Teacher 40%

Cherry Tree Academy, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0BG

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  3 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday & Tuesday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Academic Year
• Pay scale: MPS 1-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

QTS

What the school offers its staff

Welcoming and a Friendly Team

Wonderful pupils

CPD

Staff Wellbeing Service

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

IMAT 2025-26 KS1-2 Teacher Job Description - MPS.doc - 592 KB (opens in new tab)

About Cherry Tree Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cherry Tree Academy website
• Email address: HR@inspiresmat.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cherry-tree-academy

At Cherry Tree Academy our mission is that our pupils will develop:

• A set of spiritual and moral values — honesty, integrity and good judgement.
• A toolkit of basic skills — linguistic, mathematical, scientific, artistic, physical and social.
• An enquiring mind and a desire for knowledge.
• Strong self-esteem and high personal expectation.
• Tolerance and respect for others

Arranging a visit to Cherry Tree Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@inspiresmat.co.uk.

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