Teacher Maternity Cover

Castle Hill Infant School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6QD

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  1 October 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  28 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 Annually (FTE) MPS

Teacher Maternity Cover job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Main Scale Class Teacher to join us for 2 terms from January 2026, on a temporary contract to cover maternity in our EYFS Team

Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools are established schools based in Ipswich. We are two schools, working as one. We are part of a thriving multi-academy trust, ASSET Education.

We are incredibly proud of our schools; our curriculum is inspiring and engaging, supporting pupils to uncover new worlds and opportunities.

We have high expectations for our learners to achieve and develop them to be active members of our school community through our values of PASSION, RESILIENCE, INTEGRITY, DETERMINATION and EQUITY

We nurture the whole child; understanding the importance of developing pupils socially, emotionally and culturally.

Castle Hill is proudly inclusive. Everyone is valued and celebrated within our community. All are lifelong members of #TeamCastleHill

If you would like to find out more about our incredible schools, contact our office to arrange a visit. We can't wait to show you around.

Be your best, give it your all, do it with PRIDE

The successful candidate will:

• Share our core values and characteristics

• Be innovative, passionate and determined when implementing the school curriculum

• Be a dedicated practitioner, determined to engage and challenge the children

• Have a passion for learning and high expectations of children’s achievement and behaviour

• Have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills

• A strong team member working in partnership with staff, governors, parents & the wider community

• Be reflective and take responsibility for their own professional development

We offer:

• A caring school with a strong ethos of inclusion and providing the best opportunities for our children

• A professional challenge

• The chance to make a significant contribution to the future achievement and success of our school

• Our commitment to your professional development

• Excellent career prospects across the network, with a culture of looking to promote from within

• Access to CPD to enable you to grow and develop your role

• Something we take very seriously is staff wellbeing

• The opportunity to use Google Suite, which allows you to do your best work, all in one suite

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. We welcome applications from both ECTs and experienced candidates.

This post will be reporting directly to Jennifer Smith Headteacher and will be based at Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit or have an informal discussion with the Headteacher Jennifer Smith or Phase Leader Ceri Clarke about this role. Please email Joanne Sparkhall at office@castlehillprimary.org.uk or contact by phone on 01473 741758.

Please also see our website - www.castlehillprimary.org.uk

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CVs.

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

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.

Applying for the job

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Castle Hill Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castle Hill Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-hill-infant-school-ipswich

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