Classroom Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Ivy Bank Primary School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8PB10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
23 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 October 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Y2 & Y5 Temporary Class Teacher (maternity cover), 4 days (0.8 contract) The 0.8 contract could be 1 person or split into 2 x 0.4 contracts Grade M1-U1 (dependant on experience)
Contract type
- Fixed term - January 2026 to August 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1-U1
What skills and experience we're looking for
The teacher is responsible for the teaching and learning of our pupils, working to the requirements as set out in the Teachers’ Standards published by the Secretary of State which came into effect on 1st September 2012 and the career stage expectations of The Aspire Educational Trust. The teacher is expected to promote the specific core values and vision of the academy at which they are placed and seek to ensure they are fully implemented.
Areas of responsibility:
Strategic Development and Direction of the School
The teacher will be expected to work towards the outcomes outlined in the school’s strategic development plan.
Actions:
- To be familiar with the school’s current school development plan.
- Liaise with colleagues to develop a full understanding of the school’s plan.
- Proactively keep up-to-date on continuously developing effective teaching and learning to ensure required attainment, progress and standards are achieved.
- Complete actions in a timely and professional manner as requested by school and trust leaders.
- Work collaboratively across the Aspire Educational Trust to achieve outcomes.
- Engaging with The Research School and the Aspirer Teaching School to enhance current practice.
Learning and Teaching
The teacher will have a personal responsibility through their own practice for continuing to raise the quality of teaching and learning and for pupils’ achievement; setting high expectations and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of their own teaching and learning. They will create a successful learning culture to enable all pupils to become effective, enthusiastic learners with high aspirations.
Actions:
- To promote an ethos of challenge and support where all children can achieve success.
- To plan and deliver motivating and engaging learning experiences for all subjects of the National Curriculum
- To develop effective learning through planning, their own teaching strategies, assessment and continuous self-evaluation.
- To ensure a consistent and continuous focus on pupils’ achievements, using outcomes, data and benchmarks to monitor progress in every child’s learning.
- To implement actions identified to support and challenge children to secure good progress and attainment.
- To demonstrate and articulate high expectations and to set challenging targets for the pupils in their class.
- To implement strategies which secure high standards of behaviour, appearance and attendance.
- To contribute to pupil progress reviews and, in light of these, take appropriate actions and ensure that resources are effectively deployed.
- To model and encourage the developing use of new and emerging technologies to enhance and extend the learning experience of pupils.
- To keep up-to-date with pedagogy and education research.
Accountability within the School and its Community
The class teacher is accountable to the school community at large.
Actions:
- To ensure the safeguarding and well-being of children.
- To promote British values.
- To actively support children in extra-curricular activities.
- Promote the positive involvement of parents/carers in school life.
- Promote positive relationships and work effectively with colleagues at the academy at which they are placed and in other Aspire Educational Trust schools.
- Promote positive relationships and work effectively with personnel from other agencies.
All teachers are expected to meet, consistently, all of the Teachers’ Standards. The Aspire Educational Trust has the expectation that all teachers will continually develop and refine their practice as they progress through their career and the pay scale. The expectations relating to the teacher’s standards.
What the school offers its staff
We are a member of The Aspire Multi Academy Trust and offer a mutually supportive ethos with excellent opportunities for professional development.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability. We aim to ensure a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
If you request any support or have any questions, please contact
Name: Rachel Calnun-Pratt
Phone: 01625 448014
Email: bursar@ivybank.cheshire.sch.uk
As a Trust we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. For all shortlisted candidates reference checks and online searches will be completed prior to interview. All successful candidates are subject to satisfactory references, medical checks, right to work in UK and safeguarding checks (including enhanced DBS and a declaration of disqualification (Childcare Disqualification regulations 2009).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Ivy Bank Primary School is committed to the highest standards of childcare and child protection. We believe that it is unacceptable for a child to experience abuse of any kind and recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children and young people, through a commitment to practice which protects them. Members of the Ivy Bank community including managers, governors, paid staff, volunteers and sessional workers, agency staff, students, associate practitioners or anyone working on behalf of the school, are required to demonstrate the same commitment to safeguarding in principal and in practice.
Applying for the job
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About Ivy Bank Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 414 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ivy Bank Primary School website
- Email address
- bursar@ivybank.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01625448014
Ivy Bank is committed to a caring, child-centred ethos. We offer a broad, balanced, creative curriculum concentrating on the education of the whole child, whilst English and Maths are seen as vital life skills and given appropriate emphasis. We have high expectations of children's work and behaviour, striving to provide a high-quality learning environment in which all children at Ivy Bank can flourish. Our aim is to provide a secure, safe and positive environment in which all children can reach their full potential and become responsible, trustworthy and caring members of society.
Arranging a visit to Ivy Bank Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@ivybank.cheshire.sch.uk.
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