KS2 Teacher
Cornerstone Academy Trust, Exeter, EX5 3JG10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 December 2025
Closing date
14 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 December 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - M6 per annum
KS2 Teacher job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking teacher ready to make a real impact? Whether you’re an experienced educator or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), we invite you to join our dynamic and expanding team at Cornerstone Academy Trust. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We are proud to lead the region’s Department for Education English Hub, supporting schools across the South West in delivering excellence in literacy and curriculum development.
We are looking for inspiring and reflective teachers who are passionate about delivering high-quality education and committed to helping every child reach their full potential. You will need to be confident in using a range of teaching strategies and have a strong understanding of the KS2 curriculum. Creativity, collaboration, and a willingness to embrace digital tools are essential.
You will be part of a trust-wide team of teachers who work together to deliver a knowledge-rich, project-based curriculum. Our schools are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including dedicated libraries, science and art rooms, TV studios, and forest school areas. Every child has access to their own Microsoft Surface device, and our digital approach supports both teaching and assessment, reducing workload and enhancing planning.
Our schools offer an exciting, extended and enriched curriculum. From musical theatre and modern foreign languages to climbing, kayaking, and fencing, we ensure every child has the opportunity to discover their strengths. Teachers are supported by a strong coaching culture, and a network of colleagues who share planning and resources across the Trust.
We are committed to helping you grow! You will benefit from weekly CPD sessions with other teaching staff in the Trust. We also have a strong ECT programme with dedicated mentoring and support from our ECT Lead.
Your Role
- Deliver High-Quality Teaching – Plan and teach engaging, purposeful lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
- Embrace Digital Innovation – Use technology to enhance learning, assessment, and collaboration across the Trust.
- Support Pupil Progress – Use adaptive assessment tools to track progress and plan for individual needs.
- Collaborate and Reflect – Work with colleagues across schools to share best practice and develop professionally.
What You'll Bring
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Experience of teaching in KS2
- Strong knowledge of the National Curriculum
- A reflective, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset
- A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success
Hours and Salary
- National Teacher Pay Scale
- 8am – 5pm x 5 days a week
- 40 weeks per year (term time + 10 days)
What we offer
- Generous pension scheme
- Health and cycle-to-work schemes
- Subsidised meals from in-house chefs
- State-of-the-art IT equipment
- Weekly CPD and personalised online training portal
- Extensive training and development opportunities
Apply Today
Be bold. Be inspiring. Be part of something bigger
Closing Date: 14th December 2025
Interviews may be held as applications are received.
Please complete our online application form.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.
We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.
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