Class Teacher - Maternity Cover

Templars Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 9DA

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  19 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: TMS

Class Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary

Every child, every chance, every day.

Templars Primary is a vibrant, diverse and inclusive school serving a wonderful community. Our mission is simple but powerful: a place where everyone belongs, feels safe, and strives to achieve their full potential.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed teacher to join our team to cover maternity leave from January. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking staff that care deeply about making a difference for every child.

What we offer:

• A strong school culture built on care, respect and honesty.
• Children who are curious, enthusiastic and proud of their school.
• A hardworking and supportive team that pulls together and wants the very best for our pupils.
• High-quality CPD and opportunities to learn from colleagues in a collaborative environment.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and work–life balance.

Our Values

At Templars, our mission is 'Every child, Every day, Every chance'.  Our vision is for everyone to know that they belong to Templars, and be proud to belong, because we are a school where everyone is welcomed, feels safe to take risks and strives to achieve their full potential.

Our three school rules reflect our three school values:  Care, Respect and Honesty.

What is the job role?

We are looking for an enthusiastic teacher to join our team full-time to cover maternity leave. Templars is a fantastic place of work with an excellent team ethic. The whole team is committed to improving opportunities for both our pupils and staff. We have high aspirations for the children of our wonderfully diverse community and a proven record in developing careers supported by a dedicated leadership team. So that you can decide whether you would like to join us, here is what is important to us:

• We believe that our community deserve us to be the very best we can be
• We are proud of our team ethic and value commitment and generosity of spirit
• We live by our values of Care, Respect and Honesty
• We believe that hard work and relationships are key to success, and we expect everyone to be the very best of themselves
• We believe that working in education is an attractive, deeply satisfying, joyful job
• We believe that staff need to be happy, healthy, well-qualified, highly motivated, hardworking, well-trained experts, who, in return for the best working conditions that we can provide, accept the professional obligation to improve
• We believe in an evidence-informed approach to school improvement, most particularly in teaching and learning, to help us identify what works best in our classrooms
• We believe that truly great teaching is that which improves pupil progress

Come a see us in action, speak to our admin team on 02476466337 to make an appointment to visit.

Who are we looking for?

What we are looking for:

• A teacher with high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND and those facing disadvantage.
• Someone who can build strong relationships and foster a sense of belonging and pride in the classroom.
• A reflective practitioner who embraces teamwork, is open to feedback, and contributes positively to school life.
• A teacher who shares our belief that every child deserves the best chance every day.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

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 school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to
undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS.

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 Templars Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 659 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Templars Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/templars-primary-school

At Templars our mission is, ‘Every child, every day, every chance,’ and this reflects our belief that there should be no limits on the aspirations for our children and our staff, and that we strive to make sure everyone makes the most of every day at school as part of our friendly team.

We believe that it takes a community to educate a child, so we aim to work in partnership with our parents, other schools and local organisations to offer our pupils a fantastic, bespoke curriculum and a range of extra-curricular opportunities and exciting adventures which help to build confidence and foster a love of learning.

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