Job Description

Class Teacher (Maternity cover)


Wells Hall Primary School, Sudbury, Suffolk


Salary: MPR 1-6 (FTE: 32,916 - 45,352 per annum)


Start date: ASAP


Contract type: Full-time, Temporary



We are looking recruit a class teacher for maternity cover. We are a large two form entry school; therefore, you will be working as part of a supportive year group team. You will be able to plan sequences of lessons which develop the children's foundations in learning whilst offering them a range of experiences to bring our highly ambitious CUSP curriculum to life. You will have a friendly, approachable manner with high expectations for all our children and you will strongly believe in providing awe and wonderment to all our pupils.


Wells Hall is set in the town of Sudbury Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds. We are dedicated to working with our families and the local community to ensure that every child has great educational and extended experiences every day. Our pupils are polite, hardworking and keen learners who particularly enjoy the enrichment aspect of our CUSP curriculum. Staff are a friendly and supportive team who have a good sense of humour and work closely together. This is an opportunity for an experienced teacher to further their development as part of a forward-thinking MAT to benefit from our supportive model for staff CPD and career development. It is important to belong at work and the work you do is relied upon by our pupils, so even small positive differences which are made, make people very happy. We want to ensure you have a good work life balance and one of the ways we achieve this is by having a two-week autumn half term.


In return we will offer:

Job satisfaction through making a positive impact on our student's lives Friendly and supportive working environment Supportive and positive management Investment in your training and development Bespoke teacher development programmes supported by our Teaching School Hub Excellent career development opportunities in our school and across the trust including secondments to other trust schools Evidence informed research opportunities via our Research School and programmes to reduce teacher workload including the development of the CUSP curriculum and other programmes the staff within our schools benefit from Forward thinking approach to technology in school with our & ilearn project, working directly with apple education. Wellbeing support service Trust wide professional development and wellbeing day for all staff


We would warmly welcome you to visit the school, to arrange this, please contact the school office on 07187 373489 or email: admin@wellshallprimary.co.uk



Closing date: 09.00am, 31 October 2025


Interview date: 17 November 2025



Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.


In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.


Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.


We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you'd prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we'll facilitate this wherever we can - whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We're keen to ensure we're designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.





CLOSING DATE


2025-10-31