SENCo / Class Teacher
Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 8EY5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
12 April 2026 at 1am
Date listed
18 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS 1-6
Additional allowances
SEN allowance
SENCo / Class Teacher job summary
Part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT)
Tel: 01945 430378
Email: office@marshlandandprimary.norfolk.sch.uk
Website: https://marshlandstjames.demat.org.uk/
Headteacher: Ms Lucca
- Salary – Main Scale 1-6 + SEN allowance
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Required as soon as possible
Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School has an exciting opportunity for a committed Class Teacher/SENCo to join a vibrant team of enthusiastic, hardworking individuals. We would love you to take your place with us in this fantastic role!
The successful candidate will benefit from a comprehensive CPD programme including SENCo induction sessions where they will benefit from a wide range of support from the SENCo Community. This professional network collaborate regularly online and in person at SEND surgeries, SENCo forums and by visiting each others' schools to develop best practice across the trust.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally:
- Have experience of working as a Class Teacher and SENDCo in a primary school
- Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Be enthusiastic, ambitious and serious about improving children’s life chances through education
- Be highly organised, conscientious and able to set clear priorities when managing a busy workload
- Be able work cooperatively and communicate clearly with fellow colleagues, parents and pupils
- Have a ‘can-do’ attitude and has the ability to use their initiative
- Be able to work flexibly and professionally
About Role
We are looking for an experienced Class Teacher/SENCo to join our team. The purpose of this role is to work alongside colleagues in planning, preparing and supporting the teaching and learning of all pupils in your care. For further information about the role, please visit our website: https://www.demat.org.uk/recruitment
About Us
DEMAT has recently won the Multi-Academy Trust of the Year 2024 at the National School Awards making this is a very exciting time to join us! The award recognises our extraordinary educational achievements as a multi-academy trust. To read more, please visit our website: https://www.demat.org.uk
Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School is part of the DEMAT family of schools who work in partnership towards the common goal of delivering an excellent education for our pupils and a supportive, enriching place to work for our staff. Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School is very proud to continue the great work that has been done to better the future lives of our children.
DEMAT is a large multi-academy Trust which consists of 39 primary academies and approximately 7,000 pupils. Our primary focus as a Trust is to ensure that every child in our schools receives a world-class education through a knowledge-rich curriculum which values the arts as well as what may be perceived as more academic subjects. We are unapologetic about holding the highest expectations for our children, for their outcomes as well as their behaviour and personal development. DEMATs vision is to; To learn. To know. To lead out. This sets out what we do as a Trust and how we work with our children to become confident within society and to develop as individuals. This is encapsulated in the DEMAT Promise and underpinned by our values of Love, Community, Trust, Respect and Ambition. To find out more about the Trust, please visit - https://www.demat.org.uk/
If we sound like your perfect match, then we want to hear from you! In order to be considered please complete a full application on My New Term.
If you choose to join us, our promise is to offer you:
- Career progression opportunities internally and/or across a large number of DEMAT schools.
- A supportive work environment with a Trust that understands the importance of enhancing health and wellbeing at work with 24hour access to our Employee Assistant Programme
- GP 24/7 service and access to an online health and wellbeing hub
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to Eyecare Vouchers
- Annual flu vaccinations
- A generous pension and annual leave entitlement
- Inclusive policies and practices
- Well-behaved and enthusiastic children.
- Strong links with the community and local church groups.
For more information, please download the job description and person specification attached or visit our website.
Onsite visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged: to arrange an appointment please call 01945 430378 or email - office@marshlandandprimary.norfolk.sch.uk
How to apply
For this vacancy, if you click the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website for the Job Description and to apply via the online application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a suitable number of internal or external applications.
Closing date: 12 April 2026
Interview date: to be confirmed
The Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust (DEMAT) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.
DEMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of DEMATs due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
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 Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 106 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School website
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Phase Leaders – Key Stage 1 and EYFS
Gaywood Primary School
Field Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AY
St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy
Lynn Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0BU
Phase Leaders – EYFS and Key Stage 1
Gaywood Primary School
Field Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AY
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough