Class Teacher (Maternity Cover Full Academic Year)

Woodland View Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 5FZ

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  29 April 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

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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
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover Full Academic Year) job summary

We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and caring class teacher to join our team for a full academic year maternity cover (September 2026 - July 2027). Whether your passion lies in Early Years, Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2, we are looking for someone who will bring energy, creativity and high expectations to the classroom - and who shares our commitment to ensuring every child thrives.

About Us

We are a proud, high-performing primary school where children are encouraged to Inspire, Enjoy and Achieve. Our core value of RESPECT underpins everything we do, and our unique provision - including our 7 Wonders - ensures that learning goes far beyond the classroom.

We are passionate about:

• Creating memorable learning experiences

• Supporting the whole child, including wellbeing and personal development

• Maintaining high expectations for every pupil

• Developing staff through high-quality CPD and collaboration

Our curriculum is shaped by our commitment to providing children with rich, meaningful experiences through our Magnificent 7. These are central to how we inspire curiosity, build confidence and develop the whole child.

We are looking for a teacher who will embrace this approach - someone who:

• Is an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations for all pupils

• Can create a positive, engaging and well-structured learning environment

• Is committed to ensuring every child makes strong progress

• Builds strong relationships with pupils, colleagues and families

• Brings energy, creativity and a sense of fun to the classroom

• Is reflective and keen to develop their practice

If you are someone who enjoys bringing learning to life, you will feel very much at home here. Whether you are an experienced teacher or new to the profession, we welcome applications from those who are passionate about making a difference.

Woodland View is an Outstanding two-form entry school with 420 pupils from FS to Y6, on the outskirts of Northampton.

To see our school motto ‘Inspire, Enjoy, Achieve’ in action, please watch our promotional video to see if we are the right school for you! https://youtu.be/liFWxuLs-9U

Please view our website (www.wvps.northants.sch.uk) to find out more about our wonderful school; I particularly recommend looking at our class blog pages!

What We Offer

• A supportive and welcoming team

• Enthusiastic, well-behaved pupils who enjoy learning

• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing, including access to a wellbeing package

• Access to high-quality CPD, including the National College

• A school with a Magnificent 7 vision and exciting curriculum opportunities

• The chance to be part of something genuinely special

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the headteacher, Mark Horsley at head@woodlandview.northants-ecl.gov.uk

Woodland View Primary School 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 subject to safer recruitment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, online searches, and verification of qualifications and right to work in the UK.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and, where applicable, subject to a check of disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

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.

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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 Woodland View Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodland View Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodland-view-primary-school-northampton

A two-form entry successful primary school on the outskirts of Northampton.

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