Class Teacher Maternity Cover

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bath, Somerset, BA1 4EH

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  3 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE) ECT-M6

Class Teacher Maternity Cover job summary

Job Title: Class Teacher Maternity Cover

Start Date: January 2026

Closing Date: 12 December 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Salary Range: ECT-M6 £32,916 - £45,352

Hours: Full time

Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st August 2026

Responsible to: Headteacher

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close advert if a suitable candidate is found.

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to employ a dedicated and conscientious teacher to join our dedicated, passionate and caring team. This is a full-time maternity cover role commencing in January 2026

Skills and experience

Are you passionate about working with pupils at the primary stage of their education, wanting to ensure their learning experiences are both meaningful and engaging?

An exciting opportunity to teach within our growing school has arisen. This role is ideally suited to those with previous experience of working within the primary school setting, and have a good understanding of the curriculum expectations for pupils. We welcome applications from teachers at all levels of experience, with career development opportunities at all levels.

Successful candidates will be:

• A skilled professional who has an engaging and dynamic style of teaching and can support the needs of all learners across a mixed age range.
• Willing to support the Catholic ethos of the school.
• Driven to make sure all our children achieve their very best, having high expectations of behaviour and achievement.
• Have a good understanding of phonics and its relevance throughout the primary phase.
• Passionate about continuing their own professional development and open to learn and develop as part of a whole school team.
• Prepared to work flexibly as part of a close knit partnership using shared teaching approaches to learning.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• a supportive and inclusive team of staff who have excellent relationships with each other and the children in our school
• a school whose values are rooted in kindness and care through showing love for one another
• amazing children, with a passion for learning
• a dedicated whole school team who work together to develop professionally and support each other
• opportunities to lead in a curriculum area suited to your expertise and experience
• continued professional development, including working with the family of schools in the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust
• a welcoming whole school community of pupils, parents, staff, governors and volunteers

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school directly on 01225 429030 to arrange an appointment.

For any other enquires please contact recruitment@thedcet.com

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust (DCET) is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced disclosure application and satisfactory references.

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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-ba1-4eh

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