Maternity Cover - Year 5 Teacher (0.5 FTE)

Alder Grove Church of England Primary School, Shinfield, Berkshire, RG2 9RA

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Summer Term 2026

• Closing date

  8 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS Actual Salary from £16,458 to £25,524

Maternity Cover - Year 5 Teacher (0.5 FTE) job summary

Year 5 Class Teacher Required for Summer Term 2026

Maternity Contract

Salary: MPS/UPS

Part Time - 0.5 - Thursday & Friday + half a day PPA with Year 5 team

Closing date: 9am, Thursday 8th January 2026

Alder Grove opened its doors as a brand-new primary school in September 2020. Since opening, we have established ourselves in the heart of our community and have become one of the most desired schools to attend in the area. We are looking for inspiring practitioners to work alongside and to be part of our established Year 5 team as part of a Maternity Cover. The role is a job share for a Thursday and Friday, as well as an additional half a day PPA with the Year 5 team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new school with a highly skilled staff and part of a dynamic and supportive Trust.

Alder Grove is a school within The Keys Academy Trust which is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across our family of schools as part of the Trust’s CPD programme and networking opportunities.

Do you want to work in a forward thinking and aspirational multi-academy trust that places learning at the heart of everything it does?

Are you looking for a unique role that will be central to the development and growth of a new school, helping to build upon the vision and values as it continues to grow?

Do you have the ambition and determination to secure positive outcomes for our young people?

The successful candidate will:

Be an teacher who motivates and inspires children to learn

Deliver innovative and creative learning opportunities

Be committed to delivering a knowledge-led curriculum

Have high expectations for standards of achievement and behaviour

Be able to work collaboratively and independently

Be an excellent communicator committed to working in partnership with staff, parents and governors

Promote our Christian ethos, vision and values

Be a strong and supportive team player

Visits to our school are warmly encouraged. If you would like to book a visit or would like the full job description, please contact recruitement@aldergrove.wokingham.sch.uk

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check.

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 Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 351 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alder Grove Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alder-grove-church-of-england-primary-school

Alder Grove is a school within The Keys Academy Trust which is a primary specialist MAT committed to providing the very best educational experiences for our pupils and staff, so that our schools are recognised as centres of academic and pastoral excellence at the heart of the communities they serve. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across our family of schools as part of the Trust’s CPD programme and networking opportunities.

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