Academy: Charles Darwin Primary
Category: Teaching
Start Date: March 2026
Closing Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2025
Job Weeks: All Year Round
Hours: 32.5 hours per week
Type: Fixed Term, Full Time
Job Reference: OCT
Salary: Qualified Teachers Pay Scales: Main Pay Scale (MPS) to Upper Pay Scale (UPS)
Fixed Term: until 1st March 2027
Start Date: March 2026
Charles Darwin Primary is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive, committed, and ambitious Reception Teacher (Maternity Cover) with EYFS and KS1 experience. This is an exciting opportunity to have a significant and real impact on outcomes for children. Applications from Early Careers Teachers are welcomed.
The successful candidate will have a real interest in their own professional development and being part of a school that is ambitious for its students and community.
Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the "Planning your application" section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.
The main responsibility of this role will be:
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
To monitor and support overall progress and development of students as a teacher and therefore contribute to raising standards of student attainment
To offer active support for the School's Policy and Procedures taking into account the Teachers' Standards
The ideal candidate will have:
An appropriate degree and other qualifications required for the award of QTS
Qualified Teacher Status (trainees should be on track to achieve QTS before taking up the post)
Experience of working with EYFS and KS1 children
Experience of supporting children with high needs SEND and behaviour needs
Experience of teaching RWI phonics scheme
Experience of the monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting of pupils' progress
Knowledge of the statutory requirements concerning Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, SEND and Child Protection
Charles Darwin Primary School and Nursery is a free school, in the heart of Norwich, which received an outstanding judgement from Ofsted in 2019. Children who graduate from Charles Darwin will be resilient, independent and will be valued individuals who are confident to express themselves creatively and be provided with a wealth of experiences outside of a typical classroom to ensure they are happy and engaged. Charles Darwin offers an innovative curriculum that encourages children to thrive, with a strongly academic approach paired with a rich range of culture and sport.
Charles Darwin has close links with the successful Jane Austen College and Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form College.
Although there is no parking on site, the school and Nursery are located a very short walk from Norwich Train Station and is on several bus routes as well as there being several paid for parking options very close by.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country's top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country's best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain's highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Norwich, click?here. Charles Darwin Primary has been judged as an Outstanding school by Ofsted. The school opened in September 2016 and was inspected in June 2019, achieving Outstanding in all areas.
When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
Generous holiday entitlement
Teachers' Pension Schemes with generous employer contributions
Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
Cycle-to-work scheme
Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
Free Parking (on most sites)
* Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact our Claire Thacker, PA to the Principal on
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Friday 31st October 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 12th November 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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