Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) - Maternity

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-195-T
• Posted:25/04/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS based on experience
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:26/05/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you an inspiring, creative, and passionate teacher seeking a rewarding opportunity? Leigh Academy Tree Tops is looking for a dedicated Class Teacher to join our thriving team from September 2025.

At Leigh Academy Tree Tops, we are committed to nurturing every pupil’s potential and providing the best possible educational experience. Our focus is on creating an environment where every child can thrive and reach their full potential. We work together to achieve excellence for all, fostering confident, resilient children who benefit from the expertise of energetic, highly motivated, and forward-thinking teachers.

We are seeking a teacher who places children at the heart of school life, with high expectations for both pupil achievement and behaviour. You will be someone who inspires and motivates pupils to reach their full potential, while fostering a love of learning in every child.

In return, you will join a dynamic and collaborative team, with ample opportunities for professional growth and development.

We are looking for someone who:

• Qualified and Experienced: Holds QTS/PGCE and has a proven record of successful teaching in a primary setting.
• High Expectations and Vision: Demonstrates high expectations for pupil achievement and personal growth, coupled with an enthusiastic, imaginative, and forward-thinking approach to education.
• Inspiring Communicator: Possesses the ability to inspire, motivate, and engage children to achieve their full potential.
• Collaborative: Capable of building positive relationships with children, staff, parents, and governors, along with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to be part of a well-regarded academy.
• A welcoming, forward-thinking academy community committed to raising achievement and attainment.
• A creative, supportive, and highly motivated environment where teamwork thrives.
• Excellent resources, facilities, and a strong commitment to professional development.

If you are passionate about making a difference and eager to contribute to our school’s success, we look forward to receiving your application!

We strongly recommend that you come to visit our setting so that you can see in action what an inspiring and purposeful environment it is, for both pupils and adults. If you would be interested in booking a visit or a call with the academy, please contact Amy Wenban (Recruitment Advisor) on amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk.

Note: Whilst the position is offered on a maternity cover basis initially of up to one year, every effort will be made to offer a substantive position thereafter, either at Leigh Academy Tree Tops or within the wider family of academies across Leigh Academies Trust. The central Recruitment Team will keep in touch with you throughout your contract to discuss options available to you.

Information about the trust

Leigh Academies Trust is one of the country’s largest and most-established multi-academy trusts operating across Kent, Medway and South East London. It contains primary, secondary and special academies and is highly inclusive and successful. Our mission is to deliver “education for a better world” by ensuring that young people in our academies have an excellent start in life regardless of their background or ability.

The Trust exists to support and assist schools to build upon their existing strengths and to help them achieve rapid educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools, and today includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen to convert to Academy status.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our Leigh Institute umbrella. One of these is the Kent and Medway Maths Hub, providing access to the National Maths Hub programmes to over 80% of the schools in Kent and Medway over our ten year designation. Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, ConnectED Hub Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching, sit alongside the Maths Hub to form our comprehensive offer.

We warmly welcome you to Leigh Academies Trust and look forward to sharing with you our passion for transforming lives and shaping communities through great education.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Strood,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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