Year 5 Maternity Cover

Riverside Community Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 1DD

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  17 November 2025

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - November 2025 – likely end July 2026). - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Riverside is a large, happy school overlooking the River Tamar. We pride ourselves on our caring, family ethos – both for our pupils and staff. We have a very supportive community and are striving to achieve exceptional standards in everything we do. We are seeking to appoint an eager and dedicated classroom practitioner to Y5. This role will suit ECTs or more experienced colleagues who have the enthusiasm, passion and drive that would enable our pupils to thrive. We are an inclusive school with high expectations -children are at the heart of everything we do and we are looking for candidates who share this philosophy.

What the school offers its staff

What Riverside can offer you:

• Pupils who are respectful, well-behaved and grateful for help

• A warm, welcoming staff team who will support you

• Comprehensive CPD

• Incredible facilities and resources

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.

Visits to the school are welcomed; please contact the school office, 01752 365297 to book: 24.09.25, 10am or 01.10.25, 3:30pm

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Application_form_2025.pdf - 204 KB (opens in new tab)

Y5_Mat_Cover_advert_2025.pdf - 122 KB (opens in new tab)

Temp_Jobs_Sept_2025.pdf - 142 KB (opens in new tab)

About Riverside Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 403 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Riverside Community Primary School website
• Email address: admin@riversideprimary.net
• Phone number: 01752365297
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverside-community-primary-school

Local Authority Maintained

Arranging a visit to Riverside Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@riversideprimary.net.

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