Year 2 Class Teacher - Maternity Cover
Shorne Church of England Primary School, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3DU15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
June 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Year 2 Class Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary
Join Shorne Church of England Primary School as a Year 2 Classroom Teacher
1 Year Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Salary: MPS/UPS
Required to start: June 2025
We are seeking a creative and enthusiastic Year 2 Class Teacher to join our excellent team in June 2025. If you love engaging young learners, bringing lessons to life, and working in a close-knit, supportive team, this could be the perfect role for you! As our Year 2 Class Teacher, you will be committed to high standards of teaching and learning with the ability to inspire and motivate our children to develop their full potential.
This includes:
- Establishing excellent teaching practice within the KS1 class
- Establishing positive relationships with parents and encouraging their participation in their child’s learning
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Want to be involved in shaping and developing outstanding learning experiences to enable all children to thrive.
- Want to work in a supportive and caring environment.
- Are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.
Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Commitment to safeguarding
Shorne Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable. Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers and governors will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.
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.
About Shorne Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 207 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Shorne Church of England Primary School website
Shorne Church of England Primary School, part of the Aletheia Academies Trust, is a friendly, dynamic and innovative school. We believe in ensuring that each and every member of the school community feels valued, listened to, nurtured and encouraged to see the positive impact they can have on the world. Our children are at the heart of everything we do and we strongly believe in offering each child every opportunity to develop into kind, confident, and compassionate members of society. We are a very friendly and supportive team who firmly believe in the importance of collaboration between and the well-being of colleagues, families and children.
We are located in a beautiful village setting and have 213 children. We are proud to have been graded as a good school by Ofsted in October 2017, and also good as a Church school by SIAMs in February 2018. We pride ourselves on our collegiate and collaborative team ethos, and if you join us we will ensure that you have opportunities for continued professional development, as well as support and friendly faces on a day-to-day basis.
The school has extensive facilities, bright, airy classrooms and attractive school grounds. Our curriculum is delivered through engaging, memorable opportunities, and we believe in the development of the whole child. Our vision - Growing Together in Learning and in Faith - reflects our strong Christian ethos and our aim for the very best for everyone within our community. Whilst we are a Church of England School, our Christian Values are lived by pupils and staff of all faiths and none. Inclusion of all is incredibly important to us at Shorne.
We are proud to be part of the Aletheia Academies Trust. We work regularly and collaboratively with our partner schools to provide a wide range of exciting learning opportunities for our children and staff.
Our vision at Shorne Church of England Primary School is:
“Growing Together in Learning and in Faith”
To develop life-long learners that have a clear understanding of the world in which we live through the acquisition of skills and knowledge; developing their unique God-given talents which will enable them to contribute, collaborate and flourish in a global society.
“…grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord…” Peter 3:18
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