Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

The Elms Primary School, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 7HZ

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  24 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Main to Upper Pay Scale.

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary

The Elms Primary School

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Contract: 1-Year Fixed Term
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus

Start Date: 1 September 2026 - 31 August 2027
(The successful candidate may have the option to start in Term 6, if preferred or required.)

The Elms Primary School, located in Faringdon, is a welcoming and supportive community with high aspirations for all pupils. We are proud to be part of the Cambrian Learning Trust, a successful multi-academy trust.

We are seeking to appoint a full-time Class Teacher to join our committed and hardworking team, covering maternity leave for one year from September 2026.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reflective practitioner who is dedicated to supporting and inspiring children’s learning. The ideal candidate will demonstrate initiative, strong organisational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with pupils, colleagues, and parents.

Prospective applicants are warmly encouraged to visit the school. Please contact the school office on 01367 240232 to arrange an appointment.

The Elms Primary School and Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Elms Primary School and Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

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 The Elms Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 304 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Elms Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/faringdon-junior-school-faringdon

The Elms Primary School is in a very exciting chapter of its journey as we became an all-through primary in September 2022. We are the largest primary school in the Faringdon Learning Trust (FLT) with 428 children on role. We currently have one pre-school school class catering for children aged 3, one Reception class, one Year 1, two Year 2 classes, one Year 3 class, three Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 classes. Over time, we hope the numbers will even out as we become the 2-form entry school which has been planned, building and strengthening our learning community.

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