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Interviews: Tuesday, 17th June 2025
Are you looking to start your teaching journey within an organisation that really does place colleagues and children at the heart?
Hilltop Infant School is part of HEARTS Academy Trust, an innovative, collaborative Multi Academy Trust made up of 6 primary schools and an enhanced SEMH provision based in Essex.
We recognise and celebrate the distinctiveness of each school within our Trust, and value each of our colleagues. We are proud that effective collaboration and strong, shared professional development for staff has enabled us to continually improve and become the high-performing establishment that we are today, working together has allowed us to build expertise across our settings, meeting common goals and giving our pupils and colleagues an inclusive, ambitious and innovative community for all.
Hilltop Infant Schoolare seeking to appoint an Early Career Teacher who will deliver the curriculum within our school with ambition and energy, whilst being an important part of our HEARTS family, inspiring our pupils to learn and grow.
Some of the benefits of joining HEARTS Academy Trust as an Early Careers Teacher include:
- Excellent mentoring and supportive induction
- A four-day teaching week (80:20 model) beyond the ECT years
- Centralised, expertly planned curriculum,including some of the highest quality schemes of work
- Extra CPD hours in your first ECT year
- A two-week October half-term break
- A supportive and inclusive culture
- A bespoke workload and well-being charter
- Excellent training and a commitment to professional development
- HEARTS ethos, vision and values
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal and external networking opportunities
The Trust has a close-knit, family ethos. You will feel and gain a sense of belonging and a shared purpose, helping us transform and shape pupils and families lives.
For an informal discussion, please contact the school office: hilltopinf.admin@heartsacademy.uk /01268 762531
For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance. Please note CVs will not be accepted and Application Forms should be completed in full. Any gaps in employment must be identified and justified. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants.
If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contactrecruitment@heartsacademy.uk/ 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.
Information about the School
Hilltop Infant School is an outstanding school that has children at the heart. We are well served by transport links and are close to major road networks.
Hilltop Infant School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, achievement, self-esteem, respect & responsibility, truth, spirituality & service. The trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.
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:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies
We can offer you:
an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights throughout the year
a two-week October half-term
supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
a highly effective learning environment
a responsive and involved leadership team
the HEARTS four-day face-to-face teaching week model whereby all teachers in the trust receive 20% non-contact time. This goes above and beyond the national entitlement of 10% PPA.
a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values
access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions
For further information about the HEARTS Academy Trust including recruitment and HR policies, please visit our website at www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk