Class Teacher - Maternity Cover
Ferndown First School, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 9FB14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £35,674.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (Actual) Class Teacher M3 - M6 (£35,674 - £43,607)
Class Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary
It’s the staff in our academies who make our schools vibrant places of learning - who do all they can to make sure our children become confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens. Our staff want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with and are learners themselves who relish professional development opportunities.
Working in a Castleman Academy Trust school you'll be working with other forward thinkers, who see possibilities and are optimistic. You'll have the support of like-minded colleagues and together we'll ensure everyone has a great work life balance. Being part of the Castleman Academy Trust means there are a whole host of opportunities for you to develop and flourish.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, professional and dedicated Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) required to join our committed and hardworking team from Wednesday 3rd September 2025. This is a full-time post. Please note: We are not able to confirm the year group applicants will be working in yet - this will be discussed at interview.
The successful candidate will:
- be an excellent classroom practitioner with up-to-date curriculum knowledge and a thorough understanding of how children learn.
- have high expectations and be committed to securing the best outcomes for all.
- be reflective practitioners, constantly striving to improve.
- inspire the children in their care.
- provide effective and engaging learning experiences for the children.
- build positive relationships with the children, staff, parents and governors.
- create an environment in which children thrive.
- be organised, thorough and take pride in what our school achieves, by going the extra mile for the children.
- be hardworking, resilient and solution-focused.
- lead by example.
We can offer you:-
- Ferndown First School - Edurio Staff Choice Award - Top 10 in England. Recently voted as one of the top 10 schools in England where staff are proud to work.
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- The support and guidance of an experienced leadership team
- Dedicated colleagues who collaborate and work as a team
- Confident, happy children who are eager to learn
- Impressive school facilities.
Arranging a visit to Ferndown First School
If you would like to visit the school, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. To gain a greater understanding of our school values, curriculum offered and premises, please visit our school website.
Applying for the Job
Applications should be made via the My New Term application form and include details of experience. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment and two referees are given. Please note Ferndown First School does not accept CVs in place of an application form. Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted. This post is not suitable for ECTs.
If you would like to be a part of this exciting journey, we would like to hear from you.
The Castleman Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check, Child Barred List check, satisfactory references and a health check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
An online check will also be conducted on all shortlisted applicants. This check will form part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The Ministry of Justice guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 .
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 are not accepted.
About Ferndown First School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 343 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ferndown First School website
Ferndown First School is part of the Castleman Academy Trust. We are a Yr R to Yr 4 First School with 360 pupils on roll.
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