Teacher (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

Poplar Street Primary School, Manchester, M34 5EF

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 March 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  3 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Teachers Main Pay Scale, 1-6

Teacher (Fixed Term Maternity Cover) job summary

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Fixed‑Term Maternity Cover Teacher for EYFS/Key Stage 1 at Poplar Street Primary, Ravenwood Drive, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5EF.

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration and motivation to be successful. We have high ambitions for all young people in our schools, and all roles within our Trust are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

Details about the role:

• To start April 2026
• This role is a fixed‑term maternity cover position

Poplar Street Primary are looking for someone who:

• demonstrates consistently high expectations for teaching and learning
• works collaboratively as part of a team and takes responsibility for organising the learning environment and support staff
• contributes positively to the whole school community and models our values – Ready, Respectful, Resilient and Safe
• is committed to sustaining the school’s high standards
• is flexible, open to new ideas, and passionate about providing high‑quality education

For more details about the role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details about our Trust and our schools, please see the attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

The proposed timescale for the selection and interview process is as follows:

• Applications close at 4pm on Monday 16th March 2026
• Interviews will take place on Monday 23rd March 2026

Please note that we may close this advert early if sufficient applications are received. If you are interested, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Victorious Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We have robust processes and procedures in place to reduce risk and to continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding across our workforce. This role involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process. All support staff roles within our Trust are subject to a three‑month probationary period. All posts require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, as well as an online search in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These checks may be carried out by a third‑party social media screening provider. All processing will be conducted in accordance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and statutory safeguarding guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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 Poplar Street Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Poplar Street Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/poplar-street-primary-school

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