Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Sherbrook Primary School, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5SA

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Unqualified Scale 1 (£22,601) to Main Scale 6 (£45,352) plus SEN allowance (£2,787)
• Additional allowances:

  Unqualified Scale 1 (£22,601) to Main Scale 6 (£45,352) plus SEN allowance (£2,787)

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of children with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities? Sherbrook Primary School is looking for a passionate and dedicated Class Teacher to join our team on a maternity cover contract until August 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity for:

• Qualified teachers with QTS and completed induction, looking to deepen their experience in SEND.
• Unqualified teachers or aspiring educators, seeking hands-on experience in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• A secondment opportunity within Manor Hall Academy Trust .

About Sherbrook Primary School

Sherbrook is a generic special school for pupils aged 2 to 11 years, serving Cannock and surrounding areas. We are proud to be an inclusive school with the specialist knowledge and skills to meet the needs of children with:

• Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
• Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD)
• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)

What We Offer

• A nurturing and inclusive environment where every child is celebrated.
• A strong, supportive team committed to professional development and wellbeing.
• Opportunities to develop your skills in a range of SEND strategies and approaches.
• A chance to be part of a school that values creativity, compassion, and collaboration.

What We’re Looking For

• A caring and resilient practitioner who can build strong relationships with pupils.
• Someone who can deliver engaging, differentiated lessons tailored to individual needs.
• A team player who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Safeguarding Statement

Sherbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Child safety recruitment procedures operate and appointment is subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS, qualifications check and all other relevant employment checks.

Please note: If you are shortlisted for the role, we may conduct an online search as part of our due diligence. This helps identify any publicly available information that may indicate suitability to work with children and may be discussed at interview.
A copy of our safeguarding policy can be found here.

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 Sherbrook Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• School size: 135 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sherbrook Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sherbrook-primary-school-cannock

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