Class Teacher - fixed term (1 year) maternity cover

Bayards Hill Primary School 

MPS/ECT

Start: 1st September 2025

We are looking fo a passionate and creative teacher to support our committed, kind and warm team.

The role would consist of the following: 

• Teach pupils as designated by the Headteacher.  

• Plan, prepare and deliver engaging and exciting lessons and projects according to the Teaching & Learning Policy.

• Plan trips, visits and experiences to enhance and enrich learning, and give effective feedback according to the school Feedback Policy.

• Support children to produce the highest quality outcomes they are capable of.

• Treat each child as an individual, encourage them to embrace who they are and provide a stimulating, relaxed and tidy classroom environment.

• Use the school’s assessment systems to record regular formative and summative assessments.

• Communicate with our Inclusion Lead and other authorised agencies and participate in meetings if required.

• Follow the school Behaviour Policy and Individual Behaviour Plans.

• Liaise with parents and carers with care and consideration. 

• Communicate with all members of the school community.

What skills / experience are required

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Planning, organisation and time-management skills.

• The ability to enthuse and motivate pupils.

• Resilience to bounce from challenging situations

• Positive, can see the best in every situation. 

• Imagination, creativity and a sense of humour.

• listening skills and the ability to reflect on your teaching practice.

• Motivated to engage with ongoing CPD.

• Experience leading a subject

What we can offer

Bayards Hill Primary School is an exciting place to be with with a positive, vibrant atmosphere. We are proud to support each other and have an aspirational leadership team who enable teachers to work efficiently, improving workload and wellbeing. As a school, we are constantly striving to offer the very best to the children in the community we serve. We are always looking for ways to enhance our curriculum with opportunities for personal development and enrichment.

We recruit people who are passionate about education and are lifelong learners. We offer a unique CPD programme and are always looking to develop our staff in whichever area they are most passionate.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive  continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The deadline for application is Wednesday 23rd April @ 8:00am. Applications should be submitted via our recruitment portal MyNewTerm. 

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance 

Applications will be considered as and when they are received..  Therefore, we would recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.  

Visits to the school are positively encouraged. If you wish to find out more about our school and this role, please contact the Headteacher via the school office on 01865 761656 or email office@bayardshillprimary.org

The River Learning Trust and Bayards Hill Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.   The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered