Classroom Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Bletchingley Village Primary School, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4PP

21 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  22 February 2026

• Latest start date

  23 February 2026

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  19 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS 1-6 / UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualified Teacher Status & Evidence of CPD

Knowledge & Understanding

• Teaching practice in a primary school

• Theory and practice of effective provision for all individuals (class organisation, management, use of learning strategies)

• Statutory curriculum requirements for KS2

• Monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting of pupil progress

• Statutory requirements for Equalities, Health & safety, SEND and Safeguarding

• Positive links necessary with all stakeholders

Effective teaching and learning styles

Skills& Aptitudes

• Use effective strategies to promote school aims, ethos and values

• Nurture and develop positive relationships with all stakeholders

• Communicate effectively – orally and in writing

• Create a positive and effective learning environment

• Develop strategies to create community links

Personal Attributes

• Approachable

• Committed

• Enthusiastic & self-motivating

• Calm under pressure

• Well organised

• Positive outlook

• Team Player

• A commitment to all aspects of school life e.g. after school clubs / community

Safeguarding

• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people in line with the school Child Protection and Safeguarding policy and the Staff Behaviour Policy

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking to appoint a full or part-time time classroom teacher, on a maternity cover fixed-term basis, to join our friendly school team from February 2026.

Bletchingley Primary School is a Community Primary School in the village of Bletchingley. We are a 3 – 11 school, with a Nursery class and a specialist centre for children with speech, language and communication needs.

We believe in a community that has a love of learning and life. We aim to foster a sense of pride in everything we do, aspiring to make school an unforgettable, positive experience, with every child and teacher gaining the maximum possible benefit from their time with us.

You will be joining a forward-thinking Trust at an exciting time in its development and will enjoy our many staff benefits which include: -

• Supportive, talented and forward-thinking colleagues within our school and the MAT as a whole

• Excellent opportunities to further your career development

• Trust wide focus on staff wellbeing

• Great facilities and outdoor spaces

• Strong partnerships with all stakeholders

• Lifestyle discounts and staff social clubs & events

You will demonstrate a commitment to:

• Promoting the school ethos and expectations at all times with passion and commitment

• Providing a model of ‘excellence’ as a teacher, inspiring and motivating all

• Sustaining high expectations and build consistent excellence practice in teaching, learning and assessment

• Building positive relationships with staff, pupils and parents

• Team work and working in partnership

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to our school.

Please note that applications will be considered upon receipt. Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the recruitment process once a suitable candidate is appointed.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, subject to the filtering rules which ‘protect’ certain spent convictions and cautions from disclosure.

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

Tandridge Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Bletchingley Village Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 247 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bletchingley Village Primary School website
• Email address: hr@tandridgelearningtrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01883776677
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bletchingley-village-primary-school

To support the SLCN centre with their responsibility for the development and education of children in schools, to include pupils with special needs.

To assist an individual teacher, or teachers, in delivering and evaluating programmes and adapting teaching materials to suit the particular requirements of individual pupils and groups.

To assist in meeting the pupils’ need for encouragement, reassurance and comfort while encouraging independence at all times.

To assist with personal care

Arranging a visit to Bletchingley Village Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@tandridgelearningtrust.co.uk.

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