Part Time Class Teacher Maternity Cover (2 days)

Fairfield Park Lower School, Fairfield Park, Hertfordshire, SG5 4FD

Deadline is tomorrow

• Job start date

  24 February 2025

• Closing date

  9 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: dependent on experience

Part Time Class Teacher Maternity Cover (2 days) job summary

We are looking to appoint a part time (2 days per week, Mon & Tues) KS1 class teacher for maternity cover to be part of our school who has creative, forward thinking skills. This role is to start on 25th February 2025.

Welcome to Fairfield Park Lower School, where staff, pupils, parents and carers are nurtured and supported through our strong pastoral ethos. We care passionately about our community and the welfare of all stakeholders; this is embedded into all our practices. We have a thriving PTA, and parent helper group, we are a ‘People Place’ where we learn and grow together; we are proud that we are an emotionally intelligent school. We have excellent facilities for staff, pupils and our local community; we have a thriving extended community involving a range of external providers and provision including a breakfast and after school club.

Fairfield Park school was a new school in 2007 and has constantly evolved and expanded over the years and is used to managing change. We have had staff stability in that process and grown staff each year as we have expanded. We have a history of coaching, supporting and offering high quality CPD to enable all to achieve their very best. Many staff have pursued their own qualifications further and continued their lifelong learning pathway through working with us. We are passionate to promote a very happy and skilled staff population, with wellbeing built into our school year. Creative, fun, secure staff create enthusiastic happy and well-rounded learners.

We are committed to providing children with a high quality education in a secure and nurturing setting. Our inspiring curriculum and dedicated staff provide quality engaging learning environments and a range of enrichment opportunities. High expectations enable pupils to achieve quality learning outcomes ensuring all pupils have a solid foundation block and love of learning. At the heart of everything we do is achievement, progress, challenge, inspiration, engagement, enjoyment and innovation. We aim to prepare our young pupils for life in a rapidly changing technologically driven global society. Everyone at Fairfield Park is respected and valued and there is equal opportunity for all. Discipline is based upon care for each other and positive reinforcement. Pupils contribute to shaping the school ethos through the School Council and achievements are shared and celebrated. Fairfield Park is a very reflective school, building in annual reviews and professional dialogues to always further enhance pupil outcomes. All staff are part of this culture and have a voice to develop and evolve the school; these are embedded in regular team meetings throughout the year. Fairfield Park has a committed and an outstanding Governing Body, they support, engage and offer effective challenge.

This is a very exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking, outstanding school with excellent staff led successfully by an exceptionally strong School Leadership Team. The governing body are experienced and supportive with a very close working relationship to the school.

We look forward to receiving your application, visits to our school are encouraged and warmly welcomed

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Fairfield Park Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 497 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Fairfield Park Lower School website (opens in new tab)
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