Class Teacher
Broadclyst Community Primary School, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3JG30 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
1 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - M6 per annum
Class Teacher job summary
Early Years, KS1 and KS2 posts available
Exeter, Exmouth or Barnstaple based
Fixed term for one year in the first instance
Join a Trust where your passion for teaching is valued, your creativity is encouraged, and your impact on pupils’ lives truly matters.
Whether you are an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), we invite you to join our dynamic and expanding team at Cornerstone Academy Trust. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We are proud to lead the region’s Department for Education English Hub, supporting schools across the Southwest in delivering excellence in literacy and curriculum development.
We are looking for inspiring and reflective teachers from across all Key stages; Early Years, Key stage 1 & Key stage 2 to start in September. We are seeking to appoint teachers who are passionate about delivering high-quality education and committed to helping every child reach their full potential. Successful candidates will be those who are confident in using a range of teaching strategies and have a strong understanding of the primary curriculum. Creativity, collaboration, and a willingness to embrace digital tools are essential.
We have a trust-wide team of teachers who work together to deliver a knowledge-rich, project-based curriculum. Our schools are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including dedicated libraries, science and art rooms, TV studios, and forest school areas. Children have access to Microsoft Surface devices, and our digital approach supports both teaching and assessment, reducing workload and enhancing planning.
Our schools offer an exciting, extended and enriched curriculum whilst still focussing on those high expectations for ensuring all children achieve well in reading, writing and maths. From musical theatre and modern foreign languages to climbing, kayaking, and fencing, we ensure every child has the opportunity to discover their strengths.
Teachers are supported by a strong coaching culture, with weekly CPD sessions and a network of colleagues who share planning and resources across the Trust. We also have a strong ECT programme with dedicated mentoring and support from our ECT Lead.
Please indicate your preferred Key Stage within your supporting statement.
Your Role
Deliver High-Quality Teaching – Plan and teach engaging, purposeful lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
Embrace Digital Innovation – Use technology to enhance learning, assessment, and collaboration across the Trust.
Support Pupil Progress – Use adaptive assessment tools to track progress and plan for individual needs.
Collaborate and Reflect – Work with colleagues across schools to share best practice and develop professionally.
What You'll Bring
Qualified Teacher Status
Experience of teaching
Strong knowledge of the National Curriculum
A reflective, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset
A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success
Hours and Salary
National Teacher Pay Scale
8am – 5pm x 5 days a week
40 weeks per year (term time + 10 days)
What we Offer
Generous pension scheme
Health and cycle-to-work schemes
Subsidised meals from in-house chefs
State-of-the-art IT equipment
Discounted childcare
Weekly CPD and personalised online training portal
Extensive training and development opportunities
Good strategies to ensure a work life balance
Apply Today
Be bold. Be inspiring. Be part of something bigger
Closing Date:
Friday 1st May for interviews from w/b Tuesday 5th May
Please complete the online application form.
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.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.
We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Broadclyst Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 513 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Broadclyst Community Primary School website
Broadclyst features a 420-place primary school, a 40-place nursery, and a Teaching School and The Cornerstone English Hub. Broadclyst Primary School is the founding member of the Cornerstone Academy Trust.
Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS), rated Outstanding by Ofsted, was founded in 1810 to serve the children of the local community. It has developed a local, national and international reputation for its innovative use of IT and digital media. It is part of the Cornerstone Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust that provides 21st century education across four schools as well as professional teacher training through the Cornerstone Teaching Academy.
Digital tools are going to be a critical part of your child’s future. Whether your child is using a computer to edit video, a waterproof device to collect data in forest school, or developing literacy, free thinking, creative and communication skills in the TV studio, the ethos of BCPS is to use the technology alongside excellent teaching to provide an outstanding education, packed with opportunity. However, balance is very important in education, as in all areas of life. The children will also play and learn outdoors, at forest school and on the allotment as well as in sports teams and they have the chance to sing in a choir, play a musical instrument and learn to cook.
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