Part-Time Primary Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Woodlands Primary Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 8QQ8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
16 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 October 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: 19.5 hours (0.6 FTE)
Contract type
- Fixed term - TBC - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - UPR £32,916 - £51,048 (Pro-Rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
Woodlands Primary Academy are seeking a committed and caring teacher to join us on a maternity cover basis. You’ll be passionate about achieving the highest standards in learning and conduct for every child in your class, and dedicated to promoting and safeguarding their welfare throughout the school. With a nurturing approach and a strong sense of professional responsibility, you’ll help create a classroom environment where all pupils feel safe, supported, and inspired to thrive.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Experience teaching across primary range
- Ability to deliver well planned and stimulating lessons across the curriculum and ability range
- Well organised and good communication skills
What the school offers its staff
About the Teaching Staff:
At Woodlands Primary Academy, our teaching staff are a close-knit, dedicated team who share a deep commitment to nurturing every child’s potential. We pride ourselves on creating a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration, creativity, and high expectations drive everything we do. Whether planning engaging lessons, supporting wellbeing, or celebrating achievements, our teachers work together to make learning joyful and purposeful.
About Woodlands Primary Academy:
Woodlands is a popular school with a growing reputation for the quality of education it provides. Most of our children start with us in Nursery and continue their journey to the end of year 6. At Woodlands, we are proud to nurture a vibrant, inclusive and values-driven school community where every child is recognised, supported and inspired to thrive.
We foster respect, responsibility and resilience in our pupils, encouraging them to be thoughtful, independent learners with a strong work ethic and a deep sense of social responsibility. Our creative curriculum, high expectations and stimulating learning environment ensure that all children, regardless of background or ability, are given the opportunity to achieve outstanding outcomes.
We work in close partnership with families and the wider community, sending a clear and sustained message to every child: you are important, and your contribution matters. To find out more please visit our website.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.
We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.
We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.
Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks in line with the Government safer recruitment guidelines.
This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
Applying for the job
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About Woodlands Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 463 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Woodlands Primary Academy website
- Email address
- tierney.webb@lynngroveacademy.org.uk
About our school
Our school is within easy travelling distance from Norwich, Suffolk and surrounding areas
We are a friendly, successful and vibrant two-form entry primary school situated on a large well -resourced site with an impressive outdoor environment.
We achieved GOOD judgements in all areas of our OFSTED inspection in 2017 and our team continue to set high standards and expectations for children’s academic achievements as well as offering a supportive, caring and creative learning environment.
Our children enjoy weekly Bushcraft sessions in our wonderful woodland area and all children enjoy a creative music and PE curriculum led by specialist teachers. The school benefits from good support from parents and the local community.
Arranging a visit to Woodlands Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tierney.webb@lynngroveacademy.org.uk.
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