Teacher

Daven Primary School, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 3AH

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  31 January 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  19 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 Annually (FTE) MPS

Teacher job summary

Daven Primary School prides itself on being an inclusive community where every member is valued and treated with mutual respect. Our core values — Brave, Kind and Curious — sit at the heart of everything we do, shaping both our curriculum and our daily school life.

The Learning Partnership, together with the Headteacher, is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Teacher to join our team. We are looking for a skilled candidate who is committed to our vision and values, is reliable and resilient, and is passionate about helping our children to thrive.

We are seeking enthusiastic, dedicated individuals who work well as part of a team and are committed to supporting the diverse needs of our pupils.

If you are motivated caring, and driven to inspire young minds, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role:

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work.
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment.
• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils and demonstrate good subject and National Curriculum knowledge.
• Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, to support the school’s values and vision.

The successful applicant will have a high level of expertise of the National Curriculum and its effective delivery. They will demonstrate a sound understanding of children’s attitudes and achievements, along with proven experience in developing and implementing effective behaviour management strategies.

Applicants must hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and be eligible to work in the UK.

This is a MPS Temporary Teaching position starting on 13th April 2026 to 31st August 2027. Working hours will be Monday to Friday.

The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2026, by 5:00pm. Interviews TBC

The Learning Partnership is a disability committed employer: applicants requiring adjustments to the application or interview process should contact bursar@daven.cheshire.sch.uk

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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and appropriate online searches in line with the requirements in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023).

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.

About The Learning Partnership Academy Trust

Formed of two local trusts on 1 September 2023, The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership, The Learning Partnership is a diverse new multi-academy trust delivering excellent educational provision for pupils in primary and secondary schools across the North-West. The Trust primarily serves the communities of Crewe, Congleton, and Knutsford, and is now the largest multi-academy trust in Cheshire.

At The Learning Partnership, we believe that there are three core facets of our mission -people, passion, and performance. We are striving to build a community of the strongest people, inspiring a passion for education that galvanises these people to maximise their abilities, which supports all pupils to perform at their best. We believe that these core principles will create a culture that helps all our schools to improve and ensures pupil outcomes are the very best they can be.

The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:

• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Flexible working offered as a day 1 right of employment
• Free parking
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and appropriate online searches in line with the requirements in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023).

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 Daven Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 142 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Daven Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/daven-primary-school

Welcome to Daven Primary School. Our inclusive school highly values each member of our school community and is built on mutual respect. We are proud of our values of ‘Brave, Kind and Curious’ which provide the foundations for our curriculum and day-to-day life.

Formed of two local trusts on 1 September 2023, The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership, The Learning Partnership is a diverse new multi-academy trust delivering excellent educational provision for pupils in primary and secondary schools across the North-West. The Trust primarily serves the communities of Crewe, Congleton, and Knutsford, and is now the largest multi-academy trust in Cheshire.
At The Learning Partnership, we believe that there are three core facets of our mission –people, passion, and performance. We are striving to build a community of the strongest people, inspiring a passion for education that galvanises these people to maximise their abilities, which supports all pupils to perform at their best. We believe that these core principles will create a culture that helps all our schools to improve and ensures pupil outcomes are the very best they can be.

The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:
• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Flexible working offered as a day 1 right of employment
• Free parking
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

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