Cover Teacher - maternity cover at Briscoe Primary School & Nursery

Cover Teacher at Briscoe Primary School & Nursery

November 2026 start. This is to cover a period of maternity cover until October 2026

Salary: £38 ,627 - £46,839 (E3 - S2) full time equivalent including fringe allowance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a  Cover Teacher who is ambitious and passionate about education to join our team at Briscoe Primary School.

Our pupils deserve only the best, so we are looking for a teacher who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative and fun. You will share our passion that all pupils deserve to receive teaching that enables them to reach their full potential. Our staff truly place children at the HEART of what they do. 

HEARTS can offer you:

• A supportive and inclusive culture
• A bespoke workload and well-being charter
• A unique and innovative four-day, face-to-face teaching week model (80/20)
• A two-week October half-term break
• Close working with a Trust of six schools, to reduce workload and aid support 
• Excellent classroom support from experienced classroom assistants 
• The opportunity to work with our lovely children and school community 
• Enthusiastic children who want to learn 
• Flexible / hybrid working
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Competitive salary
• Excellent training and a commitment to professional development
• HEARTS ethos, vision and values with 'happiness' of children, parents and staff a priority  
• Cycle to work scheme
• Membership to the Confederation Schools Trust
• Internal and external networking opportunities

The Trust has a close-knit, family ethos.  You will feel and gain a sense of belonging and a shared purpose, helping us transform and shape pupils and families lives

Visits can be arranged by contacting Nathan Haisman-Baker, School Business Manager. Please email:  briscoe.admin@heartsacademy.uk or call 01268 727751.

For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants. 

HEARTS Academy 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 the receipt of a satisfactory application form,  satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list 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

To view the Trust policies relating to recruitment, data protection and child protection please click here

If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.