Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

Coxheath Primary School, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4PS

46 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Term 1 / 2

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary

We are a small Primary focused Multi Academy Trust in West Kent focused on achieving the very best outcomes for the children in our schools.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and inspiring person to join our school at what is a very exciting time. We are seeking to appoint a passionate, hard-working teacher to join our happy and dedicated team. We celebrate and value a broad, engaging, curriculum where the children are active learners and are nurtured to develop a curiosity about the world around them. This post is being offered on a full-time basis. The post is temporary to cover maternity leave, expected to end October/November 2026. The post is suitable for experienced teachers on Main Pay Scale Range.

As an excellent practitioner you must:

Be an excellent teacher - at whatever stage in your career - with in-depth subject knowledge.

Have high expectations of both yourself and your pupils.

Be passionate about meeting the needs of all children.

Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Value working in teams and partnerships.

Be skilled at fostering independence and pupil-led learning.

Be reflective, resilient and ambitious, keen to develop your professional expertise.

Engage with all aspects of school life, parents and the wider community.

Be committed to ongoing professional development.

We offer:

Children who are articulate, great fun, willing and eager to learn.

A creative, positive and friendly staff team.

A supportive environment where there are many opportunities for professional development.

A chance to collaborate with colleagues, with year group partners, as well as local networks and professionals.

A growing and well-resourced primary school, set in excellent school grounds, where opportunities for high quality outdoor learning are facilitated

An opportunity to share a real, relevant and engaging curriculum.

We are excited to offer you the opportunity to join our team and hope you will want to further explore this with us. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged and we would ask you to arrange these with Mrs Fullagar through the school office. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made are subject to a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Coxheath Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Coxheath Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/coxheath-primary-school

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