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Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Middleton Cheney Primary Academy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2PD

This job expired on 29 January 2026 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  29 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 December 2025

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (174)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time standard teaching hours
• Contract type: Fixed term - up to 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and experience

• Qualified teacher status
• Degree
• Successful primary teaching experience

Skills and knowledge

• Knowledge of the National Curriculum
• Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
• A good understanding of how children learn
• Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
• Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
• Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning

Personal qualities

• A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school
• High expectations for children’s attainment and progress
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding and equality
• Sense of humour
• Ability to work as part of a team

What the school offers its staff

• A position in a popular, friendly and lively village school (NOR326)
• A dedicated and experienced team of teachers and support staff
• A Trust/school that prides itself on its high standards of behaviour and positive attitudes to learning
• Pupils who are enthusiastic about their learning and want to reach their potential
• Supportive parents
• CPD development opportunities both within the school and across the Multi-Academy Trust

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

Middleton Cheney Primary Academy/Prime7 MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful candidate would need to undergo a DBS check and be committed to the safeguarding of children.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) Application Pack.pdf - 6.35 MB (opens in new tab)

Privacy Notice - Applicant's 25-26.pdf - 176 KB (opens in new tab)

About Middleton Cheney Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 322 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Middleton Cheney Primary Academy website
• Email address: lisa.macdonald@mcpa.prime7.org.uk
• Phone number: 01295 710218
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/middleton-cheney-primary-academy

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Arranging a visit to Middleton Cheney Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lisa.macdonald@mcpa.prime7.org.uk.

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