Fixed Term Maternity Cover - Teacher

St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 3DQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Monthly

Fixed Term Maternity Cover - Teacher job summary

This is a fixed term post up to one year - Maternity cover from 1st September 2026 for 12 months or until employee returns.

The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated teacher to join a talented, creative team of professionals. The successful candidate will teach in one of our KS2 classes. Applications welcome from experienced and newly-qualified staff. This is a temporary post, full-time, to cover maternity leave.

We are looking for a teacher who will:

• Be creative and committed in promoting high standards
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner
• Have high expectations of children’s achievement and behaviour
• Be able to work effectively with colleagues as part of a team
• Fully support the Catholic ethos of the school
• Be able to play a full part in the life of the school

At St Marie’s we can offer:

• A warm and welcoming community
• Children who are special and provide a wonderful teaching and learning experience
• A professional staff team who are dedicated, work collaboratively and are supportive of each other
• Opportunities to engage with colleagues in our partner schools

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 St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-marie-s-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy

St Marie’s is a wonderfully welcoming Catholic school, where children from a wide variety of backgrounds come together to learn, grow and flourish in a supportive, nurturing community.

At St Marie’s, we take immense pride in fostering a collaborative community where everyone—staff, parents, carers, pupils, and governors—actively contributes to the development of each child. Our mission is to provide a range of exciting and captivating opportunities that ensure a high-quality education and instil a lifelong love for learning, empowering our students to succeed not only in secondary school but also in their adult lives.

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