Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Leigh Academy Tree Tops, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9EZ16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed Term - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS based on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who:
- Qualified and Experienced:Holds QTS/PGCE and has a proven record of successful teaching in a primary setting.
- High Expectations and Vision:Demonstrates high expectations for pupil achievement and personal growth, coupled with an enthusiastic, imaginative, and forward-thinking approach to education.
- Inspiring Communicator:Possesses the ability to inspire, motivate, and engage children to achieve their full potential.
- Collaborative:Capable of building positive relationships with children, staff, parents, and governors, along with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to be part of a well-regarded academy.
- A welcoming, forward-thinking academy community committed to raising achievement and attainment.
- A creative, supportive, and highly motivated environment where teamwork thrives.
- Excellent resources, facilities, and a strong commitment to professional development.
If you are passionate about making a difference and eager to contribute to our school’s success, we look forward to receiving your application!
We strongly recommend that you come to visit our setting so that you can see in action what an inspiring and purposeful environment it is, for both pupils and adults. If you would be interested in booking a visit or a call with the academy, please contactAmy Wenban(Recruitment Advisor) onamy.wenban@latrust.org.uk.
Further details about the role
Working with us at Leigh Academy Tree Tops
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is a happy, caring and vibrant school, located on the outskirts of Maidstone. We are set in magnificent grounds with ample space for both outdoor learning and play. Our thriving nursery is located on site and offers an excellent start for our children’s education. We have separate and spacious facilities for Early Years, KS1 and KS2.
We aim to give every child the very best start to their education through lively and engaging teaching using an exciting, broad and balanced curriculum. We want our children to enjoy a wide range of experiences which bring the curriculum to life and make learning active, meaningful and relevant. Our happy staff team works hard to ensure the best possible quality of education for the children in every class. By developing potential, drive and self-esteem we help everyone to become a unique, responsible, respectful, motivated and successful individual.
The academy is well equipped, having its own nursery, library, two halls, a childrens’ kitchen, a DT workshop and extensive outdoor areas including outdoor classrooms, a forest school area, a science garden and a separate sports field.
Leigh Academy Tree Tops values the diversity and talents of all our pupils, parents and staff. We focus on preparing our children for the next step in their education, ensuring they are fully engaged in all aspects of their learning, including decision making, being good communicators and becoming independent, knowledgeable learners. Learning experiences, which our pupils will remember for their whole education career, are created by our hard working and dedicated staff, where pupils of all ages are given the opportunity to work with experts and with children in other year groups and in cluster schools.
It’s our pupils who are our best advert and they would warmly welcome the chance to proudly show you our school.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust
As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Leigh Academy Tree Tops
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 317 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leigh Academy Tree Tops website
- Email address
- talent@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634412205
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Tree Tops
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email talent@latrust.org.uk.
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