Classroom Teacher (Maternity Cover) - Maternity

Whitehill Primary School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-3900-257T
• Posted:03/10/2025
• Pay:MPS/UPS
• Start Date:January 2026
• App Close Date:31/10/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Classroom Teacher

Full-time, fixed-term from January 2026 to August 2026 (maternity cover)

Salary: MPS/UPS

Required to start: January 2026

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Key Stage 2 Teacher to join our committed and forward-thinking teaching team at Whitehill Primary School. This is a fixed-term maternity cover position from January 2026 to August 2026, with the possibility of extension for the right candidate.  

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate educator to make a meaningful impact during a critical stage of a child’s education. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a broad and balanced curriculum to pupils in Years 3 to 6, fostering academic progress, independence, and a love of learning as pupils prepare for the transition to secondary education.

We are looking for an inspiring practitioner who:

• Is aspirational and inspirational
• Is a keen learner, who is reflective and is committed to improving their practice
• Has high expectations of themselves and the children
• Is passionate, shows initiative but remains grounded
• Is resilient, adaptable and able to work under pressure
• Passionate about inclusive education ensuring all pupils achieve their potential
• Models’ exceptional professionalism, commitment and integrity and uses their excellent interpersonal skills to establish positive working relationships with their team, parents and children
• Contributes to wider school life and understands the importance of being part of a wider school and Trust community.

Why work at Whitehill Primary School? Some of our Trust benefits include: 

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment options and mentorship opportunities
• Unlimited access for you and your family to 24/7 GP telephone consultations. 
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card. 
• Free access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions

For more information, including the key responsibilities of the role, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 

Information about the school

Whitehill is a strong and thriving community, united together and determined to see all succeed and be happy in their lives. We are very proud of the safe and nurturing environment that we have created at Whitehill.

We aspire for all to develop and all to achieve. We foster the development of confidence. We facilitate ambition in all aspects of life. We support independence in decision making.

Whitehill is an academy in the Aletheia Academies Trust. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, governors and Trustees to share this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable.  Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers, governors and Trustees will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Jennifer Lumley
• Address:Sun Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HN
• Telephone: (01474) 352973
• Email: lumleyj@decustrust.com

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Vacancy Pack - Classroom Teacher (Maternity)