application form; we do not accept CVs.

Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. To achieve our commitment we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Riverbridge Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 690 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Riverbridge Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverbridge-primary-school-staines

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