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Year 2 class teacher - Fixed term contract (1 Year)

Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7JZ

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 February 2026

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 to UPR 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’re looking for a teacher who:

• Has a kind and nurturing approach

• Brings creativity, warmth, and energy into the classroom

• Plans and delivers engaging, learning experiences

• Works effectively as part of a team and builds positive relationships with children, families, and staff

• Has QTS and relevant KS1 experience

• Skilled early reading teacher (Little Wandle Letters and Sounds is firmly embedded at our school)

What the school offers its staff

In return for your creativity and inspirational teaching, with high expectations, we can offer you:

• Excellent classroom support
• A well-resourced school with an emphasis on the children having first hand experiences i.e. trips to the theatre and to the seaside
• A feedback policy with no written marking
• Year group shared planning
• A creative curriculum which inspires the children
• Successful and embedded use of the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds SSP
• Encouragement and support to develop your career
• High quality professional development
• A nurturing and inclusive environment
• A commitment to reducing workload
• A forward thinking and supportive Senior Leadership Team
• An inspiring and attractive learning environment
• Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working opportunities

We work hard to accommodate requests to attend medical appointments during the school day and to attend events involving your own children, such as assemblies and parent meetings.

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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

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About Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 212 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School website
• Email address: head@holtsmereinfants.herts.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01442 211963
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holtsmere-end-infant-and-nursery-school

Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School is a Good (Ofsted April 2022) and progressive school. We hold the Inclusion Quality Mark and are considered an inclusive Flagship school.

We are an oversubscribed 2 form entry Infant and Nursery school on Woodhall Farm on the edge of Hemel Hempstead with a 40 place Nursery and an extensive leafy, outdoor space. We run a successful 'forest school' and have embedded a 'continuous provision' approach in Year 1 as we feel that this suits our learners.

Our school is proud of its child-centred approach, where the well-being and development of every child is at the heart of what we do. We offer a caring and inclusive environment, where children are encouraged to explore, imagine, and grow into confident learners.

Arranging a visit to Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@holtsmereinfants.herts.sch.uk.

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