Class Teacher - Maternity Cover - Fixed Term

Brenzett Church of England Primary School, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9UA

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  21 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS

Class Teacher - Maternity Cover - Fixed Term job summary

Brenzett Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Class Teacher to join our team on a maternity cover basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking school committed to high standards of teaching and learning.

You will be responsible for delivering engaging lessons, supporting pupil progress, and contributing positively to the wider school community.

Key Responsibilities

Plan and deliver high-quality lessons in line with the national curriculum

Create a positive and inclusive classroom environment

Contribute to departmental and whole-school initiatives

• Create a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment where every child can thrive
• Build strong, positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues
• Ensure the highest standards of safeguarding, welfare and care
• Use observations and assessments to track progress and tailor learning opportunities

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

You will be an enthusiastic, child‑centred educator with:

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

A passion and commitment to ongoing professional development

An understanding of and experience within EYFS

Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills

A commitment to inclusion, diversity and high‑quality practice

A solutions-based approach to problem solving

An experience of using Tapestry to track learning and communicate with parents

What We Offer

A supportive, friendly and collaborative team as well as wonderful children

Recent Ofsted and SIAMs inspections which praised our school and team

Opportunities for ongoing CPD and career development

A beautiful, well‑resourced learning environment and grounds

A setting that values creativity, curiosity and child-led learning as well as an ambition that all children will reach their full potential

We warmly encourage visits to the school. To arrange a tour or an informal conversation, please contact the school office.

Brenzett Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to follow the relevant safeguarding procedures, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) guidance, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found

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 Brenzett Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 96 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brenzett Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brenzett-church-of-england-primary-school

Brenzett is a Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, for children aged 4 to 11. We are a co-educational day school which serves the Romney Marsh area south of Ashford.

As of 01 October 2016 we became an Academy under the Diocese of Canterbury's Academy Trust (Aquila). Our acts or worship reflect Anglican beliefs, practices and values and we strive to maintain a distinctive Christian ethos and feel to our school.

The teaching staff currently comprises 4 teachers in addition to the Headteacher. There is also an experienced team of teaching assistants working alongside the teachers, including Higher Level Teaching Assistants. Our maximum number of children on roll is 140.

There are currently four classes. Children remain in the school until they are 11. After this, the majority transfer to one of the local Secondary schools for their secondary education. The school actively works with parents to ensure the smoothest possible transition to secondary education. Parents are offered information sessions to assist in their choice of secondary education.

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