Class Teacher - Full-time

Featherby Infant School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-2401-145T
• Posted:15/05/2025
• Pay:MPS 1-6/ UPS 1-3
• Start Date:30th August 25
• App Close Date:03/06/2025 at 11:00
• Interviews:12th June or next week for Qual teachers

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• Inspire , Grow,  Belong - Teacher Opportunity at Featherby!

Are you a passionate and driven teacher ready to make a real difference? At Featherby, we’re more than just a school — we’re a nurturing, inclusive learning community where children and staff thrive together. We are looking for an enthusiastic Class Teacher to join our supportive team from August 2025.

Whether you’re an experienced educator or an ECT ready to take your first exciting step into teaching, this is a real opportunity to shape young lives and grow professionally within a caring, forward-thinking environment.

Featherby is a place where every child is known, valued, and celebrated. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we benefit from collaborative innovation, a broad and creative curriculum, and a culture that encourages curiosity, resilience, and confidence.  Our Infant and Junior Schools work in close partnership, and you may be based across both sites depending on the role. We’ll match you with the year group that best suits your experience, strengths, and interests — always putting the needs of our children first.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a teacher who:

• Puts children at the heart of everything they do.
• Has high expectations and a belief that every child can succeed.
• Brings creativity, positivity, and energy to the classroom.
• Builds strong relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues.
• Welcomes new ideas and embraces innovation with a sense of humour.
• Is an excellent classroom practitioner — reflective, motivated, and inspiring.
• Is ready to help drive Featherby forward as we work towards even greater success.

What We Offer 

• A warm, welcoming school community with a strong family feel.
• A supportive leadership team committed to staff development and wellbeing.
• Opportunities for career progression and high-quality CPD through the Maritime Academy Trust.
• National terms and conditions, including Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Early salary access scheme (Wagestream) and financial wellbeing support.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing.

Come and see the Featherby difference for yourself! We would love to show you around our school and share what makes it such a special place to work and learn.  To arrange a visit, simply contact the school office on 01634 231984—we’d be delighted to meet you.

You’ll find all the details about the role, school, and trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Applications must be submitted online via the My New Term website before the deadline. Please note that we may interview and appoint candidates as applications are received, so don’t delay—apply today!

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, he better our work will be. Maritime Academy Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. In line with safeguarding guidance, we may carry out online checks on shortlisted candidates.

Information about the school

We achieve our vision through a commitment to working in partnership across the Featherby schools, collaboration across Maritime and engagement with other agencies and parents.

We believe that no matter what a child’s starting point may be, they have the potential to achieve and succeed. We achieve this through our curriculum, approach to learning and through developing best practice through partnership. Our thematic curriculum develops children’s skills and knowledge to ensure we equip them for the challenges of life; ensuring they leave us ready for the next stage of their educational journey as 21st Century learners and citizens. Our approach to learning is centred around cognitive science and developing webs of knowledge.

We believe in encouraging independent and resilient learners who have the ability to work collaboratively, embracing known pedagogy, whilst developing new models for learning using the latest technologies and approaches. We actively equip our children with cognitive strategies and functional skills which are proven to support knowledge retention and to develop our children’s webs of knowledge. Our children will take ownership of metacognition adopting the best strategies for them. This will support self-regulation - they will choose the strategies which work for them.

Skills will remain with us forever ensuring we are confident, curious, and resilient learners – proud of who we are and optimistic about what we will achieve, holding high aspirations of ourselves. Ensuring we are ready for the next stage of learning and the 21st Century.

Job Contact Information

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