Classteacher Maternity Cover
Pennycross Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3RL30 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 February 2026
Closing date
7 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 December 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (Monday- Friday)
Contract type
- Fixed term - November 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916- £45,352
Pay scale
- MPS1- MPS6
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Fulltime post is for a Key Stage 2 class teacher.This role will include fulltime class responsibility. Experience of teaching in Year 6 would be desirable, but not essential.
What the school offers its staff
- Fortnightly PPA: You will receive guaranteed Planning, Preparation, and Assessment time every two weeks.
- Home Working Option: To help you focus, you have the option to take a half-day of your PPA from home once a fortnight.
- DfE Wellbeing Charter: We have officially signed up to the Department for Education’s Staff Wellbeing Charter, pledging to protect your wellbeing.
-Staff Wellbeing Programme: You will have full access to a school-wide programme designed to look after you throughout the year.
-Great CPD Opportunities: We offer a good range of professional development training to help you advance your career.
Further information about the job
A Job Description and Specification and Teaching Staff application form can be downloaded from our website under, ‘About Us’, ‘Vacancies’, alternatively please email hello@pennycross.school to request either or both of the documents. Equally potential candidates are warmly welcomed to have a conversation with the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher regarding the role. Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment on 01752 705137 or email hello@pennycross.school
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pennycross Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 420 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pennycross Primary School website
- Email address
- stulloch@pennycross.school
- Phone number
- 01752705137
Pennycross Primary School is a 2 form primary school, with 404 pupils on roll, in the
heart of Pennycross, Plymouth.
The school serves children from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds, with a higher than national average percentage of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with Special Educational Needs.
The school and 14 classrooms, an inviting library, several intervention rooms and an Inclusion Room (known as The Nest)
Arranging a visit to Pennycross Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stulloch@pennycross.school.
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