Maternity Leave Class Teacher
Spinfield School, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2RE27 days remaining to apply
Job start date
13 April 2026
Closing date
12 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
16 December 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Monday - Friday, a job share would be considered.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Up to One Year. - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main Pay Scale, between £32,916 - £45,352
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have a vacancy for an excellent teacher to join our staff on a
full-time maternity cover contract, commencing Monday 13th April
2026. This will be in our Year 2 class.Main Pay Scale.
We need you to:
Enjoy being a teacher and shaping young minds.
Have a strong commitment to keeping progress and attainment standards high.
Demonstrate excellent classroom management.
The ideal candidate will:
Have the ability to promote the school’s ethos and values positively, and use effective strategies to support wellbeing
Have the ability to establish sound professional relationships within a team, making an effective contribution to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of others
Have the ability to create a positive, happy, challenging and effective learning environment
Have high expectations of pupil behaviour and strategies to meet the personalised learning and emotional needs of every child
Understand of a diverse range of teaching and learning styles and techniques
Have a good understanding of effective procedures for managing and promoting positive behaviour among pupils.
Be computer literate
Understand Safeguarding in school; Health and Safety; Data protection; Equality and Diversity and confidentiality
Have a degree/PGCE or equivalentQTS Status
What the school offers its staff
Our recent OFSTED inspection in May 2025 recognised that “pupils get a great education at Spinfield Primary School. They benefit from the school’s rich and ambitious curriculum, which inspires them to achieve highly. The school’s inclusive ethos ensures everyone feels part of this close-knit community.”
Our children want to learn, which means your teaching will be valued. Our children are exceptionally well behaved, polite and enthusiastic.
PPA is delivered by teachers and you will be guaranteed the correct amount of time in accordance to your working hours - we have a completely flexible approach to where PPA is taken at home or in school is fine with us!
You won’t find more supportive parents or governors at any other school.
You'll enjoy working here. You can expect to work hard but you will feel rewarded and have opportunities to continue your professional development in a school that is well resourced, vibrant and friendly.
We have a great team spirit – we believe that new thinkers and people with experience make a perfectly balanced environment in which you will succeed.
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 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 Spinfield School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 211 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Spinfield School website
- Email address
- office@spinfieldschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01628 473551
Our recent OFSTED inspection in May 2025 recognised that “pupils get a great education at Spinfield Primary School. They benefit from the school’s rich and ambitious curriculum, which inspires them to achieve highly. The school’s inclusive ethos ensures everyone feels part of this close-knit community.”
Our children want to learn, which means your teaching will be valued. Our children are exceptionally well behaved, polite and enthusiastic.
PPA is delivered by teachers and you will be guaranteed the correct amount of time in accordance to your working hours - we have a completely flexible approach to where PPA is taken at home or in school is fine with us!
You won’t find more supportive parents or governors at any other school.
You will enjoy working here. You can expect to work hard but you will feel rewarded and have opportunities to continue your professional development in a school that is well resourced, vibrant and friendly.
We have a great team spirit – we believe that new thinkers and people with experience make a perfectly balanced environment in which you will succeed.
Arranging a visit to Spinfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@spinfieldschool.co.uk.
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