23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    2 November 2025 at 10:59pm

  • Date listed

    10 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (FTE) MPS1 - UPS3

[251010] Class Teacher job summary

About this Role

Marlborough Primary Academy, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an exceptional and experienced Class Teacher to join the School on the 1st January 2026

Post: [251010] KS1 Class Teacher (Mixed Y1 and Y2 Class)

Location: Marlborough Primary Academy, Morice Square, Devonport, Plymouth PL1 4NJ

FTE Salary Range: MPS 1 to UPS3 ; £32,916 rising to a maximum of £51,047 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 32.5 per week

About the role

Marlborough Primary Academy is looking for candidates who have a passion and desire to accelerate the progress and raise the achievement of all our children.

About the successful candidate

As an outstanding teacher, you’ll be able to demonstrate that your teaching has directly impacted on outcomes for pupils. You’ll also be extremely well organised, have excellent subject knowledge, and be an excellent communicator. This role would ideally suit an experienced candidate, however applications from outstanding teachers at an early career stage would also be welcomed. We welcome applications from candidates with experience of teaching mixed age classes.

We are looking for a practitioner with the following qualities and experience:

An outstanding and dynamic teacher with the ability to inspire our learners, have high expectations and secure high quality outcomes.

Highly organised with effective communication skills when working with both children and adults

Keen to work flexibly and collaboratively in a wider team, being adaptable to new practices

Committed to inclusive education and raising standards for all, with a very good understanding of SEN provision and best practice

Ability to offer a subject of area of expertise to lead across school - it is important that you state your area(s) of curriculum strength in your application

About the School

Marlborough Primary Academy is a happy and thriving school in the heart of the Devonport area of Plymouth. The Academy is fully committed to encouraging all our

children to achieve their full potential in both learning and social development. We strive to inspire every child to achieve in a caring and safe environment.

Our aim is to provide our children with an engaging, exciting and empowering curriculum that equips them with skills for life, where every child is recognised as a unique individual. Our curriculum is designed to: recognise individual starting points as foundations for learning; immerse pupils in literacy rich learning opportunities; engage pupils through experiences that ignite their curiosity to learn; promote creativity; and build independence and resilience.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant's background credentials, including an enhanced DBS check

About the Trust

Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 16 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.

Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.

Teachers within Reach South belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust. In time, our best teachers are able to work across schools, develop specialisms and step up to leadership roles within and beyond their own academy. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike.

Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

Next Steps

If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by

contacting the Recruitment Team on 07759365064 or on natasha.peerless@marlboroughacademy.org.

Closing date: for applications is Sunday 2nd November 2025

Interview Date: Interviews are provisionally booked for 13th November 2025

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.

Opportunities and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary plus TPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.

We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Marlborough Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
120 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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