What skills and experience we're looking for
The leadership team of our school are seeking to appoint an excellent classroom teacher to join our hardworking and dedicated staff team from April 2025. This opportunity is for a post in Early Years Foundation Stage (Reception Year). The post is a fixed term maternity cover contract until 13thFebruary 2026.
We are looking for someone who will believe in, demonstrate and teach our Values: Aspiration, Respect, Courage, Pride, Kindness and Responsibility.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
• Friendly and enthusiastic children
• A supportive staff team
• Close partnership working with a local schools
• A committed and supportive Governing Body
• A commitment to your continued professional development
Heathlands Primary School is part of the East Midlands Education Trust. For more information about our school and Trust, please visit our website:
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and actively encouraged. By visiting the school prior to applying, you will get a real feel for our school and be able to ask further questions, so please do telephone or email our school office for an appointment – 01623 401402 oroffice@heathlands.notts.sch.uk
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.