Class Teacher

Discovery Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  4 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (763)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £46,480.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher job summary

Discovery Primary Academy is proud to be part of The Four Cs Multi Academy Trust ensuring inclusion for all our pupils with an overriding aim is to ensure that we improve the lives of the children by enabling them to enjoy learning and fulfil their potential.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan and teach lessons and sequences of lessons to the class(es) you are assigned to teach within the context of the academy's knowledge-rich curriculum
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress, and achievements of assigned pupils, planning and adapting your practice to ensure the best possible outcomes
• Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies
• Be an excellent role model - exemplifying a high standard of teaching and promoting high expectation for all members of the school community
• Maintaining the highest expectations for all children

Qualifications and skills:

• Relevant degree or equivalent
• Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience of working as a class teacher in a primary school setting in Key Stage 2
• Alignment to the Four Cs Academy Trust values
• Knowledge of strategies to support learning, progress, and standards across the curriculum including evidence of impact on progress
• Principles and practices of high-quality teaching and learning
• Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, parents/carers and members of the community
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Full details of the post and how to apply can be found on our website at www.discoveryprimary.com

We encourage all interested applicants to get in touch if they are thinking about applying for the position. Tours of the academy are highly recommended, please contact Debby Pinfold at pinfold.d@discoveryprimary.com or on 01733 325001 to arrange a visit.

Please refer to the job description and the personal specification when applying; outlining what skills, qualities and experience you can offer us at Discovery.

Discovery Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure.

We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high amount of applicants.

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.

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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 Discovery Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 419 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Discovery Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/discovery-primary-academy

Discovery Primary Academy with currently 500 children on roll, is on an exciting journey of school improvement and continues to strive to make a real difference to the lives of our children. The successful candidate will join our growing team at Discovery which is an Academy within the Four C’s Multi Academy Trust. The Four C’s vision is to ensure that every student succeeds; build on what learners already know; make learning vivid and real; make learning an enjoyable experience; and enrich the learning experience that we offer.

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