Class Teacher with Year Group Responsibilities - Full-time

Featherby Junior School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-2400-40T
• Posted:30/01/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS + TLR
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:10/02/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:14th February 2025

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Are you ready to make a real difference in children’s lives? At Featherby Partnership Schools, part of the Maritime Multi-Academy Trust, we’re looking for passionate and dedicated KS1/2 Teachers to join our supportive and experienced team in September 2025.

In addition to the duties of a Class Teacher, you will be responsible for providing professional leadership and management of the curriculum and lead your year group team. You will support, hold accountable, develop and lead the year group team in order to secure high quality teaching, the effective use of resources, and high standards of learning and achievement for all pupils. You will make a significant contribution to the strategic development and direction of the school. You will be joining a dedicated and supportive staff, with a Leadership Team committed to developing your career path through extensive opportunities of professional development.

We are looking for teachers who will:

• Put pupils first.
• Have high expectations of all pupils and secure exceptional outcomes for all.
• The ability to work as part of a team as well as to lead.
• Be active in developing positive relationships with all parents and carers.
• Embrace change and innovation positively and with a good sense of humour.
• Help drive our school forward to outstanding future successes.
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner who can lead by exemplary practice.

The Featherby Partnership consists of Featherby Junior and Featherby Infant and Nursery School, which are both part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway. Our academies transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

The care and wellbeing of our pupils is a high priority and our children are enthusiastic and hardworking.

You may be required to work across both sites.

In return we offer: 

•  A positive, friendly and happy working environment     
• A fantastic school community all working towards achieving the best for our pupils      
•  National terms and conditions     
• Early salary access scheme and financial advice (Wagestream)
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme. 

Further information about the Trust and school is available at www.Maritimeacademytrust.org and the attached information pack.

Come and visit us!! and find why we are so proud of our school - please contact the school office to arrange a visit - 01634 231072/ 231984

Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

 Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the My New Term website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Information about the school

Featherby Infant & Junior School are a partnership of two values-led community schools where everyone loves learning and being the best we can be. We are part of Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools based in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway. Our academies have transformed through targeted collaboration, innovative ideas and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with leadership and life skills.

We achieve the highest standards by continuously broadening our skill sets - we nurture skills for learning alongside skills for life, encouraging the children to become independant learners of the future.

We believe in encouraging independence with the ability to work collaboratively embracing known pedagogy whilst developing new models for learning. Using the latest technologies.

The care and well-being of our pupils is a high priority and our children are enthusiastic and hardworking.

To find out more about us please contact our Administration Manager, Mrs Jo Barraclough, to arrange a visit. Phone 01634 231984

Job Contact Information

• Name:Maritime Academy Trust
• Address:50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0BG
• Telephone: 020 8858 0394
• Email: recruitment@maritimeacademytrust.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Candidate Information Pack