EYFS Class Teacher
Hill Farm Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 3BLThis job expired on 12 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TMS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated professional to join our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Team at Hill Farm Primary. We are looking for an inspiring and excellent practitioner to help nurture our youngest learners.
The successful applicant will:
- Be a passionate and effective classroom practitioner with a strong commitment to early childhood education;
- Have the ability to engage, enthuse, and motivate children and their families;
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the EYFS framework and its principles;
- Create a stimulating and engaging learning environment that fosters curiosity and exploration;
- Be skilled in planning and delivering a curriculum that meets the diverse needs of all children, ensuring that learning is both enjoyable and challenging;
- Be a reflective practitioner who is committed to continuous professional development and improvement;
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, and external professionals to support children's learning and development.
You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to providing each child with the personal support and challenge they need to progress and reach their full potential. We are dedicated to creating a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child feels valued and supported. Our approach to learning is holistic, drawing from a wealth of extended learning opportunities and enrichment activities. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming and supportive workplace, where everyone recognises the excitement of working together, regardless of their career stage. We invest in building strong relationships and effective teams to share innovative practises that promote children’s achievements.
Our motivation is that every child can achieve their developmental milestones with the right support. We understand where the children are in their learning journey and provide the necessary scaffolding to help them progress. If you share this philosophy and are eager to make a difference in the lives of young learners, we would love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
We will play to your strengths and can offer you:
- A range of benefits, including a cycle-to-work scheme, free parking, an employee discount scheme, health cashback plan, provision of an iPad, and a commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well-being committee;
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition;
- An annual Learning & Teaching Conference for all Teaching Staff.
We are proud to be part of Castle Phoenix Trust, which provides excellent opportunities for collaboration among colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD, and professional development. The Trust is committed to investing in and developing all staff to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students, who deserve nothing but the best. Our Trust values are integral to our work and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation, and Collaboration.
Hill Farm Primary has much to be proud of. We are a community-focused school with a meaningful emphasis on excellence and a desire to continuously improve.
Further details about the role
Our headteacher, Dawn Wilson, would be delighted to meet you and discuss this opportunity further. To organise a visit, please email Nicole Nealon.
Closing date: 9am Monday 12th May 2025
Interview Date: Monday 19th May 2025
If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.
These posts are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and as such, appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people, and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hill Farm Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 478 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hill Farm Academy website
- Email address
- nicole.nealon@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0247659 5455
Arranging a visit to Hill Farm Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nicole.nealon@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk.
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