Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Peatmoor Community Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 5DP

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary

Role: Class Teacher

Type of role: Part time - 4 days per week (M, T, W, F) (could be adapted for a full time ECT with appropriate non-contact time)

Fixed Term contract to cover maternity.

Salary: MPS

Advert opens: 23.3.2026
Shortlisting: w/c 13.04.2026
Interviews: w/c 20.04.2026

Start Date: 01/09/2026

We are seeking applicants who are:

• Confident teachers who demonstrate high expectations of both children's achievement and behaviour for all.
• Able to positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children.
• Caring and approachable with excellent communication skills and a positive working attitude.
• Passionate about learning and have a desire to share good practice within a team as part of their professional development.
• Able to work creatively using our exciting and engaging curriculum as a starting point.
• Committed to the safeguarding, welfare and care of our children.
• A full job description, person specification are available to download.

Grove Learning Trust reserves the right to close this advert early, and interview earlier if necessary.

Safeguarding Statement

Grove Learning Trust are committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We expect all candidates to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and relevant identity, qualification and disqualification by association checks before a formal offer is made, contracting is undertaken and induction commences within our school. For further details about safeguarding please visit our Trust Website.

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 Peatmoor Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 192 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Peatmoor Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/peatmoor-community-primary-school

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