Early Years Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Shavington Primary School is looking to appoint a part-time Early Years Teacher to cover maternity leave. This temporary role commences on 1st January 2025 and is scheduled to end on 31st December 2025

The successful candidate will be highly creative and motivated to inspire our young children to make excellent progress on their learning journey within the school. We welcome applications from talented and enthusiastic professionals who have high expectations and ambition for themselves and their pupils. You will be committed to improving the lives of our children while maintaining a healthy learning environment for all children within the school.

Do you possess the skills that would make a real difference to children's learning? Do you have a commitment to raising standards, are a good/outstanding teacher and are looking for an exciting school? If so, you are just the person for us.

We are looking for a candidate who:

• is determined to make a positive difference in children's lives
• is passionate about child-centred learning
• has a comprehensive understanding of the EYFS curriculum
• has an eagerness to undertake CPD to enhance knowledge and practice
• has the skills to build successful relationships with both colleagues and children
• will be proactive, positive, calm and flexible
• has excellent communication and organisational skills

Shavington Primary School is part of The Learning Partnership Trust, formed in September 2023. At The Learning Partnership, we believe that there are three core facets of our mission –people, passion, and performance. We are striving to build a community of the strongest people, inspiring a passion for education that galvanises these people to maximise their abilities, which supports all pupils to perform at their best.

The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:

• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Flexible working offered as a day 1 right of employment
• Free parking
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

Hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

Weeks: 39 weeks (term-time only + inset days)

Actual Salary: £30,000 - £41,333. (MPS, pay award pending)

The closing date for applications: 7th October 2024.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for the 17th October.

For an informal discussion about the role, please email sbm@shavingtonprimary.co.uk or call 01270 661527. Visits to the school are warmly encouraged.

Please note Shavington Primary School reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date, if suitable applications are received

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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). 

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. 

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status. 

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.