Job Description

Actual salary: £37,101.00 - £45,352.00
Pay scale: ECT3 - S2 depending on experience.

Fringe allowance will be applied where applicable

Interviews: Wednesday, 29th April 2026

Are you looking for a fresh challenge in your teaching journey within an organisation that really does place colleagues and children at the heart?

We are an innovative, collaborative Multi Academy Trust made up of 6 primary schools and an enhanced SEMH provision based in Essex. Further details about our HEARTS school can be found on our website.

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.

We are seeking to appoint experiencedClassTeacherswho will deliver the curriculum within our schools 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 a Teacher include:

• A four-day teaching week (80:20 model)
• Centralised, expertly planned curriculum,including some of the highest quality schemes of work
• 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.

Read more about our commitment to CPD on the HEARTS website:https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/

For an informal discussion, please contact our HEARTS Recruitment Team:recruitment@heartsacademy.uk / 01268 572672

For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website:https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants.

HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form,satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children's barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

To view the Trust policies relating to recruitment, data protection and child protectionplease click here

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

HEARTS is a small innovative Academy Trust of six primary schools and an alternative provision for pupils with SEMH challenges. All provisions are based in the south of Essex. Our values are central to all that we do. We work tirelessly to ensure that happiness, equity, achievement, resilience, truth and spirituality are embedded into the curriculum. Our pupils are well-rounded individuals who are ready to face the challenges offered to them. These values are at the heart of all we do and fundamental to our working relationships as well as our pupils' learning. We have high expectations of our employees and offer support and continued development opportunities for all. We expect our employees to live the HEARTS values in their work and relationships with other employees and the community.

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/trust-information/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 HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website: www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk