What skills and experience we're looking for
Class Teacher at The Wickford Church of England School
January 2025 start
Early Career Teachers welcome to apply
Band: E1 – E3
Salary: £33,074 - £37,140 full time equivalent including fringe allowance (pro-rata). Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience.
Closing date: Thursday 12th December 2024, midnight
Interview date: Thursday 19th December 2024
This is an exciting opportunity for a Teacher who is ambitious and passionate about education to join our team at The Wickford Church of England School.
Our pupils deserve only the best, so we are looking for a teacher who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative and fun. You will share our passion that all pupils deserve to receive teaching that enables them to reach their full potential. Our staff truly place children at the HEART of what they do.
We can offer you:
• a unique and innovative four-day, face-to-face teaching week model (80/20)
• close working with a Trust of six schools, to reduce workload and aid support
• values at the HEARTS with 'happiness' of children, parents and staff a priority
• excellent classroom support from experienced classroom assistants
• the opportunity to work with our lovely children and school community
• enthusiastic children who want to learn
For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Nathan Haisman-Baker, School Business Manager: wickfordcofe.admin@heartsacademy.uk or 01268 733297
For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website:
How to apply
For full details and to download our application form, please visit:
It is very important that the HEARTS application form is completed in full, particularly section F which refers to references. We must have the full contact details of two referees, including their name, address, telephone number and email address.
Please note that we will write to the Headteacher for all education references. Incomplete application forms will not be considered.
CVs are not accepted.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date should we have enough suitable applications, therefore we advise applying early.
HEARTS Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any applicant on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. For this reason, all application forms are anonymised before shortlisting takes place to ensure applicants are considered only on the relevant qualifications, skills and experience that are profiled on the application form and personal statement.
If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.
What the school offers its staff
Why choose HEARTS Academy Trust as your new employer?
The HEARTS way of working is based on our values of happiness, self-esteem, achievement, respect and responsibility, truth and service, all of which are embedded within each of our schools.
HEARTS Academy Trust offers a comprehensive rewards and benefits package to all colleagues, including but not limited to:
• Pension schemes (LGPS/TPS)
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to our trust Counsellor
• Access to our Mental Health First Aid team
• Additional week’s leave during October
• Excellent CPD opportunities with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights
• Supportive leadership and opportunities to collaborate across the trust
• On request, and if appropriate, flexible working
HEARTS Academy 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 the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list 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:
All applicants can view a copy of our Records Retention Policy on the Trust website, the policy sets out how we will gather, process and hold personal data of individuals during and after the recruitment process.
For further information about the HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website at:
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:-