Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Dogsthorpe Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4LH9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
1 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) MPR/UPR, 32.5 hours per week
Teacher (Maternity Cover) job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated class teacher to join our team here at Dogsthorpe Academy on a fixed maternity cover contract!
About the role:
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic class teacher who is committed to providing an outstanding, exciting and engaging learning experience for all pupils. We are looking for an experienced professional.
About You:
We are looking for someone who:
- is committed to raising the achievement of all learners by ensuring teaching across the curriculum is of the highest quality
- has high professional standards
- is able to make positive relationships with staff, pupils and parents alike
- has skill and passion for the use of technology in the classroom
- is able to plan and deliver innovative and inspirational lessons that engage pupils
About us:
We are a large junior academy, with a committed staff team, serving a wonderfully diverse community in Peterborough. The academy, last inspected in February 2023, is considered an ‘improving academy’, with the new leadership team making positive strides in addressing key priorities.This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to join us on our journey…
As an academy, we work hard to meet the needs of all children and are committed to the principals of inclusion. We are experienced in inter-agency work, and our dedicated staff team are focused on ensuring that every child receives the highest quality education and care. If you would like to work in a school where relationships are authentic, supportive, and respectful, then Dogsthorpe Academy may be just the opportunity you are looking for. Visits are encouraged.
In return we can offer:
- fabulous children who are keen to learn
- a highly support staff team
- outstanding opportunities for professional development and career progression
- a superb support network as part of the wider Greenwood Academies Trust
In return:
You can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed no matter what their background. The Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce whether that be through ensuring a fair workload or offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.
We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account – with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
- Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
- Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
- A free Employee Assistance Programme from Vivup
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
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 are not accepted.
About Dogsthorpe Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 357 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dogsthorpe Academy website
The Dogsthorpe Junior Academy, part of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT), is a junior academy situated in a small community in the north of Peterborough. It is led by the Principal, Julie Cranke, who aims to ensure that it delivers an exciting, innovative and creative curriculum that meets the needs of the pupils. All staff work hard to ensure that every pupil is supported and nurtured, helping them to develop the confidence and skills needed for the years ahead. In addition to the formal curriculum, pupils are also provided with a range of opportunities to follow their own interests and carry out individualised learning programmes.
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