Early Years Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Welbourne Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6NR16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS
Early Years Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary
Early Years Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Contract: Fixed Term until October 2026
Hours: Full time
Salary: MPS
Site: Welbourne Primary Academy
Closing date: 9am on Monday 30th June
Start date: January 2026
Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.
Are you passionate about early childhood education? Do you thrive in a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child’s potential is celebrated?
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant school community?
If so, Welbourne Primary Academy is looking for you!
Your role:
As our Early Years Class Teacher, you will deliver high-quality teaching that supports every child’s academic, social, and emotional development. You’ll follow the Early Years Curriculum and our Trust-wide pedagogy model to create engaging, inclusive lessons that spark curiosity and build confidence. You’ll work closely with colleagues, parents, and external professionals to ensure each child receives the support they need to thrive.
We’re looking for someone with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), a strong understanding of early years education, and a passion for helping children flourish. You’ll need to be organised, adaptable, and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. Experience in planning, assessment, and inclusive teaching strategies is essential.
About us:
At Welbourne Primary Academy, part of the forward-thinking Thomas Deacon Education Trust (TDET), we foster a culture where innovation, collaboration, and professional growth are at the heart of everything we do. You’ll be supported by a dedicated leadership team, work alongside passionate colleagues, and have access to high-quality training that helps you thrive in your role.
Our values — Honesty, Excellence, Aspiration, Respect, and Teamwork — shape our inclusive and welcoming environment. We believe in being truthful, striving for the best, aiming high, respecting everyone and everything, and working together supportively. Here, your contributions are genuinely valued, and you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our students every day.
This maternity cover role offers a rewarding opportunity to develop your teaching practice in a school committed to excellence and inclusion. If you're ready to inspire the next generation of learners, we’d love to hear from you.
Why work for us?:
Join Thomas Deacon Education Trust and be part of a dedicated team committed to "working together to transform lives through education.” To learn more about the benefits we have on offer, check out our video here: Employee Benefits
At TDET, 95% of our new employees highly rate our induction programme. Benefit from the unwavering support of our dedicated staff, ensuring you feel welcomed and well-prepared from day one.
Ready to transform lives through education? Apply now and make a difference!
TDET - Working together to transform lives through education
Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Join us in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all contributions are valued.
If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education
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 are not accepted.
About Welbourne Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 206 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Welbourne Primary Academy website
School location
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