7 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    15 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    8 May 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1

Working pattern

Part time: 3 days a week

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be:

  • A talented, organised, and dedicated teacher who will inspire and motivate our young learners.
  • A practitioner with a passion for delivering high quality learning experiences for all pupils, helping everybody achieve the best possible outcomes.
  • A great team player who can work successfully in collaboration with others and contribute towards our inspiring ethos.
  • A teacher excited by the opportunity to be part of our amazing community, building strong relationships with our youngest learners and their families
  • Passionate about outdoor learning, providing open-ended opportunities for children to be able to take risks and excel in a safe place
  • Eager to drive and lead a subject or school improvement projects

In addition, the successful candidate must:

  • Smile every day, all day and make children feel special!
  • Laugh at jokes that aren’t funny!
  • Enjoy the taste of delicious soups of mud, cakes of salt dough while wearing the scent of dandelion and daisy perfume! (YES, this happens in Year 1 and 2 too)
  • Be every child's biggest cheerleader!

What the school offers its staff

**EXCITING OPPORTUNITY***

Key Stage 1 Class Teacher 3 days a week Maternity Cover Fixed 1 year

Start date: September 2025 preferred

Olney Infant Academy are looking for an inspirational teacher to join our dynamic, forward-thinking school. Our ethos is to grow curious and passionate learners who challenge themselves and persevere to get the job done. We are a nurturing school, and we pride ourselves on our innovative curriculum that is rooted in continuous and enhanced provision, instilling in our children, a true love of learning.

We are looking for someone who understands the privilege of educating young children. Could you be the person to join our OUTSTANDING school, where ‘every member of staff facilitates pupils’ natural eagerness to find out about the world and their place in it.’ (OFSTED, June 2022).


We are part of the IFTL trust and offer discounts on childcare to all trust employees.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Olney Infant Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 7
Education phase
Primary
School size
248 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 7
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01234 711388

Arranging a visit to Olney Infant Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@olneyinfant.org.

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