Year 5 Teacher (with Year 5 & 6 Team Leader)

Lipson Vale Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7HW

43 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  21 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 March 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: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade: M1- M6 / UPS
• Additional allowances:

  (+TLR2b for Year 5 & 6 Team Lead)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a highly effective classroom practitioner who is keen to develop professionally, is creative and passionate about teaching with high expectations for themselves and our pupils, as well as being resilient, determined and prepared to work hard.

The successful applicant will be an aspiring leader who will be able to join the school’s Senior Leadership Team as Year 5 & 6 Team Leader. Therefore, applicants should demonstrate through their letter of application how their current skills and knowledge prepare them for this leadership role.

What the school offers its staff

We can provide excellent mentoring and support, a dedicated and experienced team to work within and a school community which is motivated, visionary and has a great sense of humour. We offer a friendly, caring working environment, with wonderful children.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the shortlisting process, the school will undertake an online search on applicants. A DBS disclosure is required for this post.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Teacher Advert March 25 (1).docx - 65.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About Lipson Vale Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lipson Vale Primary School website
• Email address: lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk
• Phone number: 01752224801
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lipson-vale-primary-school

Lipson Vale Primary School is a very special place to learn. We believe passionately in being at the very heart of our community and ensuring that all teaching and learning meet the diverse needs of the community we serve. We are a popular school that accommodates 420 children from the Reception year through to Year 6. The school team, our wonderful pupils and our families have worked together closely over the last few years to redefine the direction of the school. As such, we decided on our guiding values and a new vision which we base all of our decision making on in school. We invest heavily in ensuring that our teaching teams are given the very best professional development which means that they can provide the very best teaching and learning in the classroom. The Lipson Vale team work incredibly hard to meet the individual needs of our learners every day and we pride ourselves on the pastoral care we offer, as well as our ‘relationship’ focused approach to supporting pupils through challenges that they face.

Arranging a visit to Lipson Vale Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lipson.vale.primary.school@plymouth.gov.uk.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Plymouth and Devon, Plymouth and Torbay