Maternity Leave Cover - Year 1 Class Teacher

Teaching Vacancies; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A friendly multi-academy trust school in Wisbech is looking for a passionate Class Teacher for a Year 1 class. This full-time or part-time maternity cover position offers a supportive environment, focused on children's learning and development. Candidates should demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, resilience, and a commitment to professional growth. Join a dedicated team committed to excellence in education. Closing date for applications is December 1, 2025, at 9:00 AM.

Benefits

Free Nursery places

Subsidised wraparound childcare

Wellbeing support including free refreshments

Qualifications

• Passion, ambition, and commitment for ensuring children reach their potential.
• Willingness to work in an organization with strong ethical values.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Join a friendly and supportive team in a Year 1 class.
• Engage with all aspects of school life and the wider community.
• Work collaboratively to develop teaching and learning.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Reflective and resilient

Ability to meet the needs of all children

Teamwork and partnership skills

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an excellent teacher to join our staff on a full time or Part Time (3 days per week) maternity cover contract. This will be in a Year 1 class.

We are a friendly, supportive school who are part of a large multi-academy trust that offers excellent opportunities for you to develop your skills and work with committed staff and children to develop teaching and learning of the children. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, resilient, creative and inspiring teacher to join our school to continue our dedicated work. If you have a passion, ambition and commitment for ensuring children reach their potential, develop a love of learning and leave our school with the skills and learning behaviours to be highly successful in life, this could be the school for you. You will be joining a highly inclusive place of learning in a happy and positive school environment.

We would like a Class Teacher who:

• Has high expectations of themselves, staff and children and values working in teams and partnerships.
• Is passionate about meeting the needs of all children.
• Has strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Is reflective, resilient, ambitious and keen to develop professional expertise.
• Can engage with all aspects of school life, parents and the wider community.
• Is committed to ongoing professional development.
• Wishes to work in an organisation with strong ethical values and is willing to work with us to ensure that The Elliot Foundation Values are embedded.

What the school offers its staff

• Children who are eager to learn and keen to do well.
• A fantastic working environment, wellbeing spaces and car park,
• Free Nursery places available and subsidised wraparound childcare.
• A professional, extremely supportive and highly committed staff team who have the best interests of the children at heart.
• A leadership team who are sensitive to the pressures of the role and are keen to work with and listen to their teachers and staff.
• Wellbeing support for all staff which includes free tea, coffee and juice in the staff lounge at all times and a listening ear should you need it.
• A supportive environment where there are progression opportunities, a good CPD programme and support from our Multi Academy Trust.
• A chance to collaborate with colleagues, regional and national networks of professionals.
• An opportunity to share a real, relevant and engaging curriculum that makes a to children’s lives.

Closing date for applications: Monday, 1st December 2025 @ 9.00am

Interviews to be held shortly after the closing date

Commitment to safeguarding

Nene & Ramnoth are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and behave in a way which reflects this. Appointment will be subject to satisfactory safeguarding pre-employment checks including a Barred List check, DBS check and references. Please note, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post of employment if you are barred from working with children and young people.