Teacher Fixed Term Maternity Cover

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0HR

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  7 May 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  15 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: Teachers Pay Scale
• Additional allowances:

  Teachers Pay Scale

Teacher Fixed Term Maternity Cover job summary

TEACHER

Fixed Term Maternity Cover

Required for September 2026

Teachers Pay Scale

We seek to appoint a Class Teacher with excellent communication skills, a passion for teaching and learning who will fully embrace the SS Peter and Paul’s way.

We welcome applications from teachers who are committed to developing ways to engage all pupils in meaningful learning experiences across the curriculum through inclusive, adaptive teaching with high expectations for all. Applicants must be committed to helping pupils to be inspired by our catholic values to lead remarkable lives on a ‘firm foundation of love, learning and service’.

If you are either an early career teacher or an experienced teacher, you are warmly invited to visit the school to meet the team, see the school in action and to find out about the SSPP way prior to the interview.

The appointed candidate will:

• Create a safe and supportive teaching and learning environment where engaging and challenging learning takes place

• Ensure that all pupils make excellent progress from their starting points

• Contribute to the strong Catholic ethos of our school

• Work in partnership with parents, all staff and governors to deliver the best provision for our children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

To arrange a visit please telephone 01902 556447 to arrange a suitable time.

Closing Date: Thursday 7th May 2026 at 12 noon.

Interviews: Week Commencing 11th May 2026

Early applications will also be considered. We reserve the right to close advertised vacancies earlier than the published deadline, should the need arise.

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 SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ss-peter-and-paul-catholic-primary-academy-nursery

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