Teacher- Maternity Cover
Dove Bank Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 4AP15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2026
Closing date
29 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 May 2026
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
- £32,916.00 - £45,350.00 Annually (Actual) Main Payscale 1-6
Teacher- Maternity Cover job summary
The governors, Headteacher, staff and children of Dove Bank Primary School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic teacher to join our hard working and committed team. The post is:
Mat cover - likely to be in early years or Key Stage 1 (The position is offered on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave to start 1 September 2026 and will last for up to 12 months)
At Dove Bank Primary School, our values of Aspiration, Kindness and Resilience underpin our warm, supportive and happy ethos. The successful candidate will be working alongside a caring, enthusiastic, dedicated staff team who see the value in all children and put great emphasis on nurturing the whole child.
Our successful candidate will:
Be Aspirational, Kind and Resilient
Have a proven track record of successful teaching and learning
Have the ability to further develop and enhance our high standards
Have a restorative approach to behaviour management
Be driven, enthusiastic and highly motivated
Be able to establish fantastic relationships with children
Have a passion for ensuring every child is included and really does matter
We offer you a school with:
A dedicated, hardworking and able team
Happy, enthusiastic and wonderful children to work with
A friendly, supportive, hard-working environment where everyone is valued
A strong, effective and experienced Senior Leadership Team
Excellent support and CPD opportunities
We welcome and encourage visits to school, please contact office@dovebank.staffs.sch.uk or telephone 01782 898015 to arrange a suitable time.
Closing Date: Friday 29 May
Shortlisting: Monday 1 June
Interview date: Thursday 4 June
Dove Bank Primary School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. The successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about
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The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:
Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
Free parking
Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities
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As part of our commitment to employee development, all internal applicants will be offered a priority interview.
The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.
The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Dove Bank Primary School
- School type
- Academies, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 178 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dove Bank Primary School website
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