Tower Hill Community Primary School is looking for an excellent teacher to provide 12 months of Maternity Cover.

Are you an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher committed to ensuring the highest standards in education, both academically and pastorally? 

Are you friendly and approachable, and a collaborative team member? 

We would love someone to join our friendly, welcoming team in a thriving primary school, which benefits from being an academy in the River Learning Trust. 

This is a full time role in a KS1 classroom and will start on the 13th of April 2026, after the Easter Holidays, and end at Easter 2027.

The successful candidate will be supported in the class by 2 TAs with over 15 years experience of our school and our children.

Summary of role

A KS1 class teacher with the expertise, energy and vision to contribute to continuous school improvement and raise achievement for all.

Full time position starting in April 2026 and ending in April 2027.

Experience of teaching and supporting SEN children would be desirable.

What we can offer

• A warm and welcoming school with a pastoral, caring atmosphere and a clear vision

• Hard-working, established Teaching Assistants and a strong, supportive, hands-on SLT 

• A committed board of governors which provides an appropriate level of support and challenge

• A quirky working environment, with fantastic outdoor facilities including a large sports field, a forest-school Dell and a Library Bus

• The opportunity to make a significant impact on our children and our school

• Happy and enthusiastic children who enjoy learning and uphold the school values

• The opportunity to work for a successful and growing multi-academy trust which cares about your professional development.

If you would like to chat to our Headteacher, either over the phone or to come for a site visit, please do contact the school Office who will arrange a convenient time with you: office@towerhillschool.org.uk or 01993702599.

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.

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 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. 

The River Learning Trust and Tower Hill 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