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Class Teacher - Maternity Cover Year 1 at Edenbridge Primary School

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Job Reference #: EDV/2026/EPS/53194

Location: High Street, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5AB

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Contract Term: Full-Time

Salary: £39,979.00 - £48,479.00 Annually (Actual)

Teacher Main Payscale M3-6 £39,979 - £48,479pa

Fixed Term End Date: Tue 31st Aug, 2027

Closing Date: Midnight, Mon 28th Sep, 2026

Start Date: October 2026

Positions Available: 1

Interview Date(s): As suitable applications are received

About this Role

We are looking to appoint a full-time experienced class teacher from October 2026 for a maternity cover in a year 1 class. This role is not suitable for ECT's and will be a fixed term maternity cover until 31st August 2027.

Set in the heart of Edenbridge town centre near Sevenoaks, Edenbridge Primary School is a two-form entry school, serving our busy community. We have high expectations for all our children at Edenbridge Primary School. We want them to be happy and successful, and we are committed to giving every individual child a chance to develop their talents, whatever they may be.

We believe that children should be given the chance to succeed in a secure and reassuring environment. Our aim is to help children become self-confident and independent individuals who respect themselves, others, and the world in which they live.

Our school site has three playgrounds, a playing field, an ICT suite, a library, and two halls to ensure that we are able to provide a great learning environment for our pupils. In 2018, we opened a purpose-built EYFS block to give our youngest pupils a first-class start to their primary schooling.

If you would like to know more about the school, please contact the school office on and arrange a visit. For candidates who wish to apply without a tour, we may be able to offer tours for shortlisted candidates on the interview date.

What we offer you:

• A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community.
• A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust's Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in EYFS, SEND, and Phonics.
• A Trust wide curriculum with shared planning and resources, including adaptive teaching tools, to significantly reduce workload for teachers and subject leaders.
• High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
• Excellent CPD opportunities, including outstanding ECT training and support, subject-specific training for all, and access to NPQs.
• Annual conferences with keynote speakers, including experts from the EEF.
• Access to professional coaching beyond your ECT years.
• Termly subject leader forums to increase collaboration and reduce workload.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling, integrated GP and nurse services, and access to a range of other wellbeing services such as private physiotherapy, mindfulness and stretch yoga sessions, bereavement support, menopause support, men's health support.
• Access to discounted wrap-around childcare for staff.
• Free academy-wide social events throughout the year.

If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply, complete the application form with full education and employment history, indicating how you satisfy the criteria in the Job Description/Person Specification. List your teaching experiences clearly, including recent teaching posts and teacher training placements. Applications must be submitted via email; CVs will not be accepted.

Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a criminal disclosures and declarations form prior to interview. References will be requested for shortlisted candidates only. Online searches will be conducted as part of due diligence, and any issues of concern can be addressed at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children's Barred List. Additional vetting checks will follow, especially for candidates who have lived or worked outside the UK and will need to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct or other overseas police check.

The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory checks. Our Safeguarding Policy can be viewed via our website.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, and suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date.

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We are looking to appoint a full-time experienced class teacher from October 2026 for a maternity cover in a year 1 class. This role is not suitable for ECT's and and will be a fixed term maternity cover until 31st August 2027. Set in the heart of Edenbridge town centre near Sevenoaks, Edenbridge Primary School is a two-form entry school, serving our busy community. We have high expectations for all our children at Edenbridge Primary School. We want them to be happy and successful, and we are committed to giving every individual child a chance to develop their talents, whatever they may be. We believe that children should be given the chance to succeed in a secure and reassuring environment. Our aim is to help children become self-confident and independent individuals who respect themselves, others and the world in which they live. Our school site has three playgrounds, a playing field, an ICT suite, a library and two halls to ensure that we are able to provide a great learning environment for our pupils. In 2018, we were really excited to open a purpose-built EYFS block which will ensure we are able to give our youngest pupils a first class start to their primary schooling. If you would like to know more about the school, please contact the school office on and arrange a visit. For candidates who wish to apply without a tour, for ease and speed, we may be able to offer tours for shortlisted candidates on the interview date. What we offer you:

• A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local community.
• A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including support from the Trust's Central Executive Team and a range of experts, such as specialists in EYFS, SEND and Phonics.
• A Trust wide curriculum with shared planning and resources, including adaptive teaching tools, to significantly reduce workload for teachers and subject leaders.
• High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
• Excellent CPD opportunities, including outstanding ECT training and support, subject specific training for all, and access to NPQs.
• Annual conferences with keynote speakers, including experts from the EEF.
• Access to professional coaching beyond your ECT years.
• Termly subject leader forums to increase collaboration and reduce workload.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling, integrated GP and nurse services, and access to a range of other wellbeing services such as private physiotherapy, mindfulness and st yoga sessions, bereavement support, menopause support, men's health support.
• Access to discounted wrap around childcare for staff.
• Free academy-wide social events throughout the year.
If you are interested in applying for the post, please see the Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please list your teaching experiences clearly in your application. Previous teaching posts, including any teacher training placements for those recently completing Initial Teacher Training, should be listed in the employment history section of the form, and you should expand on your experiences within your personal statement, articulating the year groups and key stages that you have experiences of teaching in. Applications should be submitted via email My New Term. CVs will not be accepted. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a criminal disclosures and declarations form prior to interview. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2026 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have an opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children's Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2026 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct or other overseas police check. Candidates will be required to arrange this themselves if they do not already have the necessary certificate. We recommend that those applicants who have lived and worked abroad read the Gov.uk information ahead of interview to familiarise themselves with the vetting checks that will be required: Criminal Records Checks for applicants who have lived overseas - further information The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our Academy Safeguarding Policy can be viewed via the following link: TPA Safeguarding Policy 2026 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS ADVERT EARLY AND SUITABLE CANDIDATES MAY BE INTERVIEWED BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.