Classroom Teacher (Maternity cover)

The Rural Enterprise Academy, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST19 5PH

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  8 December 2025

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 12:05pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: 31650.00 - 43606.00

Classroom Teacher (Maternity cover) job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent practitioner to join our Teaching Team at The Rural Enterprise Academy to cover Maternity leave from 8 December or January 2026. We are a supportive, well-led Academy - proud to be part of the Penk Valley Academy Trust.

As an innovative Academy we are striving to improve standards so that all children achieve across a broad and balanced curriculum. As a class teacher you need the ability and determination to promote high expectations for the achievement and progress of all children. We are ideally looking for someone with RE or Science specialism.

If you are a passionate and motivated teacher who is focused on helping students to achieve their true potential, we would welcome your application.

 

We welcome informal visits to the school from prospective candidates. To arrange a visit or call please contact Caroline Perry (Office Manager) on c-perry@penkvalley.co.uk

 

The successful candidate will: 

• Be able to inspire, enthuse and motivate students to ensure that they achieve their full potential
• Be a passionate teacher who contributes effectively to whole school improvement
• Be able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school
• Have high expectations of themselves and others
• Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Be flexible and a good team player

 

 

Being part of Penk Valley Academy Trust:

Penk Valley Academy Trust is the local academy Trust for the following schools: Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, St John’s First School, St Mary & St Chad CE First School, Penkridge Middle School, Wolgarston High School and The Rural Enterprise Academy.

 

The Trust’s vision and ethos is encapsulated in our motto ‘Learning Together’. Our main aim is to work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for ensuring that every child and young person in our Trust receives an excellent education, achieves high outcomes and realises their potential. All members of staff work incredibly hard to provide the very best education for every child in our care.

 

 

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and responsibility. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 

All staff working in the School during the school day will have contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. 

 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

 

 

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 The Rural Enterprise Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 240 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Rural Enterprise Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-rural-enterprise-academy

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