Class Teacher

Sparkwell All Saints Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5DD

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,351.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher job summary

Class Teacher KS2 - Sparkwell

Part Time Temporary Post FTE 0.6 (Mon - Weds)

This post will be paid within the Main Pay Scale

Required for an immediate start, we are looking for an experienced, passionate and talented classroom practitioner to join our dynamic organisation and job share in our Year 5&6 class.

Please note - This is a temporary post to cover a staff absence

If you are a teacher with real ambition to develop your career further and would like to be at the forefront of current school improvement opportunities, we need you. A key expectation to support school improvement will be to lead the continuing development of high-quality continuous provision, both indoor and outdoor, in a vocabulary-rich, well maintained and inspiring environment.

We are able to offer the prospect of teaching in a range of settings, being empowered to develop your own expert knowledge and skills and the chance to support others in their professional journey. You will be part of a proficient team dedicated to improving the outcomes for all our children, where your work-life balance will be promoted. We offer you the support of clear systems, protocols, expectations and structures to help you to succeed within the role.

You will need to be an inspirational and reflective practitioner who shows initiative, resilience, creativity and demonstrates the aptitude and professionalism to work as part of a successful and growing team that is driven to improve the life chances of our pupils. We expect you to effectively liaise with parents, stakeholders and the community.

Although this is a temporary post, their may be the opportunity within the Trust for further opportunities if they arise and leaders will recognise your expertise and skills during your time with us.

What we are looking for in a candidate is:

• A commitment to developing your own practice through engagement in professional learning in order to effectively implement the most current teaching strategies.
• An understanding of how pupils learn and real commitment to provide and maintain high-quality indoor and outdoor learning opportunities.
• A recognition of our amazing children; nurturing, supporting and challenging them, meeting their needs to ensure they have independent learning behaviours that will see them prepared for their future learning journey.
• An ability to see the best in all and promote positive behaviours at all times through our commitment to a ‘Relational Approach’.
• A clear desire to engage with the wider school community and develop meaningful links.
• A cheerful, fresh and creative approach to giving the children under your care the best version of yourself.
• Experience of working in KS2
• Experience of working in an inclusive setting and an understanding of additional needs and how to adapt learning successfully to meet all children’s needs
  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure and Social Media online check is required for this post.

If you wish to visit prior to application, a warm welcome awaits you. Please contact the school office to make an appointment on 01752 878855.

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.

About Sparkwell All Saints Primary School

• School type: Free Schools, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 87 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sparkwell All Saints Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sparkwell-all-saints-primary-school

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