Teacher - Maternity cover

Cherry Tree Academy, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN

38 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  2 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 April 2025

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: MPS 1 – UPS 3 £31,650 - £49,083

Teacher - Maternity cover job summary

Waterton Academy Trust is looking to appoint 2 inspirational and ambitious Teacher’s to join the team at Cherry Tree Academy.

Cherry Tree Academy is on an exciting school improvement journey with all stakeholders firmly committed to providing high-quality education for all pupils. We seek to ensure that every pupil achieves their full potential and develops a sense of belonging to our school community and family of schools.

The Governors, leaders and children of Cherry Tree Academy are currently seeking 2 Teachers to join the growing team. The successful candidate will work closely with the teaching staff supporting children with their learning and behavioural needs. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and talented individual to take a key role in our team. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for education – someone who is driven to make a difference to the lives of the children they work with.

Waterton Academy Trust is a forward thinking Multi Academy Trust of 13 partner schools, serving the Wakefield and Barnsley districts.

We are looking for a teacher who:

Can inspire and motivate children to achieve their full potential

Understand the primary curriculum

Have a track record of improving standards

Are fair and constant and able to manage behaviour to good effect

Are innovative and able to offer high quality learning opportunities

Have high expectations of themselves and others

Are willing contribute fully to school life and have the drive and determination to contribute to whole school developments

Are committed to ongoing professional development

Have great interpersonal skills and are able to work well as part of a team

Have good communication skills with children, colleagues, parents and visitors

Are not afraid to roll their sleeves up and work hard

Are looking for the challenge of curriculum leadership and an opportunity to develop middle leadership skills

In return we can offer:

The support and expertise of the school’s leadership team and wider Trust School Improvement Team

A modern, bright and spacious learning environment (recently developed and refurbished)

The opportunity to work alongside colleagues who are wholeheartedly dedicated to the pupils and community they serve

A commitment to support your continued professional development through a network of experienced professionals across the Waterton family of schools

The opportunity to contribute widely to school improvement

A health and wellbeing package

Commitment to safeguarding

Waterton Academy Trust is committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safer recruitment processes are followed which all applicants will be subject to. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidate and two satisfactory references. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of any unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to interview.
The Trust is committed in ensuring that all employees and applicants are treated equally and fairly.

Applying for the job

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About Cherry Tree Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 243 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cherry Tree Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cherry-tree-academy-wf8-2hn

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