Teacher - Maternity Cover

Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 0DR

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2026

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - January - December 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916 - £37,101
• Pay scale: MPS 1- MPS 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Please see candidate pack for full details of the role

What the school offers its staff

Please see candidate pack for full details of all benefits

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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Uplands Junior LEAD Academy Teacher candidate pack.pdf - 3.33 MB (opens in new tab)

About Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 468 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: office@uplandsacademy.co.uk
• Phone number: 0116 253 8407
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uplands-junior-l-e-a-d-academy

Arranging a visit to Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@uplandsacademy.co.uk.

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