Class Teacher
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 October 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, Devon, PL1 1TP |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 14086402-e4d7-4afd-b553-16c930b0acb4 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Class Teacher to join our friendly and highly committed staff team to cover a period of Maternity Leave. Having recently had an Ofsted inspection, we are a thriving school which is determined to support our children and community to flourish. If you want to be part of a team which puts children and the community at the heart of all that we do, we would love to hear from you.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone to join a school in a highly supportive trust. We provide a comprehensive CPD offer as well as support through subject networks. For the right candidate, there is also the opportunity to take the next step in your career and join the leadership team as a core subject leader. We are keen to hear from applicants at any stage of their career and are interested in a range of subject specialisms although experience in leading, passion for or expertise in core subjects, humanities, MFL or Music would be an advantage.
If you want to make a difference, are happy to go the extra mile and have strong subject and pedagogical knowledge, we would love to hear from you. Our school serves a diverse catchment including pupils with a high percentage EAL and pupils from under resourced backgrounds. Our pupils show positive attitudes to leaning and are very well behaved, demonstrating our school values. St Peter’s really is a wonderful place to work where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and their families.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits:
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tax Free Childcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
At St Peter’s Primary there is a real sense of community between the school, the surrounding area and St Peter's Church. A strength of our school is its size: we are a small school with currently 162 children on roll, including a nursery.It means we know allourchildrenand families well and can make sure that we do our best to develop their learning in a happy, safe,secure and values- respecting environment.
Tours of the school are welcome and encouraged. To arrange a tour please contact spe.admin@stcmat.org or call 01752 667724.
Please visit the link below, for information on how to apply:
https://www.stchristophersmat.org/work-with-us/current-vacancies
If you have any problems applying for this vacancy, please contact People@stcmat.org.
Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.
Our safeguarding policy can be viewed on our policies page which can be accessed Here
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.
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.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Class Teacher to join our friendly and highly committed staff team to cover a period of Maternity Leave. Having recently had an Ofsted inspection, we are a thriving school which is determined to support our children and community to flourish. If you want to be part of a team which puts children and the community at the heart of all that we do, we would love to hear from you.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone to join a school in a highly supportive trust. We provide a comprehensive CPD offer as well as support through subject networks. For the right candidate, there is also the opportunity to take the next step in your career and join the leadership team as a core subject leader. We are keen to hear from applicants at any stage of their career and are interested in a range of subject specialisms although experience in leading, passion for or expertise in core subjects, humanities, MFL or Music would be an advantage.
If you want to make a difference, are happy to go the extra mile and have strong subject and pedagogical knowledge, we would love to hear from you. Our school serves a diverse catchment including pupils with a high percentage EAL and pupils from under resourced backgrounds. Our pupils show positive attitudes to leaning and are very well behaved, demonstrating our school values. St Peter’s really is a wonderful place to work where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and their families.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits:
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tax Free Childcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
At St Peter’s Primary there is a real sense of community between the school, the surrounding area and St Peter's Church. A strength of our school is its size: we are a small school with currently 162 children on roll, including a nursery.It means we know allourchildrenand families well and can make sure that we do our best to develop their learning in a happy, safe,secure and values- respecting environment.
Tours of the school are welcome and encouraged. To arrange a tour please contact spe.admin@stcmat.org or call 01752 667724.
Please visit the link below, for information on how to apply:
https://www.stchristophersmat.org/work-with-us/current-vacancies
If you have any problems applying for this vacancy, please contact People@stcmat.org.
Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.
Our safeguarding policy can be viewed on our policies page which can be accessed Here
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.
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.