KS2 Class Teacher

About the role

High Beeches Primary School - a great place to work

KS2 Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

A rare opportunity to join the supportive and friendly staff team in our thriving primary school.

About Us

High Beeches is a vibrant two-form entry primary school, situated on the eastern side of Harpenden.  We are highly aspirational for our pupils and our distinctive and challenging, creative curriculum enables our pupils to make very good progress.  Our well-established school values are central to the school’s work.  Our pupils are highly engaged and their families are supportive and involved in their children's learning and development.

All of our staff say they would recommend High Beeches as a place to work!  We prioritise pupil and staff wellbeing and have a stable and friendly staff team and a collaborative working ethos, where professional development is supported and rewarded.  This was recognised in our recent OFSTED inspection (June 2023), when we were awarded an ‘outstanding’ judgment for the second time.  

We expect you to share our commitment to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of our children.

About the Role

We are looking for an inspirational teacher to teach a Year 3 class from after the February half-term break for 3 or 4 days per week.  Working alongside the teacher of the parallel class and in collaboration with a dedicated team of support staff, you will be responsible for ensuring that the curriculum is challenging and engaging and helps our pupils make excellent progress against age-related expectations.

The post provides:

• a pleasant working environment with high quality resources and well-planned provision, working within a supportive and collaborative team
• timetabled PPA in year teams using dedicated work space
• i-pads and laptops for staff
• high levels of mentoring and support for newly qualified teachers and those in the early stages of their career
• a commitment to professional development and the opportunity for career progression/a leadership role for a suitable candidate
• access to health and wellbeing support
• opportunities to develop pedagogy and leadership skills by working closely with colleagues and school leaders on the continuing development of the school and by partnership working with other local schools

About You

The post is suitable for those in the early stages of their career, candidates with more experience or those returning from a career break.  Experience of teaching or training in Key Stage 2 is desirable.

If you are a creative and reflective practitioner, with high expectations for children’s achievement, if you believe in working together to make a real difference for the next generation, if you are looking for a new challenge and want to be part of something special, then we would love to meet you and find out more about you.  We may close applications earlier than initially advertised if we find a suitable candidate.

High Beeches Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment.  Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, as well as other pre-appointment checks, including an online check.

Applications may close early if applications are received from strong candidates.