Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Deeplish Primary Academy, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1LT

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 March 2025

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: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary

Job Title – Teacher

Information about the contract – Full Time Maternity Cover

To commence – September 2025

Salary details – MPS 1-UPS3, currently £31,650.00 to £49,084.00 (FTE).

Accountable to: Principal, Vice Principal

Are you a passionate and dedicated teacher with a commitment to raising the standards of teaching and learning? Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of students and contribute to a thriving academic community? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set high expectations that inspire and challenge students.
• Create a safe, stimulating environment where all students can thrive.
• Plan and deliver engaging lessons that build on students' capabilities and prior knowledge.
• Use assessment to track progress and provide timely, constructive feedback to students.
• Manage classroom behaviour effectively and fairly to promote a positive learning atmosphere.
• Work closely with colleagues, parents, and external agencies to support student well-being and progress.
• Take responsibility for your own professional development and contribute to the wider life of the school.

What We Are Looking For:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• Degree level qualification and above.
• A passion for education and a commitment to raising pupil attainment.
• A strong understanding of the primary curriculum and best teaching practices.
• The ability to differentiate and adapt teaching to meet the needs of all students.
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Experience in managing behaviour and maintaining high standards in the classroom.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students

If selected to attend for interview you will be asked about your strengths and your preferred teaching year group(s ) we will try to best accommodate the preferences/ strengths of the successful candidate.

The role will be based at Deeplish Primary Academy but could involve some travel to other schools within the trust.

Focus-Trust

Focus-Trust was established in 2012. We are a charitable primary trust, based in the North West of England and West Yorkshire and are a dedicated to working with our 15 Primary Schools. t is the core purpose of Focus-Trust to continually strive to be a learning organisation, where the learning of all children and adults is valued and promoted.

We passionately believe equality of opportunity starts with education; irrespective of where you were born or where you live, a high-quality education in one of our great schools will make a fundamental difference to all our children's lives, career prospects and social mobility.

We are proud to have a great team of people working in our central team and within our schools who always put children at the heart of our practice. We are committed to providing excellent professional development opportunities for all our staff and always aim to be an employer of choice.

We welcome people who share our values and approach to our work and who can help us make our mission a reality ‘Learning together, making the difference’ and help us demonstrate our vision; ‘Great schools at the heart of our communities’.

Additional Reasons to Join Us:

• Work in a supportive and collaborative team environment with access to ongoing training and professional development.
• Be part of a school that places inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do.
• A strong curriculum offer and supportive leadership team.
• Trust Wide CPD offer that promotes networking and continued development.
• A school where we value our pupils’ time in our school to be memorable, build on what they know and can do and help them become lifelong learners.
• A school at the heart of the community!
• Automatic enrolment into a Teachers or Local Government Pension Scheme (albeit employees can opt out if they choose to)

Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 22

nd

April at Midnight

Interview Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025 / Thursday 1 st May 2025

To apply please click "Apply Now"

If you would like more information or would like to arrange a visit to school please contact Anna Stokes (School Business Manager) 01706 392480 deeplish.recruitment@focus-trust.co.uk.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Deeplish Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 463 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Deeplish Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/deeplish-primary-academy

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