Class Teacher

St Peter's CofE Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1TP

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  7 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.50 hours a week Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 to M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Class Teacher to join our friendly and highly committed staff team to cover a period of Maternity Leave. Having recently had an Ofsted inspection, we are a thriving school which is determined to support our children and community to flourish. If you want to be part of a team which puts children and the community at the heart of all that we do, we would love to hear from you.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone to join a school in a highly supportive trust. We provide a comprehensive CPD offer as well as support through subject networks. For the right candidate, there is also the opportunity to take the next step in your career and join the leadership team as a core subject leader. We are keen to hear from applicants at any stage of their career and are interested in a range of subject specialisms although experience in leading, passion for or expertise in core subjects, humanities, MFL or Music would be an advantage.

If you want to make a difference, are happy to go the extra mile and have strong subject and pedagogical knowledge, we would love to hear from you. Our school serves a diverse catchment including pupils with a high percentage EAL and pupils from under resourced backgrounds. Our pupils show positive attitudes to leaning and are very well behaved, demonstrating our school values. St Peter’s really is a wonderful place to work where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and their families.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits:

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tax Free Childcare
• Employee Assistance Programme

At St Peter’s Primary there is a real sense of community between the school, the surrounding area and St Peter's Church. A strength of our school is its size: we are a small school with currently 162 children on roll, including a nursery.It means we know allourchildrenand families well and can make sure that we do our best to develop their learning in a happy, safe,secure and values- respecting environment.

Tours of the school are welcome and encouraged. To arrange a tour please contact spe.admin@stcmat.org or call 01752 667724.

Please visit the link below, for information on how to apply:

https://www.stchristophersmat.org/work-with-us/current-vacancies

If you have any problems applying for this vacancy, please contact People@stcmat.org.

Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

Our safeguarding policy can be viewed on our policies page which can be accessed Here

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About St Peter's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 177 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's CofE Primary School website
• Email address: people@stcmat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-cofe-primary-school-plymouth

Arranging a visit to St Peter's CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email people@stcmat.org.

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