Overview
12 months fixed term to cover maternity leave
Start Date: 1st January 2026
Nine Acres Primary School, South View, Newport, IOW PO30 1QP
An opportunity to join our amazing Team! Nine Acres is an ‘OUTSTANDING’ School
We are proud of our school and our children enjoy learning here every day. We couldn’t do what we do without our enthusiastic and committed staff team, and we are looking for an inspirational and creative Class Teacher to join us.
Our pupils benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. Our teaching team is relentless in their commitment to improving outcomes for all our pupils. If you are looking to continue your teaching career in a challenging and rewarding role within a supportive school, then we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
Successful candidates will:
* Have the ability to spark children’s curiosity and make learning engaging
* Be a talented classroom practitioner with high expectations of your own and children’s achievement
* Be passionate about learning, ensuring ALL our children make great progress
* Be committed to inclusive practice and making a difference
* Have the drive and commitment to develop their career as an outstanding practitioner
Benefits
We will offer you:
* Enthusiastic and engaged children
* A commitment to your professional development
* A purposeful, supportive and lively work environment
* A strong safeguarding culture where pupils feels safe and are ready to learn
Why not come and see for yourself! Visits to the school are encouraged and most welcome; please contact the school office to arrange an appointment with our Headteacher, Miss McDonald.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will be conducting online social media searches as part of our shortlisting process.
For further information, please contact Miss C. Buckett (Office Manager), or visit our School’s website to download an application pack: www.nineacrespri.iow.sch.uk
Interviews: W/C 6th October 2025
The School reserves the right to interview early for the right candidate.
PLEASE NOTE: Not all school staff are employed directly by the Isle of Wight Council, you can ask on application who the employer for this role will be.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by the following;
We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children’s Services directorate.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
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