Year 1 Teacher with Subject Leader Responsibilities for Humanities - Term Time

The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (Aquila)

• Ref:KCC-F33-14-T
• Posted:12/12/2025
• Pay:MPS
• Start Date:23 February 2026
• App Close Date:16/01/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Year 1 Teacher with Subject Leader Responsibilities for Humanities

Join our vibrant school community and become part of a team that is passionate about inspiring young learners!

We are seeking a creative and enthusiastic class teacher to join our ever-growing school. Our fantastic team is motivated, inspirational, and committed to providing the very best education for our pupils.

Our children love to learn and achieve well through energetic, well-planned lessons and high expectations for learning and behaviour. We aspire to bring out the best in every child and instil a lifelong love of learning.

The successful applicant will:

• Support our Christian vision and learning values
• Be committed to the progress and well-being of all children
• Work effectively as part of a whole-school team
• Be a strong classroom practitioner
• Understand the EYFS curriculum and support transition into Year 1
• Provide engaging, creative, and exciting learning experiences
• Have experience using a structured, synthetic phonics programme
• Set high expectations for behaviour, attainment, and progress
• Be well-organised with excellent communication skills
• Be committed to their own professional development
• Contribute to the wider life of the school

We can offer you:

• A happy, hardworking, and friendly staff team
• Fantastic children who are keen to learn
• A highly dedicated and supportive leadership team committed to raising standards and improving lives
• A creative, stimulating, and fun curriculum

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

All applications should be made via Kent-Teach.

Information about the trust

Through inclusive and innovative practice we nurture through the Aquila family to provide exceptional learning experiences enriching the lives of all in our unique communities.

We aspire to excellence; to secure the best possible outcomes for children and young people, enabling them to fulfil their potential and make a worthwhile contribution to our diverse, dynamic society.

The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust is an established and highly successful Multi-Academy Trust currently consisting of primary schools and expecting to grow over the coming years.

The Trust offers: • outstanding mentoring and coaching • full induction programme for all new staff • excellent professional development opportunities • an enviable track record of career progression • collaborative working in a supportive team environment

We are committed to ensuring our academies work together, sharing their strengths, to provide a great education for every pupil. We believe learning must be engaging and relevant and develop the whole child. Our academies design their coverage of the curriculum to provide challenging and exciting learning experiences in a caring and nurturing environment which is based on our strong values. Our academies value every individual and celebrate differences through their culture of mutual trust and shared values.

We want to deliver and develop best practice through learning together and engaging with action research with Canterbury Christ Church University. We want our academies to serve their local communities through links with churches, each other and to develop wider networks enabling staff and pupils to flourish. Through developing leadership at all levels we want the pupils in our academies to become happy, successful, well rounded individuals who develop into lifelong learners.

We have an English Hub within our MAT.

The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sarah Bone
• Address:Eastchurch CEP School,
  Warden Road,
  Sheerness,
  Kent,
  ME12 4EJ
• Telephone: 01795 880279
• Email: headteacher@eastchurch.school

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