KS1 Teacher - Maternity Cover at Hillborough Infant and Nursery School

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/HIANS/93016
  Location
Hillborough Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5EZ
  Contract Type
Maternity Cover
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
MPS
  Closing Date
Midnight, Mon 13th Apr, 2026
  Start Date
September 2026
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Suitable for ECTs
  Interview Date(s)
w/c 20th April 2026
   Interview Date(s)           w/c 20th April 2026
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About this Role

The Governing Body of Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is seeking to appoint an experienced Class Teacher for KS1, to start September 2025, or sooner.

Do you think you can support our Vision, Mission & Values?

Vision

  • Our vision is for each child to discover their interests, be confident and curious in developing new skills and grow in their love of learning.

Mission

  • Everyone takes care of themselves, each other and our school.

  • All children succeed; develop skills for lifelong learning and their ability to think independently.

  • We value parents as their child’s first educators

  • Our children, staff and governors go beyond expectations.

  • Children are actively encouraged to make their own choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment.

  • Children feel confident to take risks and make mistakes.

  • We celebrate success!

Values

  • A school’s values should be at the core of everything they do.  They underpin the teaching and learning, and contribute to an environment which prepares pupils for their future.  


  • At Hillborough Infant & Nursery School, our core values are to ‘CARE’

  • These values are all of equal importance and encompass many things

  • C – community

  • A – aspiration

  • R – respect

  • E – empowering

  • We also have our ‘value’ of the month, which is a principle that guides all our thinking and behaviour.  We are inspired by the principles that are set out by Values-based Education (VbE)

Hillborough Infant and Nursery School is an inclusive community with hardworking, ambitious and dedicated staff who strive to deliver excellent outcomes for our pupils through an engaging and stimulating curriculum, challenging and varied learning opportunities as well as a caring and nurturing environment. Our Ofsted inspection grading is ‘Good’ (May 2023).

  • 'Children make a strong start in their early years. Teachers set high expectations.'

We know that achieving excellent outcomes for our pupils means investing in quality staff and we place a real emphasis on providing personalised professional development for our team.

We can offer you:

  • A supportive, enthusiastic and friendly team;

  • Commitment to high quality CPD and training/qualifications;

  • A successful team that supports SEND,EAL,SEMH.

  • A strong culture of staff wellbeing and support with health & wellbeing packages;

  • Children who work hard, behave well and have great attitudes to learning

  • Subsidised lunches

  • Free parking on a secure site


If you are the person we are looking for you will :

  • Hold Qualified Teacher status;

  • Be a confident KS1 practitioner who has a proven track record of having a positive impact on pupil outcomes;

  • Have a positive attitude with high aspirations for all pupil’s achievement and behaviour;

  • Be inspired and passionate about learning and has the ability to motivate and inspire others;

  • Commitment to whole school improvement with excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills to engage the wider community;

  • Be able to maintain and enhance the School’s high standards;

  • Contribute towards the School ethos, improvement activities and the wider School community; 


Please see attached document for a tour of our school or visit our school website: https://www.hillboroughinfants.co.uk/

All applications must be made through MyNewTerm

Closing date: 13th April 2026

Interviews:  w/c 20th April 2026

Please do not delay applying as suitable candidates may be invited to interview and appointed before the closing date. 

Visits to the school are welcome



Hillborough Infant and Nursery School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

  1. Please detail how you meet all of the essential criteria as detailed in the Person Specification. Please note: if you do not meet all of the essential criteria your application may be rejected.

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