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  • Start date details

    February 2026

  • Closing date

    5 January 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    21 November 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Monthly MPS-UPS

Fixed Term Class Teacher - Maternity Leave Cover job summary

Lodge Farm School is on an upward trajectory, with clear areas to develop, and this is an exciting opportunity to join the school at a time of growth and development. An opportunity has arisen to join our ambitious school team for a fixed-term period to cover maternity leave.The post is available from February half term, and would suit a teacher with KS1 experience.

We are looking for a qualified teacher who:

  • Is a highly motivated classroom practitioner with high expectations of themselves and others
  • Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, promoting positive and respectful relationships
  • Is a team player, with a positive work ethos and is committed to raising standards across the school
  • Shares our desire to maintain and build upon the school’s caring and nurturing ethos with the welfare of the children and staff at the heart of everything that we do
  • Is committed to safeguarding, child protection and mental wellbeing for all
  • Has good organisational skills and excellent time keeping

We can offer:

  • a supportive, collaborative and committed staffing team
  • friendly, motivated children
  • extensive opportunities for professional development
  • dedicated PPA time
  • an induction process to build initial confidence and awareness of whole school approaches and expectations

Visits are warmly welcomed. Please do not hesitate to contact the school office directly should you wish to arrange a tour: admin@lodgefarm.herts.sch.uk. Personal conversations with the Headteacher, Joanna Farbon, are welcomed before booking a school tour. Please contact the school office on 01438 236600.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including enhanced DBS checks with Disclosure and Barring Service. We will be carrying out an online search at the point of shortlisting.

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

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.

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About Lodge Farm Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
412 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Lodge Farm School is a happy and popular 2-form entry primary in Stevenage. The school sits within expansive and lovely grounds, with a large sports field which backs onto Nobel Secondary School.

Lodge Farm School is on an upward trajectory, with clear areas to develop, and this is an exciting opportunity to join the school at a time of growth and development.

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