Class Teacher - Maternity Cover 2 terms

Kingsfield First School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 6AY

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £34,823.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher - Maternity Cover 2 terms job summary

Main purpose of the job:

All teachers must carry out the duties outlined in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and adhere to the Teachers’ Standards. Performance will be assessed against these standards during the appraisal process.

Duties and responsibilities

Teaching

• Deliver the curriculum relevant to the age and ability of pupils.
• Prepare and develop teaching materials, programmes, and pastoral arrangements.
• Be accountable for the attainment and progress of pupils taught.
• Plan teaching based on pupils’ capabilities and prior knowledge, demonstrating understanding of how they learn.
• Address the needs of all pupils, including but not limited to those with SEND, EAL, high prior attainment, or in receipt of the Pupil Premium, using effective teaching approaches.
• Promote high standards of communication in written and spoken English.
• Implement strategies for developing early reading skills, e.g., systematic synthetic phonics.
• Provide challenging learning experiences for all pupils, monitoring progress and attainment.
• Use assessment to secure pupils’ progress and provide regular feedback to encourage reflection on and responsibility for their work.
• Use data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan lessons.
• Set home-learning tasks and lead out-of-class activities to extend pupils’ knowledge.
• Participate in assessment arrangements per the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

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 Kingsfield First School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsfield First School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsfield-first-school

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