Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Marden Primary Academy, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 9JX2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS based on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an inspiring, creative, and passionate teacher seeking a rewarding opportunity? Marden Primary Academy is looking for a dedicatedClass Teacherto join our thriving team fromSeptember 2025for a maternity cover.
At Marden Primary Academy, we are committed to nurturing every pupil’s potential and providing the best possible educational experience. Our focus is on creating an environment where every child can thrive and reach their full potential. We work together to achieve excellence for all, fostering confident, resilient children who benefit from the expertise of energetic, highly motivated, and forward-thinking teachers.
We are seeking a teacher who places children at the heart of school life, with high expectations for both pupil achievement and behaviour. You will be someone who inspires and motivates pupils to reach their full potential, while fostering a love of learning in every child.
In return, you will join a dynamic and collaborative team, with ample opportunities for professional growth and development.
Our successful candidate will be:
- 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
Join our team because:
- We care- about our pupils through our human scale approach to education, our staff and their well-being and the communities that we serve, driven by our high ideals and strong moral values.
- We have boundless ambition- to achieve excellence for all and create confident young adults with high levels of resilience and integrity.
- We work together- as one team in the belief that we are greater than the sum of our parts. We foster an enterprising culture through collaboration and in close partnership with industry and other educators.
- We keep getting better- using our ‘can-do’ attitude towards continuous improvement and innovation.
Further details about the role
All of the staff at Marden are committed to ensuring that the school keeps its friendly, caring atmosphere whilst ensuring that children develop a broad range of life skills. We want all the children to become confident, independent learners who show respect for one another and can talk articulately about their feelings and ideas.
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.
Note:Whilst the position is offered on a maternity cover basis initially of up to one year, every effort will be made to offer a substantive position thereafter, either at Marden Primary Academy or within the wider family of academies across Leigh Academies Trust. The central Recruitment Team will keep in touch with you throughout your contract to discuss options available to you.
This is a fixed term role offering MPS/UPS based on experience.
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 Marden Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 293 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Marden Primary Academy website
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634412205
Arranging a visit to Marden Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.
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